{"id":9011,"date":"2025-11-13T21:58:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T21:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/?p=9011"},"modified":"2025-11-13T21:58:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T21:58:25","slug":"miss-troy-university-encourages-community-to-say-it-out-loud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2025\/11\/13\/miss-troy-university-encourages-community-to-say-it-out-loud\/","title":{"rendered":"Miss Troy University encourages community to ‘Say It Out Loud’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION<\/a>) \u2014 It\u2019s\u00a0been\u00a0almost a\u00a0month since the new Miss Troy University was\u00a0crowned, but who is this new queen? Her journey may be vastly different than some would expect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I felt like my voice was never heard,” said Miss Troy University, 2026, Anna Grace Tucker . “My confidence was really low and used to be bullied severely.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s a look into Tucker’s young mind, as a little girl suffering from a speech sound disorder called Apraxia<\/a>, which affects someone’s ability to plan and coordinate the mouth movements that allow them to speak clearly, despite knowing exactly what they want to say. Because of her disorder, Tucker wasn’t able to express herself the way she truly wanted to, until she found a way to overcome it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was very blessed to be able to participate in speech therapy, not a lot of people can do speech therapy so that\u2019s why I want to raise awareness about what it is and how you can help your neighbor who has a speech disorder or to feel confident in yourself,” Tucker said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that she has the crown, Tucker plans to use her platform to share her speech disorder awareness initiative, \u201cSay It Out Loud.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

ORIGINAL COVERAGE: Anna Grace Tucker crowned Miss Troy University 2026<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo,\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0written\u00a0a book called ‘Gracie Rose’ about a little girl who has a speech\u00a0disorder,\u00a0and it starts in a classroom setting where her teacher\u00a0tells\u00a0them\u00a0to tell the class about their favorite thing,” Tucker said. “This may seem like a small task but to Gracie Rose this was\u00a0a very big\u00a0task because the students would bully her and make fun of her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The story was inspired by Tucker\u2019s  real life experience with Apraxia. She hopes to use this book to make children with similar struggles feel less alone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was about me, a story about how I was scared to talk in front of other people but I\u2019ve been able to overcome it and I love to tell my story to other people so hopefully they can overcome things that have in life,” Tucker said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking forward, Tucker is excited to tak on her responsibilities as the new Miss Troy and continue to inspire those around her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo be a part of a legacy as Miss Troy and to continue that legacy is a huge responsibility but I am so excited to full in the shoes from the Miss Troy’s that have come before me,\u201d Tucker said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her next pageant, the Miss Alabama Pageant, will take place June 3-6, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION) \u2014 It\u2019s\u00a0been\u00a0almost a\u00a0month since the new Miss Troy University was\u00a0crowned, but who is this new queen? Her journey may be vastly different than some would expect.<\/p>\n

“I felt like my voice was never heard,” said Miss Troy University, 2026, Anna Grace Tucker . “My confidence was really low and used to be…<\/p>\n

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