Veterans Day 2013

Today we celebrate Veterans Day of the year 2013. I would like to give thanks to all the veterans. Thank you to all that have served and those who are currently serving.  Few people know your struggle and what you deal with, and the pain that you go through. 

Being a service member is not all about Honor and Glory. These men and women, deal with long days and long nights. They spend many days, weeks, and months away from their family. Some service members have missed huge chunks of their children lives. For those service members that are single, they deal with adjusting to living in a new area without any family. But through it all service members continuing moving forward and doing great things. 

Although we continue to live our lives do not forget those service member who have given their lives in the longest war that our nation has been a part of. As of November 7, 2013 there has been a total of 3,395 coalition deaths in Afghanistan and a total of 4,486 American troops were killed in IRAQ from 2003 to 2012. Only 1 percent of the American population are a member of the military and I am apart of that 1 percent.

Remember FREEDOM IS NOT FREE. 

Remember to Always  be 

Fierce and Fabulous

xoxo  Lela Victoria

MISS UNIVERSE 2013 (costume traditions)

Being that America is a very diverse country, that can bring about some difficulties for our country when we are trying to do things such as represent the culture of America within a beauty pageant. Every year at the Miss Universe pageant they have the PARADE OF NATIONAL COSTUMES. Each girl wheres a costumes that portrays the culture of her specific country. If I was in this pageant representing MISS USA I have no idea what my costume would be. Our culture is made up of too may other cultures that at sometimes it can be a bit overwhelming at times. This year Miss USA Erin Brady decided she would represent her country by dressing in some red white and blue transformers looking ensemble, that I myself am not a fan of.

I have no idea what that is suppose to be, but overall it is just hideous. On instagram Miss USA wrote that her costume is " Embracing powerful women in a transforming country, that's made up of so much" That's what MISS USA means to me."

Okay Erin nice try at trying to stand for feminism and be patriotic at the same time, but overall girl you FAILED in this area. The other women from the other countries DOMINATED in this area. The costume that was suppose to represent the USA does not scream America to me, it screams a pile a mess and over the top, check out the fabulous costumes of the other countries below.

Also don't forget to watch THE MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT on November 9 at 9/8c on NBC

MISS CANADA

MISS FRANCE

MISS PANAMA

MISS INDIA

MISS COSTA RICA

MISS GREAT BRITAIN

MISS CURACAO

MISS BRAZIL

MISS JAPAN

MISS NIGERIA

MISS MEXICO

MISS GERMANY

MISS ECUADOR 

MISS JAMAICA

MISS TURKS CAICOS

MISS NETHERLANDS 

MISS GUATEMALA

MISS CHINA

MISS VENEZULA

MISS SOUTH AFRICA

MISS HONDURAS

MISS SINGAPORE

MISS BOLIVIA

MISS GUYANA

MISS PERU

MISS DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

MISS NICARAGUA 

MISS RUSSIA

ANGOLA

MISS EL SALVADOR

MISS INDONESIA

MISS BELGIUM

MISS ARGENTINA

MISS USA

Remember to Always be 

Fierce and Fabulous 

xoxo 

Lela Victoria