Miss Vermont Addresses Rape-Crisis

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Created on Tuesday, 18 March 2014 15:32

Written by Jessie Slater

ST. JOHNSBURY- Current Miss Vermont Winner, Jeanelle Achee, made an appearance at the Kiwanis Auction on Monday. Jeanelle is not only Miss Vermont, but she is also a full time student at UVM with a strong standpoint on a controversial issue, rape-crisis.

Being a survivor of both domestic and sexual assault, it is extremely important to Jeanelle to talk about the matter saying, "It's kind of a taboo subject and that's the whole reason why I wanted to become a sexual assault nurse examiner, which is the people who do the rape-kits on survivors afterwards."

She hopes that survivors of domestic and sexual violence will have a chance to find their voice, speak up about their issues, and find justice for their situations.

"I've seen it from both sides, I feel like I could be a really good liaison to the healing process," says Jeanelle.

Jeanelle recently returned from a mission trip to Uganda and for now, is enjoying visiting Vermont before she retires from pageants in the fall.