Doesn't the whole idea of having a "trendiest teen" of the year sound a little 1950-ish? Maybe that's why an Indiana girl won it:
The lucky winner this year is Laura Gray, a 16 year old honor student from Ligonier, Indiana. "As soon as we saw her entry, we knew that she would be our winner," said Teen Trend Publisher Juliette Marotta. Gray's entry consisted of a mock magazine called "Trendiest Teen" and followed the layout of Teen Trend Magazine. The 28-page magazine featured a photograph of Gray on the cover and included information about her life, as well as her answers to all of the questions.
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It comes as no surprise that this young woman shined in this contest. Gray is incredibly involved in her school and community, working as a volunteer for several organizations. She enjoys drawing, playing the piano, singing, reading, swimming, playing tennis, playing volleyball and many other activities. Gray calls her Great-Grandmother Katherine Wagner, a Hungarian immigrant who became a doctor, her role model. Gray hopes to one day be the first Miss America from Indiana.
The point of being trendy is to look and act like everyone else so as to fit in, so I guess shoudn't complain that at least someone is trying to create wholesome followers instead of promoting, say, the goth culture. (Especially since I will probably be seeing the movie about the wholesome Miss Nanncy Drew, whose adventures I read as a child, instead of the more appropriate Hardy Boys'.) But something with a chance of capturing teen attention today should be at least cool! -- not, you know -- neat!
