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> [Pageants were a platform for me, and they helped me get to where I am today. You suddenly stop being just another…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-giraud/pageants-were-a-platform-for-me-and-they-helped-me-get-to-where-i-am/)

[Joyce Giraud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-giraud/)

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> [Thanksgiving is one of my favorite days of the year because it reminds us to give thanks and to count our blessings.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-giraud/thanksgiving-is-one-of-my-favorite-days-of-the-year-because-it/)

[Joyce Giraud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-giraud/)

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> [Especially as a title-holder, you can do great things with charities, because people suddenly care about what you have to say. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-giraud/especially-as-a-title-holder-you-can-do-great-things-with-charities/)

[Joyce Giraud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-giraud/)

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## Other authors on Suddenly

## More by Joyce Giraud

> [In Puerto Rico, we have a lot of traditions. We eat a very typical thing that's called 'pasteles' - it's almost like a tamale…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-giraud/in-puerto-rico-we-have-a-lot-of-traditions-we-eat-a-very-typical/)

[Joyce Giraud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-giraud/)

> [I wasn't the typical pageant girl - I was a little more nerdy, and they gave me a voice. I created the Queen of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-giraud/i-wasn-t-the-typical-pageant-girl-i-was-a-little-more-nerdy-and-they/)

[Joyce Giraud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-giraud/)

> [I honestly eat chocolate all day long. I do realize how blessed I am to be able to eat what I want and not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-giraud/i-honestly-eat-chocolate-all-day-long-i-do-realize-how-blessed-i-am/)

[Joyce Giraud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-giraud/)

> [I do an international beauty pageant called Queen of the Universe for UNESCO, and what we do is we build kindergartens around the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-giraud/i-do-an-international-beauty-pageant-called-queen-of-the-universe-for/)

[Joyce Giraud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-giraud/)

> [Pageants were a platform for me, and they helped me get to where I am today. You suddenly stop being just another girl, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-giraud/pageants-were-a-platform-for-me-and-they-helped-me-get-to-where-i-am/)

[Joyce Giraud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-giraud/)

> [I'm petrified of bees because I have an anaphylactic reaction to bees.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-giraud/i-m-petrified-of-bees-because-i-have-an-anaphylactic-reaction-to-bees/)

[Joyce Giraud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-giraud/)

> [I wash my hair once a week. You can do that. I swear. My sister-in-law and all of my friends were like, 'I can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-giraud/i-wash-my-hair-once-a-week-you-can-do-that-i-swear-my-sister-in-law/)

[Joyce Giraud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-giraud/)

> [I am the lead on NBC's 'Siberia,' and I loved that experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-giraud/i-am-the-lead-on-nbc-s-siberia-and-i-loved-that-experience/)

[Joyce Giraud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-giraud/)

> [I don't really work out. I eat a lot of sweets. I have chocolate all over my house.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-giraud/i-don-t-really-work-out-i-eat-a-lot-of-sweets-i-have-chocolate-all/)

[Joyce Giraud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-giraud/)

> [My one main secret I did right after my pageants days, is I only wash my hair once a week. I tell everyone, 'You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-giraud/my-one-main-secret-i-did-right-after-my-pageants-days-is-i-only-wash/)

[Joyce Giraud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-giraud/)

> [I must be very clear in one thing... Being a pageant girl is not who I am or what defines me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-giraud/i-must-be-very-clear-in-one-thing-being-a-pageant-girl-is-not-who-i/)

[Joyce Giraud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-giraud/)

> [I'm working with UNESCO on a project called 'Thirst,' which educates children all over China and promotes awareness to the fact that 300 million…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-giraud/i-m-working-with-unesco-on-a-project-called-thirst-which-educates/)

[Joyce Giraud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-giraud/)

> [I always believe that if you feel good and look happy, you're always going to be beautiful. My one actual beauty trick is pretty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-giraud/i-always-believe-that-if-you-feel-good-and-look-happy-you-re-always/)

[Joyce Giraud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-giraud/)

> [Thanksgiving is one of my favorite days of the year because it reminds us to give thanks and to count our blessings. Suddenly, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-giraud/thanksgiving-is-one-of-my-favorite-days-of-the-year-because-it/)

[Joyce Giraud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-giraud/)

> [I never thought anything was strange in Puerto Rico other than the big mosquitos; because I was born there, nothing was really foreign to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-giraud/i-never-thought-anything-was-strange-in-puerto-rico-other-than-the/)

[Joyce Giraud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-giraud/)

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