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It’s not every day a teenage girl is given a tiara and told to represent a community. So it’s no wonder that Taryn Sehnert, 17, is still coming to terms with her victory at the Miss Fallbrook Ambassador program finale on April 9.
Sehnert was crowned Miss Fallbrook 2016 at the event, sponsored by Soroptimist International of Fallbrook at the Bob Burton Center for the Performing Arts. Valerrie Craig was named First Princess and Mallory Bender, Second Princess.
A high school senior, Sehnert has a busy schedule. In addition to juggling classes at Fallbrook High School, she is a member of National Charity League, San Luis Rey Chapter and enjoys the philanthropic work that benefits senior citizens and children.
As captain of the Lady Warriors field hockey team, Sehnert proudly played in the last season, and is active in the Future Farmers of America local chapter. Her future goals are to become an agricultural teacher. With that in mind, she wants to attend Mira Costa, and then transfer to one of the Cal Poly universities.
It had been an interest of Sehnert’s to participate in the Miss Fallbrook pageant, but it wasn’t until her mother pushed her into the 2016 competition that she began to realize her dream.
“I had gone to school with the past court, and it seemed pretty fun. It was pretty basic to qualify [for the pageant]. We had rehearsals every Sunday, which had bonus points affiliated with them, and we had to go to another city’s pageant,” said Sehnert. “I realized that to really enjoy all of this, I really needed to make the most of it.”
One of Sehnert’s favorite parts of the Miss Fallbrook pageant was getting to know the other contestants, some of whom she goes to Fallbrook High with.
“I had a great time getting to know all the girls,” she said. “I knew some going to school with them, or just from growing up in Fallbrook, but during the pageant I really got to know all of them really well. I have a great court, too. There was never a time in rehearsal when we weren’t having a good time.”
On the day of the event, all nerves were swept away, said Sehnert.
“It was really strange,” she said. “I thought I was going to feel nervous. I was nervous during all of the dress rehearsals, and I even had a hard time going to sleep the night before, but that all went away once I stepped onto the stage.”
Sehnert plans to take full advantage of her role as Miss Fallbrook, and realizes it’s a great honor to have many people surrounding her in support.
“I really do want to thank all those who supported me and encouraged me to participate, especially my mom,” said Sehnert. “If a girl is interested in the pageant, I say she should go for it. You’ll never know if you’ll really like it unless you try.”
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