beauty queen headshot (NBC video snippet)It is quite courageous for any woman to shave her head, but especially so for one who happens to be a beauty pageant winner.

A young Alaskan beauty queen set a goal of raising $2,500 for childhood cancer research. She said when her goal was reached, she would shave her head.

That day came this week.

Her mom committed to taking the plunge alongside her. On stage at a local pub their locks came tumbling down.

“Our biggest goal is to let (kids with cancer) know that its okay to be bald and that bald can be beautiful.”

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