真人版维纳斯：美国独臂女孩摘“美国小姐”区冠军
Nicole Kelly, 23, may have been born without her left forearm, but that didn’t stop her from her being crowned Miss Iowa on June 8 after a three-day competition in Davenport.23岁的妮可-凯莉自出生时就没有左前臂，但这并不妨碍她参与在达文波特举行的选美比赛。6月8日，经过三天的激烈角逐后，凯莉摘得“爱荷华州小姐”的桂冠。
Kelly will now advance to compete for the Miss America title on Sept. 15 in Atlantic City, N. J., where she will be speaking about the importance of overcoming disabilities.9月15日，凯莉将前往新泽西州亚特兰大市，参加“美国小姐”选美评比，在那里凯莉还将就克服自身残障的重要意义进行演讲。
“A year ago, I certainly didn’t see ‘pageant titleholder’ in my future,” Kelly writes on her “Meet Miss Iowa” biography page. “Perhaps I didn’t originally envision this path, but I now know that being Miss Iowa is the perfect fit for me, and I feel so blessed to be surrounded by people who have encouraged me every step of the way. Giving a voice to my platform, Overcoming Disabilities, is a tremendous honor, and I am thrilled to continue my adventure by speaking out and touching lives as Miss Iowa 2013.”凯莉在“遇见爱荷华小姐”的传记主页上写道：“一年前，我根本不会想到自己的未来和‘选美冠军’有什么联系，可能因为我最初就没想过这条路。但现在我知道，成为爱荷华小姐对于我来说是完美的组合，每走一步，周围都有许多人关照鼓励我，让我感到十分感恩。在舞台上发出自己的声音，克服身体残疾，对我来说都是莫大的荣耀。我非常高兴自己可以以2013年爱荷华小姐的身份继续前行，讲出心声，感动生命。”
The blond beauty, who lives in Keokuk, is no stranger to the stage. Kelly graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2012 with a degree in directing and theater management. In September 2012, she had an internship on Broadway with the Manhattan Theatre Club.这位金发美女现居基奥卡克，她对舞台并不陌生。2012年凯莉从内布拉斯加州林肯大学毕业，获得导演和舞台管理学位。同年9月她从曼哈顿戏剧俱乐部获得了一份在百老汇的实习机会。
Kelly says theater was not only an outlet to help her express herself, but it eventually became her chosen career path.凯莉说，戏剧不仅是她表达自我的渠道，还会是她最终选择的职业道路。
“As I grew older, I learned to offset the initial stares I received … with an outgoing personality that would not give in to ‘No,’ she writes. “This meant that I tried everything! From baseball, to dance to diving, there was nothing I would not try. I found my passion within a world where I was giving people permission to stare … the stage.”她写道：“随着我渐渐长大，我学会了坦然对待他人投来的异样目光……我性格外向，从不说‘不’；我做过各种事情，从垒球到舞蹈到潜水，我都尝试过，在舞台上我找到了自己的热情，我可以坦然面对人们对我的注视。”
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