Congratulations to Miss France on winning the Miss Universe Pageant recently and to Miss Canada for placing in the top nine competitors. Were you aware that Norma Joyce Dougherty, Christian Author and Speaker competed in this extraordinary event in 1970? Her book "Island Girl, A Triumph of the Spirit" chronicles her “fairy tale" rise from rural life in Prince Edward Island, Canada to Global competitions. Norma Joyce, now in Charlotte, NC focuses her time on important women's issues like personal identity and sex trafficking awareness. She will appear at the Barnes & Noble Book Fair 2/25/17. She will be reading at 2:00 p.m.