And Alexis’ empowering message struck a chord along with her followers, who flooded her feedback with reward.

“As a sufferer of home violence I applaud you for talking out!!” one particular person wrote on Instagram. “I plan on serving to girls like us as nicely.”

One other commented, “You simply stood up for all girls. Thanks. I am sorry for what you went by way of. And thanks for talking up.”

As Alexis defined, she felt the necessity to get up for many who have skilled violence in relationships as a result of it is one thing that not solely she has gone by way of, however others in her household have handled as nicely.

“My household,” she instructed KSN Information in an interview revealed July 18, “each single girl in my household, was impacted by home violence.”

So, Alexis noticed a chance to focus “on empowering girls” whereas working for the Miss Kansas Group. And she or he’s excited that because the reigning Miss Kansas, she now has an obligation as “a girl who wanted that empowerment” to concentrate on giving again to her neighborhood.

“An enormous a part of that’s service and going out and taking your neighborhood, and never solely growing a greater you however a greater neighborhood as nicely,” she mentioned, “and speak about your social affect and your initiative. It is one thing that I am extremely enthusiastic about to do on a big scale.”