“It is not a matter of if, but when.” Those words echoed in my heart as I watched our new Miss America, Cassie Donegan, take the stage in her evening gown and listened to her voiceover. Just a few weeks earlier, in the midst of helping curate well-testing kits after Tropical Storm Chantal, I received a notification from Miss America headquarters announcing the age-eligibility change. I felt a wave of excitement—followed quickly by doubt. I wondered if this was the direction God wanted me to go.