See Pictures of the Pageant Contestants Who Served Our Country
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When the winner of Ms. Veteran America dons the crown each year, she becomes the spokeswoman for female veterans who don’t have a home to come back to after their duties of serving their country have ended.
This growing competition was initiated by Jas Boothe, a female veteran who lost all she owned in Hurricane Katrina. Boothe soon realized she wasn’t alone in the fight against female veteran poverty and created Final Salute Inc. to provide safe housing for homeless women veterans and their children.
The Ms. Veteran America competition is held each year in efforts to help raise awareness of the cause.
The competition gives woman of all branches of the armed forces the opportunity to unite and not only prove their toughness on the battlefield but also their tenacity in civilian life.