{"id":297335,"date":"2023-08-28T17:44:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T22:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=297335"},"modified":"2023-08-31T13:51:23","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T18:51:23","slug":"mrs-american-2023-most-empowering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/mrs-american-2023-most-empowering\/","title":{"rendered":"Crowd cheers as Mrs. American 2023 reveals her ‘most empowering’ moment"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Last week, Hannah Neeleman was crowned Mrs. American 2023, representing the state of South Dakota<\/a>. Yet it’s her answer about what has made her feel the most empowered which has won hearts across the country.<\/p>\n

Neeleman is no stranger to going above and beyond \u2014 she graduated from Juilliard<\/a> as a ballerina. She’s no stranger to pageant life, either; she was crowned Miss New York City in 2010 and Mrs. Utah in 2021… while pregnant! She and her husband, Daniel Neeleman, lived in Sao Paolo, Brazil, for a time, where she danced and he worked in business.<\/p>\n

Eventually, they launched the massively-successful Ballerina Farm<\/a>, which sells goods like farm-raised meat, sourdough starters, baked goods, and kitchen supplies. Together, she and her husband have seven children. Neeleman then moved on to competing in Mrs. American, part of the Mrs. America pageant<\/a>. The winners of both Mrs. America and Mrs. American go on to compete at Mrs. World.<\/p>\n

But it was her inspiring and pro-life message that warmed hearts across the country.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen have you felt the most empowered?\u201d<\/p>\n

Miss America 2023:<\/p>\n

\u201cI have felt this feeling seven times now as I bring these sacred souls to the earth\u2026 after I hold that newborn baby in my arms. The feeling of motherhood\u2026is the most empowering feeling I have ever felt. pic.twitter.com\/ybs1okw37l<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Lila Rose (@LilaGraceRose) August 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n