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Funny Thing
How Sweet It Is Once upon a time, a woman named Jill Conner Browne felt downright gypped out of the opportunity to get all made up like a pageant queen and be adored. So she got herself a big red wig, sparkly green dress, majorette boots, cat’s eye sunglasses, a tiara and some well-placed padding and finagled her way onto a float full of Sweet Potatoes in a Mississippi St. Patrick’s Day Parade. What she didn’t know when she declared herself the Sweet Potato Queen was that she would start a movement empowering women (and more than a few men) to love themselves better, encourage each other to be more sassy and—every now and then—dress up like drag queens. It would also lead to a best-selling series of books and an annual celebration! Interested? You ought to be! Learn more at the official Sweet Potato Queens’ Website.
