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BELCOURT – Madison Clarise Decoteau, 11, is like a variety of youngsters from North Dakota.

She lives in Belcourt together with her dad and mom, CJ Decoteau and Maggie Martin, her older brother Trentin, and two canine and 4 fish and attends Ojibwe Indian College.

She likes to sing and to bop and to play sports activities.

However Madison additionally lives with a uncommon incapacity referred to as septo-optic dysplasia, which might trigger studying and imaginative and prescient difficulties, and desires to point out the world all how wonderful she and different youngsters with disabilities might be.

In August she represented North Dakota within the preteen class on the nationwide Miss Superb Pageant, a pageant that showcases the skills of girls and women with disabilities, in Nashville, Tenn. She was named the North Dakota Preteen Miss Superb 2021 title on the state pageant in Might at Minot State College. She was one in every of greater than a dozen queens who took half within the pageant expertise, every competing in several divisions.

“I made a decision to strive ND Miss Superb as a result of I simply wished to have a enjoyable day with another women and it was a lot extra,” she informed the pageant organizers. “I’ve made so many mates alongside the best way!”

She loved spending time together with her new mates and, although she didn’t win the nationwide title, she additionally has had nice experiences like driving within the North Dakota State Parade in Minot together with her new mates and loved herself in Nashville.

Even earlier than she gained the pageant title she had triumphed over some lengthy odds.

“In her case, she doesn’t have full imaginative and prescient loss,” stated her mom. “Each time we’d go to Dr. Kindy at Trinity, her pediatric ophthalmologist, she would say what a miracle Maddie was for the imaginative and prescient she has.”

Madison’s imaginative and prescient is healthier than a number of the medical exams which have been executed point out that it must be.

Her mother says she is particular in different methods too and has a finely tuned sense of justice and need to champion different youngsters who may be having hassle.

“Considered one of Maddie’s largest attributes is that she gained’t stand to see another person get picked on and will get very harm when sees this occur to her or anybody, for that matter,” stated Martin. “She undoubtedly does have some sassiness to her for positive, which anybody who is aware of her may let you know, however she wouldn’t be our Maddie if she didn’t and we couldn’t be extra happy with her for this accomplishment and may’t wait to see the place it is going to carry her on this journey.”

“My largest objective proper now could be to be variety and train others to be variety to everybody!” Madison informed the pageant organizers.