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Kaylee Trejo

Trejo wins national crown in Florida

  • Kaylee Trejo got crown in Florida. Her first one, at least...
    Kaylee Trejo got crown in Florida. Her first one, at least...
  • Kaylee with some of the other girlsa from around the country.
    Kaylee with some of the other girlsa from around the country.
  • Kaylee as the Yellow Rose in the fashion contest.
    Kaylee as the Yellow Rose in the fashion contest.
  • Kylee and how will likely be her travelling compadre in weeks to come, Miss USA Agriculture (from North Carolina), as the two make appearance in promotion of farmers nationwide.
    Kylee and how will likely be her travelling compadre in weeks to come, Miss USA Agriculture (from North Carolina), as the two make appearance in promotion of farmers nationwide.

    They say Florida is where the magic happens. There’s one Moulton girl who says she’s inclined to believe as much.

    Kaylee Trejo, readers may recall, wrapped up her junior year at Moulton High School, busily working on ways to raise a few extra bucks quick, so she could advance to the next level of competition, all of which was taking place out of state.

    Despite never having done much in the way of pageants as a younger girl, Trejo decided—with a little urging and her mother’s full support—that she’d give it a try. In soi doing, she swiftly picked up a couple of state titles, discovering she had a true knack for these pageant things after all.

    Getting to that next level, however, would take more than gumption. It would take some cold hard cash.

    So, mid-May, Trejo and her family turned to her neighbors in her hometown of Moulton. The planned a slam-packed day at the city park, complete with a full-fledged, regulation-style cornhole tournament, complete with a simultaneous benefit bake sale. They also offer up homemade burgers that proved a big hit, sold specialty popcorns, T-shirts, you name it.

    It looks like it all paid off, too.

    “On Wednesday night, I left Moulton as the Texas Teen Miss United States Agriculture,” Kaylee said. “I left Florida on Sunday as the National Teen Miss United States Agriculture.” 

    That’s right, folks. A girl from a little Texas town most folks in her pageant circles had never heard of who picked up pageants barely more than six months ago now, picked up her first state crowns within her first couple of months on the circuit. 

    “I bet they all know where we’re from now,” Mom Tina Trejo quipped Sunday on their long drive back to Texas.

    Whatever she’s doing seems to be working out something stellar, too. In addition to her crown and a full itinerary for the next few months, Kaylee also brought back home a $1,000 scholarship.

    She just got back from Florida with her first national crown—one that’s so fitting for her, especially—being from a town like Moulton, where people still rely heavily on agriculture to make a living.

    “Kaylee also competed onstage introduction, onstage judge questions and one-on-one interview with the judges on Friday,” her mother told us. “On Saturday she competed in statement fashion, where she was the Yellow Rose of Texas, and evening gown on Saturday afternoon. So, she not only won the actual national title, but she also won best onstage introduction and overall best formalwear.”

    It was a grueling schedule, Tina Trejo said.

    Thursday night opened with a dinner and meet-and-greet with all the girls and directors. On Friday, they had a 10 a.m. registration, which jumped right into the competitions in onstage introduction, onstage judges’ questions and the interview. Saturday got going at 10 a.m. once again with state fun fashion, formal wear, and the crowing took place at 5 p.m.

    So, what’s next for Kaylee? Much will depend on what her counterparts will be setting up for them to do in the foreseeable future.

    Plus, she and her mom say, they’ve got something of a learning curve they’ll have to figure out over the next few weeks. There’s an awful lot to take in, they admit.

    “I’ll be doing several different things to advocate for agriculture,” she said. “I’ll be going to other states and all over Texas to work in various promotions and campaigns. Previously, I’d just be representing the Lone Star State, but now I’m repping for the entire USA.

    “I’m very excited to represent Texas and especially Moulton,” Kaylee added. “To all the girls I have met from so many different states: Thank you all for the great talks, teaching me about your amazing states, and for memories that will last a lifetime. To my Texas girls: I wouldn’t have been able to do this without y’all! Jaycie Garcia you are AMAZING thank you for making me look my best the whole weekend!

    To Holly Michelle Hatfield: I can’t believe we met just last year, the opportunities and the amazing advice you have given me, I will never be able to thank you enough. I can’t wait to represent Texas with so much pride. And to my past queens: Thank you for paving the road and showing us how to be strong, confident and proud women.  I hope that I can make y’all so proud!”

    Plus, in just a couple of weeks, Kaylee and her mom will be destined for Florida once more. This time she’ll be competing for the Royal International Teen Miss title, the next step for the other state crown she wears. Best of luck Kaylee. Make Moulton proud!