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"Cinderfella" Pageant with Special Meaning.

By: Stephanie Harris
Updated: May 29, 2009
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Students at Merkel High School resurrected an old tradition at the school – the Cinderfella pageant where boys compete for the title in drag.

Sounds silly, but this pageant has special meaning for one freshman.

Sierra Brandt was recently diagnosed with cancer and had to have her leg amputated.  Money raised at the pageant will help with her medical bills.

But the real reason for the pageant is to create a tighter sense of community, rallying around one of their own.

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