Emma, 20, still remembers the school nurse of the evil words - sisuuntui, dropped 40 pounds and is now Miss Jyväskylä

Emma Peltonen told me about big lifestyle renovation, because he wants his own example to empower other victims of bullying young people.

karstulan in a grown up Emma Peltonen remember to be his entire childhood time in a large format. Parents were to instill in the girls a healthy self-confidence, which always bear high school age.

I Thought I'm good like this, because it's lovely my parents always say. They convinced that the excess weight I guess that will change with time. Of course, that my weight was we also worried, because the food tasted to me a lot. I've always loved food, Emma explains.

Emma Peltonen was crowned last fall Miss jyväsky went. The back is a great way of life renovation. Emma Peltonen home album

Happy days in the small village school were left behind, when Emma moved to the 5-6-grade to a larger school Karstulan center. There the girl received the first time I heard of outside reviews of its weight. Nälvijöitä were the same age, girls and boys - and also the school nurse.

– One school nurse said about my thighs, that they take too much together. I remember a cruel comment still vivid. I started after always exciting to health check and I was wondering, is there any meter in which shows you what size the thighs supposed to be, Emma times.

in This picture Emma is 14-15 years old. Emma Peltonen home album

6-grader Emma travel with the family south on a vacation to Tenerife.

on the way to become eaten like a horse. After the road trip I thought, as a joke, get up on the scales to see the readings. Horizontal seemed then of 100.4 pounds and I was about 160 centimeters tall. Although I don't see myself as fat, I thought this can't be normal, Emma recalls.

Before the middle school transition Emma decided to make a lifestyle change. He started to eat regularly healthy food mother knowledge and started jogging. 7-at the beginning of class weight had dropped about fifteen pounds. The top motivator for the weight loss work a healthy lifestyle brought about by the more alert you feel. But Emma dropped the weight, also because I didn't want to wake the school attention with his appearance.

however, this never happened, because the junior high school began to intense bullying at school.

pair of Images, to perceive the change in Emma's body. Emma Peltonen home album rugged casual

Seventh - and eighth-grade were for me the worst. Girls and boys would call him names in the corridors fat. Then it went cyberbullying. The spirit of my even was threatened. It was really shocking, Emma told me.

Emma will experience that find out your healthy way of life its because of all the horror.

– I Like jogging. In the meanwhile I dealt with all the bullying, so I think that jogging thanks to the head is my shape. Younger left school after the jog. Meditate and chew on everything during the day had happened. At the same time received as therapy and fresh air. Will I feel lighter, when you could leave those things in there jogging on the path and not taken them so much to the home.

after high school, Emma was forced to take a year off, because bullying had robbed him of power. At that time he did not see any light the end of the tunnel.

– the Bullying was so traumatizing that it wanted to but forget. Somehow I pushed all the memories away, but they rose up and started to deal with them. Some even get depressed, when I realized that my youth has not been in any way easy, Emma told me.

Moving away from the karstu children and beauty care studies, however, a new faith in life. Middle school during drop the weight in addition to pounds to lose another ten. Another ten Emma has dropped over the last two years. Mirror image has not changed other people's desire to please.

– I edited it myself and dropped my weight just so that I could better myself and I was pleased with myself. A great motivator on the weight loss worked, also the fact that I didn't want to get sick. We have a family history of diabetes and the doctor visits, the emphasis was placed on it, that I would be better off in a normal weight index in order to reduce the risk, Emma told me.

- If you want to achieve something, you have to make a persistent work goal, Emma recalls. Emma Peltonen home album

He stressed that people did not like to drop weight in order to succeed and survive in life. But in their own flesh should be entertained in and of themselves to keep part of the pass.

He wants to share the empowering of the story, so that example would help other school for anyone being bullied.

at a Young age is really sensitive. So easy to let other people edit themselves outfit pariah, fat loser. My tip is: each of us määritelköön yourself what it is. Need to appreciate themselves and accept themselves as is. Should not show their own weakness, so that the bullies do not get your neck on, Emma recalls.

Emma called also the sense of our own mirror image of the endless nitpicking.

– Many slim and pretty girls have asked me for diet tips. At that point I had become kind of a reaction. From the pictures I don't see that they would be in any way overweight. I would remind you that your welfare and health are at an advantage compared to that I would edit themselves a certain kind.

Emma stresses that misseys or thinness are the lifeblood of success. Her lifestyle change has, however, been a big issue. Emma Peltonen home album a dream come true

Childhood princess play were in great vogue, and Emma stared before your eyes peeled for the miss usa pageant. He dreamed as a child beauty pageant, but never imagined that such participation would be for him never in the future even an option.

When Emma had reached your weight goal, he experienced a feeling very good. The enthusiasm of the puuskissaan he applied for last year's Miss Usa contest, even if not in reality believe in their capacities.

I was Going to fly back, when I was invited to the casting opportunity! I don't dare to go there. I thanked politely for the invitation and I told you, I really did not expect that, Emma reveals.

instead, he left to pursue his dream of a smaller stage of the season. Participation was worth it, because last fall he locks his press was the Miss of Jyväskylä crown. Emma is still hard to fathom fabulously crowning moment.

– It is so far the greatest experience of my life. When received the crown of the head, it feels as if kiitokselta and a reward for all of this what I've experienced and endured, and at what point I've reached, Emma describes.

Emma won the airing Miss jyväsky went the crowning glory of the moment. Emma Peltonen home album

in the Future, Emma plans to try your luck again with Miss Finland -race to retrieve it.

Yes, there must at least try to, in order to know whether they saw in me some potential. Must still strengthen himself and get that confidence. I want to be mentally fully prepared to bear the responsibility, if I heads allow Miss Finland.

Emma said pick still Miss Finland competition. Emma Peltonen home album

Now Emma is, however, a new beginning in front. He has just moved with her boyfriend to Jyväskylä. Both start the new job locations. Emma starts to work in cosmetics sales. Miss Jyväskylä title has also spawned job offers, and Emma has started a co-operation missiemo Tarja Pölkin .

If I were six years ago, sunless tunnels in the know, what my life is now, so I probably would have laughed in disbelief, Emma decided.