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SHARON: FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
WERE SHINING GREATLY ON A
17-YEAR-OLD, KCAL9'S RACHEL
KIM SPOKE WITH THE EXCITED
TEENAGER.
>> Reporter: THE BAD NEWS IS
THAT HOME TEAM, BELLFLOWER
BUCCANEERS, LOST TO THE LA
MIRADA MATA DOORS, BUT THE
GREAT NEWS 17-YEAR-OLD CHOI
WON THE TITLE OF HOMECOMING
QUEEN, THIS CROWD DID WALK
AWAY WITH A BIG LESSON IN
KINDNESS, SELFLESSNESS AND
ACCEPTANCE.
CHOI HAS A LOT TO SAY ABOUT
HOW SHE IS FEELING, BUT SHE
CANNOT VOICE HER EXCITEMENT
THIS COMMUNICATION DEVICE
DOES IT FOR YOU.
>> BECAUSE IT LETS PEOPLE
KNOW I AM A DETERMINED
STUDENT.
>> Reporter: THE 17-YEAR-OLD
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT, WAS
BORN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY
THAT AFFECTS HER BODY'S
MOVEMENT AND MUSCLE
COORDINATION, SHE CANNOT
TELL PEOPLE ON HER OWN WHAT
SO HER MIND.
>> THEY DON'T KNOW I AM JUST
AN AVERAGE TEENAGER.
MOVIES, TV SHOWS AND BOYS.
>> Reporter: SHE IS FOCUSSED
ON HER TIARA, HER DRESS, AND
SILVER BALLET FLATS, FEELS
LIKE ROYALTY.
>> LET'S GO BABY!
>> Reporter: SHE IS IN THE
RUNNING TO BECOME HOMECOMING
QUEEN AS BUCCANEERS BATTLE
THE MATT DOORS, I ASKED HER
WHETHER SHE WANTED IN.
>> I DON'T THINK I NEED
EVERYTHING, JUST BECAUSE OF
MY DISABILITY.
>> Reporter: AT HALFTIME,
SHE ROLLED DOWN THE RED
CARPET.
HERE IS BELLFLOWER'S
HOMECOMING QUEEN.
SHE DIDN'T HAVE HER DEVICE
TO EXPRESS HER JOY, HER FACE
SPOKE VOLUMES, HER WAVE OF A
QUEEN.
WE' TO MENTION ONE OF THE
GIRLS ALSO COMPETING FOR
QUEEN'S CROWN.
NOMINATED AND URGED OTHERS
TO VOTE FOR HER, SHE WAS
HAPPY, SHE WON THE TITLE AND
THAT IS THE SENTIMENT AMONG
ALL STUDENTS HERE.
REPORTING LIVE IN
BELLFLOWER, RACHEL KIM,
KCAL9 NEWS.
SHARON: THANK YOU, MAKES YOU
WANT TO CRY SO TOUCHING.
RICK: WE HAVE TO DEFEND
OURSELVES AGAIN BAD NEWS