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" Now that the deadline has passed to enter the Pretty Amazing contest, we are having a blast going through your entries! The winner of the contest (who will earn a spot on our cover and a $20,000 scholarship from Neutrogena!) will be revealed in September, but until then we will continue to highlight a new Pretty Amazing girl each week! Our pick this week is Kannsas Michaels, 17, from Murraysville, PA. If Katniss Everdeen were to exist in the real world, she&amp;#039;d make the perfect Pretty Amazing candidate! When we saw Kannsas&amp;#039;s application, we couldn&amp;#039;t believe we had actually found the real-life version of our favorite fictional heroine! Beyond the obvious similarity in their names, Kannsas and Katniss share another amazing skill: archery. Kannsas began shooting competitively when she was just 13, and four years later she has racked up some impressive accomplishments! Becoming a world-class athlete takes a lot of skill, dedication and passion. While other girls were hanging out at the mall or watching movies, Kannsas was giving up time with her friends in order to practice her shooting. Her hard work paid off, though, and after earning a spot on the 2011 Youth World Team (which is a major accomplishment on it&amp;#039;s own), Kannsas achieved her ultimate goal: bringing home the gold medal at the 2011 World Archery Championship in Legnica, Poland! This real-life Katniss is an excellent reminder that while fictional heroines are great, there are some Pretty Amazing girls out there in the real world each and every day! We&amp;#039;ll be revealing the Pretty Amazing finalists on May 31st, but be sure to check back soon for the next Pretty Amazing girl of the week! XOXO, A "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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