Afrique Life - May 2008
Local Young Lady Competes
For The Miss Pre-Teen Chicago
Title
Alice Eperi
of Chicago was recently selected
to participate in Nationals’ 207
Miss Pre-Teen Chicago pageant
competition that will take place
on August 26, 2007. Alice
learned of her acceptance into
this year’s competition as
Nationals, Inc. announced their
selections on Monday afternoon.
Alice submitted an application
and took part in an interview
session that was conducted by
Patty Niedert, this year’s
Chicago Pageant Coordinator.
Alice will
be competing, for her share of
over $20,000.00 in prizes and
specialty gifts that will be
distributed to contestants.
Alice will be competing in the
Miss Pre-Teen division, one of
three divisions that will have
young ladies between the ages of
10 and 19 competing in modeling
routines which include casual
wear and formal wear. Most
important, Alice will display
her personality and interviewing
skills while interviewing with
this year’s Chicago judging
panel. Personality is the number
one aspect that each contestant
is judged on during all phases
of competition.
If Alice
were to win the title of Miss
Pre-Teen Chicago, she would
represent Chicago and the
surrounding communities at the
Cities Of America National
Competition that will take place
in Orlando, Florida. Over
$60,000.00 in prizes and awards
will be presented at the
National Competition while each
winner enjoys this expense paid
trip of five nights and six days
in Orlando, Florida.
There is no
cost to Alice for participating
in the pageant competition.
Community businesses,
organizations, and private
individuals will assist Alice in
participating in this year’s
competition by becoming an
official sponsor to her. Through
sponsorship, each contestant
receives all the necessary
training, rehearsals, and
financial support, which will
allow Alice to become a very
confident and well-prepared
contestant in this year’s
Chicago Pageant.
Any
business, organization, or
private individual who may be
interested in becoming a sponsor
to Alice may contact her pageant
coordinator, Patty Niedert at
1800-569-2487.
Dear Faye, my husband and I
have been married for five
years. We have a four-year-old
daughter who is our only link of
communication. When we first
married, things were close to
perfect. Now, things have
changed quite a bit. We fight
almost everyday, and I cannot
stand him. I’m thinking of
divorcing him, but I do not know
how that will affect my four
year old. She is my life and I’m
very worried about how this will
affect her..
Americans are probably the most
reluctant people when it comes
to tying the knot. 60% of
American marriages fail! That is
a little scary. Changing lovers
is like changing underwear.
People coming out of the broken
marriages are so common that it
is now a norm of our society.
How did another human being
become so disposable? For most
of these marriages, children are
involved, so, what happens to
the children?
According to The Unexpected
Legacy of Divorce , by Marin
County, divorce has a very
strong psychological affect on
children. When these broken home
children become adults, they
have a harder time finding life
partners. When they finally do
decide to get married, they do
not know what to do and usually
make poor decisions that can
result in eventual divorce.
Could this be a vicious cycle
that has affected 60% of our
society? Studies have shown that
children growing up in a married
home are more likely to go to
college, less likely to commit
suicide, and more likely to have
a healthier marriage later in
life. Divorce can cause a lot of
harm in children and the way
they perceive partnership. It is
natural to act in ways taught to
them at an early age. When
parents fight often and use
profane language, children will
think this is a tolerable way to
act, and therefore might grow up
to using the same fighting
techniques. This is why children
who come out of abusive homes
might end up being abusive
partners. Adults should consider
the children before they do
anything, from as little as
arguing or abusing spouse in
front of the kids. Do not make
irrational and damaging
decisions such as filing for
divorce on the first notion of
trouble. Both parents should try
to work through a marriage
first, either by themselves or
through seeing a counselor.
Sometimes a third party can
pinpoint the issue more
accurately and help the marriage
back to the healthy route.
Dear Faye, I had come to Chicago
from Nigeria to study at the
University of Illinois. I have a
girlfriend back home and I miss
her very much. However, we have
been apart for 6 months, and our
relationships are kept up by
calling each other over the
phone. There are many girls here
who likes to party, and I am
very tempted. Please give me
advice as to what I should do,
for I plan to stay in America
but I also love my girl back
home.
Long distance relationship can
be tough. The upside to a long
distance relationship is, well,
the distance. Many couples end
up breaking up because they do
not know how to manage the time
they spend with each other. Some
over do it and the feeling of
newness goes away, and others,
just simply get sick of seeing
the other person. My take on
them is that well, they seldom
work except in cases of true
love. I once knew a couple from
Mexico, the man came to this
country in search for work and
was an illegal immigrant for 8
years. During these 8 years, he
would go back and forth between
the boarders to see his wife
every once a year. Eventually he
got his citizenship, and built
her a house to come live in.
They now have five children who
are all doctors and lawyers.
That is probably one of the more
romantic and idealistic
triumphant love stories.
However, most of them do not
work out that way. It really
depends on how committed you are
to your partner. If you are
planning to spend the rest of
your life with this woman, it is
best that you stay true to her
and not mess around with
American girls. If you are not
serious about this Nigerian
girl, you might want to consider
breaking up with her and then
look for new explorations here
in America.
