Empowering others with her inspiring life story, Christina Meredith survived sexual, mental and emotional abuse, trauma, aging out of foster care, poverty and homelessness to forge a life committed to helping others. Through strong faith, hard work, and creativity she went on to become Ms California, found her own nonprofit foundation, and pursue the path to becoming a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army. As told in her book, CinderGirl: My Journey Out of the Ashes to a Life of Hope, during appearances on the Today Show and before speaking audiences nationwide, Christina’s story celebrates the transformative power of education, and the potential within all of us triumph over adversity. “My entire story is about hope, faith, hard work, achieving the God given dream and purpose that you have been given in this life, and not allowing things to deter you, because circumstances change,” she says. “With hard work and a little faith, you can make them change.”
Episode Timeline:
00:00 Start
05:27 Good Friends | Work Ethic
09:09 Get Involved
13:53 Aging Out of Foster Care
16:15 Homelessness
20:35 Moving to CA
25:22 Talent Scout
29:01 Winning Miss California
38:30 Jeb Bush
41:14 Brentwood Mansion
46:47 Army Officer
50:40 Christina’s Law
54:31 Conclusion
For more info on Christina and her book “Cindergirl”, visit her website https://christinameredith.org
Follow Christina on Instagram @theamericanunderdog
Host/Interviewer: M. Troy Bye, Owner, Our Town Podcast
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