Me showing off my outfit for a photoshoot me and one winner did.From left to right: James Miranda, Camrie Miranda, and Duffee Miranda all pose to take a picture in front of the Women of Excellence banner. Camrie’s parents have always supported their daughter in her endeavors while in Sioux City, so they wanted to make sure they came to this event.This is me and Alexie Miranda, Camrie’s youngest sister. Similarly to Camrie’s parents, Alexie loves Camrie and she considers me to be her best friend. Having Alexie at the awards means a lot of Camrie and I.Camrie’s boyfriend, Reis, took Polaroids of the Miranda family. I really loved the way he stands while taking photos, which sounds weird but I promise it’s just me noticing the little things in everything, so I took this photo of him taking a picture. While it maybe isn’t the most interesting photo, I think it means a lot.This is a Camrie’s BeReal at the event. She won the Women of Promise award, so I took this 0.5x picture of her holding her award with her family and friends behind me! In the smaller picture you can see Reis, Duffee, James, Brylie (the middle sibling of the Miranda’s), Alexie, and me. Semehar Ghebrekidan, Camrie’s mentor and former boss, also went in support of Camrie. Semehar won the Woman of Promise award last year, so she was in charge of giving the new woman her award. This new woman was Camrie! Semehar has also been in the news recently as she has been put on suspension from working at the city of Sioux City. So, in retaliation she had the idea to wear what she called, “ankle monitor couture.” Essentially she claimed that she couldn’t be told to take off her fake ankle monitor because it was performance art.Camrie and I have been best friends since my freshman year. This is possibly the last photo we will take together both dressed up until graduation. I am continusouly so proud of my best friend and roommate. Camrie truly inspires me every day to be a better version of myself and I don’t know where I would be without her.Camrie got this dress at her place of work in Omaha, NE and it unfortunately didn’t fit her when she brought it to Sioux City. She asked me to try it on, and it fit like a glove. I have never been one for dressing up, but especially not for wearing dresses. In formal events, I can usually be found wearing a jumpsuit or a suit. I promised Camrie at the beginning of this year that I would wear a dress to a formal event, as it is something that is so out of my comfort zone but we both know that dresses look good. Camrie and I love doing events together, so we are always found in Sioux City usually hanging out together!
A majority of my visual journal is told through the captions. To sum it up though, I recently went to the Women Of Excellence awards.
The Women Aware Awards dinner is an annual event that is truly remarkable. With March being Women’s History Month, the Women of Excellence awards is held during the month of March.
Every year women within the Siouxland community are welcomed and encouraged to show their support of women who have helped them grow as individuals or who have helped their communities. This year 17 individuals were nominated and 7 of those women received awards.
This event costs $75 a ticket with the option to buy a full table for $500. Women Aware’s Board President Clara Macfarlane was in charge of setting up how everyone got nominated. Usually the individuals who get nominated are from people in the community nominating someone they know. Semehar, former Diversity Liaison in Sioux City, nominated Camrie Miranda for the Rising Woman of Excellence.
Anyone who attends, or has attended, will always remember the womanly love that is shown at this event.
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