Miss Tri-Cities contestant pulls out of swimwear competition, honored for convictions
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
... you,' " Ramirez said.Her father, a pastor in Pasco for 11 years, and her mother, who works for the Benton-Franklin Health District, also encouraged Ramirez to continue and stick to her convictions, she said."I grew up in east Pasco, where not many people have gone to college or entered a scholarship pageant," Ramirez said. "But my dad taught me it doesn't cost any more...
