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I just love what the Miss Universe organization stands for. It's about being

strong, confident, and really pursuing your dreams and putting yourself out

there as well as helping people out in your community, so I thought that that

was a great way for me to be able to be involved in something like that.

I overcame bullying at a young age, and to have younger kids looking up to me and

being able to tell them no matter what happened in your past or what's going on

now, that doesn't define you and you can overcome anything that's thrown at you.

The new Miss North Dakota USA 2018 is Abigail Pogatshnik.

Even I never really thought that pageants were gonna be something that I

could do just because I didn't really, I guess believe in myself, and I didn't know

what it was all about, but learning that you know if you just put yourself out

there, things will come to you, and you can be a role model really to anyone and

I'm happy to represent North Dakota.

For more infomation >> UND Student wins Miss North Dakota 2018 Pageant - Duration: 1:00.

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11/30/17 12:30 PM (1700 River Rd, Pittston, PA 18640, USA) - Duration: 1:00.

For more infomation >> 11/30/17 12:30 PM (1700 River Rd, Pittston, PA 18640, USA) - Duration: 1:00.

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11/30/17 12:31 PM (481-489 River Rd, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18705, USA) - Duration: 1:00.

For more infomation >> 11/30/17 12:31 PM (481-489 River Rd, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18705, USA) - Duration: 1:00.

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11/30/17 12:29 PM (215-219 E 8th St, Wyoming, PA 18644, USA) - Duration: 1:00.

For more infomation >> 11/30/17 12:29 PM (215-219 E 8th St, Wyoming, PA 18644, USA) - Duration: 1:00.

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Rico Roman, U.S. Sled Hockey Player - Duration: 1:57.

Life has a way

of testing your grit,

Where it questions what you're made of.

Nothing's easy,

but at the end of the day we have to dig deep

and push past those points.

I was in my third tour in Iraq,

when my vehicle was hit by an IED.

I looked down and I knew I was out of the fight.

My first thought was about my guys.

I didn't want them to come get me.

You wouldn't want to see your brother or sister get hurt.

But I know there's nothing I can tell them

to not come rescue me--

cause we're family.

<i>Hey what's up, Man?</i>

<i>First one here as always, brother.</i>

And they saved me.

<i>What's up, Eli? Let's do it.</i>

That's the thing the military teaches us.

That sense of brotherhood.

<i>We can definitely talk about Eli's shot.</i>

That sense of teamwork.

<i>Ok, let's go have some fun out here.</i>

And that's the same thing with hockey.

We get that bond again.

<i>Go go go go go.</i>

<i>Two lines passing, stick to stick.</i>

For military veterans like myself,

<i>Over over here!</i>

that's what it's all about everyday.

Continue the mission.

And show that we haven't been defeated.

For me, playing for Team USA

has been a second chance to represent my country.

<i>Eight seconds left.</i>

<i>Rico Roman takes it deep...</i>

I get to show my children and the world that

<i>USA wins gold!</i>

yeah I might have been knocked down but, I'm up.

And I'm honored to be able to represent the flag.

<i>One two three, TEAM!</i>