The Courage to Compete
- Author: Abbey Curran
- Narrator: Abbey Curran
- Publisher: HarperCollins USA
- Duration: 5:07:12
Synopsis
A remarkable memoir by Miss Iowa USA Abbey Curran about living with cerebral palsy, competing in Miss USA, and her inspiring work with young women who have disabilities.
Abbey Curran was born with cerebral palsy, but early on she resolved to never let it limit her. Abbey made history when she became the first contestant with a disability to win a major beauty pageant. After earning the title of Miss Iowa, she went on to compete in Miss USA.
Growing up on a hog farm in Illinois, Abbey competed in local pageants despite naysayers who told her not to. After realizing her own dream, she went on to help other disabled girls achieve their goals by starting Miss You Can Do It, a national nonprofit pageant for girls and women with special needs and challenges, which became the subject of an HBO documentary with the same name. This is Abbey’s story.
Chapters
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001 The Courage to Compete
Duration: 32s -
002 Introduction
Duration: 12min -
003 Chapter 01
Duration: 31min -
004 Chapter 02
Duration: 10min -
005 Chapter 03
Duration: 08min -
006 Chapter 04
Duration: 18min -
007 Chapter 05
Duration: 26min -
008 Chapter 06
Duration: 10min -
009 Chapter 07
Duration: 10min -
010 Chapter 08
Duration: 06min -
011 Chapter 09
Duration: 12min -
012 Chapter 10
Duration: 19min -
013 Chapter 11
Duration: 20min -
014 Chapter 12
Duration: 13min -
015 Chapter 13
Duration: 10min -
016 Chapter 14
Duration: 08min -
017 Chapter 15
Duration: 05min -
018 Chapter 16
Duration: 03min -
019 Chapter 17
Duration: 12min -
020 Chapter 18
Duration: 11min