I Am Going To Be A Queen For Halloween, Here's Why
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I Am Going To Be A Queen For Halloween, Here's Why

Beauty queen of only eighteen.

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Victoria Thompson

Halloween can be one of the most unique and creative holidays of the year. People become so inspired to dress up with complex, dreamy motives of becoming another person for a night or just for the simple reason of wanting to go trick-or-treating. Either way, the limitless possibilities of costume ideas are part of what fuel people's love for Halloween, and this year I have a creative costume idea of my own that I am proud of more than any other I've had.

For the record, I am not one that usually goes all out for Halloween. For the majority of my life, my creativity solely came with my words (with a few memorable costume memories over the years). When I was younger, I dressed up on Halloween for trendy parts of my childhood, like Hannah Montana and a Barbie fairy princess. As I got older, my favorite costume idea that felt inspiring and wonderful was my great version of Holly Golightly from the infamous "Breakfast at Tiffany's." As wonderful as that costume was, I am equally inspired about this year's costume idea as well.

This year, I have chosen to dress up as a queen for Halloween. Why, you ask? One day, back in August, I realized that my roommate and I share names with two of the greatest British queens of all time: Victoria and Elizabeth. The idea struck me as randomly as my brain usually works, but as brilliantly as a lightning bolt. I found my golden idea, and now all I had to get was a gold crown to go with it. I refused to accept the idea of a fake plastic crown with fake jewels when my look is inspired on a real queen with real substance.

Thankfully, when I went to Walmart with my roommate and her mother for Halloween decorations, I spotted the cutest golden crown headband and a golden mask to match that is pictured above. From the moment I saw the two items, I just had to have them for Halloween night. I even thought of a golden dress I could wear along with them, or perhaps even one of my cuter fall shirts if the weather freezes up. I knew my look was coming together then and there. My Halloween costume for 2018 will not be just a superficial one though.

I chose to be a queen because being a queen or calling someone a queen resembles so much more than outer beauty. Being a queen shows signs of strength that most of the women in my life have. My queen costume shows how much prouder I am of myself today than of who I used to be. I love and respect the many women in my life who are absolute queens in each and every aspect of my life, and I hope they are as proud of themselves as I am of my costume idea for this year.

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