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"Lindsey Evans and Brianne Hiltz, both 18, are All-American girls. They love their families, deal with the pressure of school and have a lot to look forward to in life (Brianne wants to own a major recording studio and Lindsey wants to be &amp;quot;rich and famous!&amp;quot;). But what sets these two girls apart is a lot. Lindsey, Miss Teen Louisiana, hams it up for the camera, walks with sass and knows how to work a crowd. She&amp;#039;s been in pageants since she was a young girl (&amp;quot;But I didn&amp;#039;t win my first one until I was 16 and got my braces off,&amp;quot; she said.) Brianne got her first pageant urge when she received a flyer about competing in the Miss Teen Connecticut pageant this year. &amp;quot;I didn&amp;#039;t tell anyone, not even my parents, that I had registered,&amp;quot; she said. &amp;quot;I paid for everything myself. I finally told my parents the week of the pageant. I gave them two tickets and said, &amp;#039;You should come watch me compete.&amp;#039; They were upset, but came to support me.&amp;quot; Having never worn makeup and rarley dresses before, Brianne rocked it on stage that night. She was shocked that she had won her first title on her first try. Now, at her second pageant for Miss Teen USA, Brianne&amp;#039;s nervous but feels confident that she can do it. &amp;quot;I just tell myself, &amp;#039;Shake it girl!&amp;#039; when I&amp;#039;m up there. I feel like a winner, even if I don&amp;#039;t win. We&amp;#039;re all winners!&amp;quot; Lindsey claims she&amp;#039;s not nervous at all. During rehearsals, she&amp;#039;s running around talking with the other girls and dancing on stage when she knows she supposed to be standing still. She&amp;#039;s having fun and either she&amp;#039;s really good at covering up her nerves or Lindsey is telling the truth: pageants are a piece of cake. &amp;quot;I think it&amp;#039;s pointless to look at the other contestants as competition,&amp;quot; she said. &amp;quot;Being mean or not talking to ones you think might win isn&amp;#039;t going to make you win.&amp;quot; The new Miss Teen USA will be crowned tonight. Seventeen will be there to report who is the lucky girl. Who knows if Lindsey or Brianna will make it to the top 15 or be the winner, but one thing is for sure: we&amp;#039;re proud of all the girls, no matter what their story is! Check out the videos of the two girls below. And, let them know what you do to calm your nerves. All of the contestants need your help before the big show tonight! Click here to see Lindsey&amp;#039;s video shout-out. Click here to see Brianne&amp;#039;s video shout-out. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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