Texas Teen Wins Miss Dallas Teen Pageant with Her Service Dog by Her Side

Alison Appleby was diagnosed with epilepsy when she was sixteen years old. Her service dog in training, Brady, helps her by monitoring her stress and blood sugar levels and alerting her to potential seizures. With no prior experience, Appleby decided to enter the Miss Dallas Teen pageant to have fun and advocate for people with disabilities. After competing against six other contestants, she was crowned Miss Dallas Teen USA 2022. Brady was by Appleby’s side for the entire pageant and was even presented with a small crown of his own.

Appleby wrote on her Instagram, “When I signed up for this pageant, a random stranger told me, ‘You can’t do that, you have a service dog. Pageant girls don’t have disabilities!’ Well, here we are!” She plans to compete in the Miss Texas pageant next year and to use her platform to show people that having a disability “doesn’t mean you shouldn’t chase your dreams.”



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