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Vanity Affair Beauty Pageant Contender Studies you're younger in competition, did the most community service ASCENT: How did you become at Daemen College you're shown that personality hours? involved with the National comes first. And from there, if American Miss Competition? on the Side you're beautiful, you can go any Volmy: Actually, you don't. If you where. If you look at the contes do one hour of community service, Volmy: I've been competing ever tants in Miss America, they all have By Chris Eagan that still counts as ten percent. The since I was little. Originally it was nice personalities and wouldn't be fact that you helped the community the Miss American Coed pageant, up there if they didn't. There are is what matters most. Three days and then in recent years I've been beautiful people with nice per before the pageant when we were in the National American Miss Danielle Volmy, a sonalities, and that's what a lot of registering, we helped donate pageant as well. I started when sophomore at Daemen College, was people misunderstand. teddy bears and books. We donated I was five. When I was little I recently awarded fourth runner- teddy bears to those in need and to modeled, did gymnastics, tap, up placement in the National ASCENT: What do you think can the Fire Department in New York ballet, everything. My mom got American Miss teen pageant be done to improve the public's City for distribution. We donated a postcard in the mail saying if for New York State. A Political perception of beauty pageants? books to kids that needed them you had beautiful girls to send Science major, Danielle and her in shelters and other places. I them over. So my mom registered family relocated from Brooklyn to Volmy: I think what can be done, personally donated five teddy me and my other sisters, and the Lockport for her college pursuits. and what's supposed to be done, bears and about ten books. I was first year was very nice. We liked I sat down with Danielle to talk is having contestants get involved flying, so unfortunately I wasn't it. I made it to the top twenty but about the many factors involved in community service and student able to bring more. But you'd be didn't the following year. But we in becoming a beauty queen. activities. It7s explained that you're surprised the number of girls that kept coming and I eventually won a queen and represent the state do Community Service. I don't do the Miss Title. ASCENT: There are traditionally of New York, and should do Community Service just for the many stereotypes associated with something to help the community. pageant; I do it regardless of the ASCENT: You placed fourth in beauty pageants. Do you feel that Helping elderly people at nursing competition. I like helping out the what branch of the competition beauty pageants are portrayed homes, helping kids at schools, community. this year, states or nationals? favorably in the public eye? basically helping people that need it. And that7 s what can actually be ASCENT: So there are girls that Volmy: States. It's called National Volmy :I think a lot of people done. A lot of people say 'she's a do it just to fulfill the Community American Miss, and you would mistake beauty pageants for being beauty queen, what does she do?' Service requirement of the think it's national, but it's really all about beauty. If you actually But when you're interviewed they competition? not. I'm not going to nationals fids went to a pageant, it's all about may ask you 'what did you do to year because I think it's a waste personality. Beauty has a part in benefit the state of New York?' Volmy: You can tell who likes to of money. If you go to nationals it, but if you lack personality you People just assume that you're do Community Service and who you have to pay about $1500 and won't get far. a beauty queen because you're doesn't. Most contestants at the aren't guaranteed a title. You're pretty. pageant do more than one hour of representing fourth runner-up for ASCENT: Why do you think Community Service. Their desire people have misconceptions? ASCENT: I know the National to help the community depends American Miss competition counts on who they are. Volmy: A lot of girls that become Community Service as ten percent CONTINUED - PAGE 2 beauty queens are beautiful. Some of the final score. Do you find that of them act like airheads, but impressive, or could that figure be just to joke around. My cousin, higher? for example, won the title three years ago. If you saw her, you Volmy: I've competed since I was wouldn't believe she won that title. five years old. The requirement Plagiarism on Campus If someone would sit at a pageant was more when I was younger, and ask a judge what they're and as I got older it became ten percent. It could be higher, but looking for, the most desired By Kathy Hörschel quality is personality. They don't you'd be surprised how much want somebody up there that's community service contestants do. For the past three years I did over pretty but can't communicate A recent case of plagiarism site. It is a clearly-worded para five hundred hours of community or get along with others. They in one of my classes "got me to graph of what can happen if one service. You'd think some girls just certainly don't want someone with thinking" how common plagia chooses to copy material. go to a nursing home and help out a negative attitude representing rism actually is. For every person for ten or twenty hours. I would The Catalog says "In an the state of New York. that is caught, there surely must assume the minimum every girl instance where then has been be others that are not. But what is a violation of the principles of ASCENT: Do you think televised in the pageant did was about two plagiarism, exactly? According to academic honesty, the instructor pageants such as Miss America hundred hours. the Oxford American Dictionary, may choose to follow one or more or other pageants as portrayed plagiarism is "to take and use of a number of possible alterna through the media have a negative ASCENT: Do you have to compete another person's ideas or writings tives including but not limited to: im pact? with the rest o f the girls as to who or inventions as one's own." In a 1. automatic failure of the work; way, it is stealing, and as such it is 2. automatic failure of the entire Volmy: No, I don't think so. My pretty much a crime. “All of Daemen is on course; 3. recommending expul mom doesn't think so. Televised Many colleges and uni sion from the degree program; or 4. pageants like Miss America are the Ascent” versities have strict policies on recommending expulsion from the looking more for beauty, in my plagiarism. It isn't hard to find the College. The student may appeal opinion. The judges are looking for school's policy on Plagiarism; it is personality also, but I think they're right inside the college Catalog, on looking more for beauty. When page twenty-seven or on the web CONTINUED - PAGE 2 ASCENT-PAGE 2 ON CAMPUS November 22,2005 Vanity Affair CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 By Chris Eagan because Ihave school commitments. free dress, and I think about from, where you live now, are the state of New York, but really I received a trophy and banner, no $1500. from, where you live now, and the Queen for your state plays crown because I wasn't the Queen, what school you attend. I'd the most important role. I'll be flowers, and about $500 to go ASCENT: What do you feel were probably include more details. competing next year for Miss towards nationals. But $500 can't your strengths and weaknesses Everything else I did well in. I Royalty, National American Miss cover nationals because the cost as a participant in the National did well in Walking; I did well once again, and Miss American is $1500. American Miss competition? in Formal Wear and Evening Coed. The latter two were Gown. So I would have to say my previously one competition, but ASCENT: Where was this year's Volmy: My strength is I love to speech. National American Miss broke state competition? smile. If someone can smile really off from Miss American Coed in good the judges think you have a ASCENT: What advice do you Volmy: It was in New York City. recent years. nice personality and by the time have for those participating in a you reach the interview they'll try beauty pageant for the first time? ASCENT: And you had to pay ASCENT: Is fourth the highest and find if there's a nice person your own airfare and expenses to you've placed? behind that smile. I like to talk and Volmy: Have fun! To me, it7s get there? can go on forever. You have to get really not about winning. If you Volmy: I actually became Queen along with others. If you isolate enter you'll understand it7 s not when I was seven years old in a Volmy: Yeah, your own airfare, yourself from the girls then people about winning, it's all about pageant entry fee, food, basically Miss American Coed pageant.