For Abby, 2017 has been a year of dreams come true.
A native of Danville, Illinois, she started competing in pageants in her home state five years ago.
In January, Abby won her local pageant and the title of Miss East Central.
“I knew I was going to Miss Illinois, but I was really young and I was going to see what I could gain from the experience and hope to earn some scholarship money to go back to school,” she says.
In the meantime, she auditioned for the Colts Cheerleaders in March and made the team.