You've won the title you've had your sights set on for as long as you can remember. But almost as soon as you feel like your year has begun, 365 days go by and you find yourself placing your crown on the head of another lucky young woman. You are feeling mixed emotions and you're not sure how you're going to top this accomplishment (seriously though, the crown added a few inches), but believe it or not life goes on after the crown. And I have 13 of the most perfect GIFs to explain what #FormerLife is all about.
1. You watch your old pageant videos... With a tub of chunky monkey.
2. Occasionally you pull the old crown and sash out of the crown box and reminisce the good old days.
3. When you meet someone new and they add you on Facebook you just wait for the text that says, "YOU WERE IN PAGEANTS?"
4. You go back to watch a pageant and realize you don't recognize many of the girls competing.
5. When they ask the former titleholders in the audience to stand during the pageant you reluctantly lift yourself out of your seat.
6. Your #TransformationTuesdays are quite shocking.
7. You still find bobby pins and rhinestones everywhere.
8. You can eat the cake because you're not competing anymore.
9. It feels weird to sit and watch a parade without waving to everyone you walk by.
10. You basically have a programmed response to the question “So what are you up to now?”
11. You answer a question and secretly think to yourself "the judges would like that."
12. You realize just how many life skills you've gained by being a part of the world of pageantry.
13. But in the end you know you’ll always be a queen.
