She was so excited she could barely speak when the Richmond News called - and that was just her mom.
Suffice to say, Taylor Scott and her family are a little pumped after the 20-year-old Richmondite was crowned Miss B.C. 2014 at a pageant in Langley on Monday.
Speaking from her family's Terra Nova home on Wednesday morning, Scott - a UBC fine arts student and Gilmore elementary alumni - said she's still suffering from a bout of the surreal.
"I still haven't been able to process it all yet," said Scott, who locals might also recognize as a part-time checkout attendant at Safeway on No. 2 and Blundell roads.
"I had no idea (my name was about to be called), I was just thinking how much I had enjoyed the week."
At the moment the winner was about to be called, Scott was standing amid a row of 15 finalists.
"I couldn't even compute what Darren (Storsely, the pageant organizer) was saying," Scott told the News' sister paper, the Langley Advance, about the moment her name was announced.
Her mom, Laurie, spoke of the "incredible journey" her daughter has taken the family on.
"This child is amazing," added the extremely proud mom.
Scott said the Miss B.C. event was packed full of workshops about "inner
beauty" and about how to be role models.
And while there's no lack of bling during portions of the show, the contestants must take a weekend of workshops on topics such as public speaking, self defence for women, manners and etiquette, self-esteem and assertiveness, and choreography.
They also fundraise for the pageant's cause of choice, Cops for Cancer, raising another $24,000 this year.
Once she graduates from UBC, Scott has her eyes firmly trained on a career in acting and helping children as much as possible.
