The text is a dialogue from a video, where the speaker, Lily, is reflecting on her life, her mother's influence, and her friendships, particularly with Jane and Alex. Lily was raised by her mother, who was a successful makeup company owner and a former pageant queen. Lily was groomed to be a model from a young age, but she also had interests in other areas, particularly math.
Lily's relationship with Alex, her neighbor and the son of her mother's business partner, was strained. They were often compared by their mothers, and Lily disliked Alex. However, as Lily began participating in more pageants, she saw less of Alex.
Lily's friendship with Jane, a shy girl from her class, was more genuine. Jane was a smart and interesting person, and they became good friends. However, Jane's participation in a pageant led to a conflict when she was accused of sabotaging Lily's competition. Despite this, they managed to reconcile.
Lily's life took a turn when Jane won a global science fair, which led to her becoming more famous than Lily. This led to a rift between them, and they stopped speaking for a while. However, they eventually reconciled and became friends again.
In the end, Lily decided to stop modeling and focus on her own interests. She also found a new friend in Alex, who had moved back to town. The dialogue ends with Lily expressing her desire to be friends with Jane again.
1. The speaker, Lily, is from New York and her mother was once one of the biggest pageant queens in America.
2. Lily's mother started a makeup company with her best friend when she was 24.
3. Lily's mother met instant success with the makeup company.
4. Lily's mother had her when she was a few years older.
5. Lily's mother never talked about her father, who left them for a younger woman.
6. Lily's mother was careful about her beauty and wanted Lily to be a model.
7. Lily's mother's business partner was their neighbor, and he had a son, Alex, who was Lily's age.
8. Lily's mother and Alex's mother hoped that Lily and Alex would get together.
9. Lily had a falling out with Alex in fourth grade when he made her miserable.
10. Lily started participating in more pageants and grew to love the pretty dresses and shiny tiaras.
11. Lily met a new contestant in sixth grade and realized she was the shy new girl from her class, Jane.
12. Lily's mother and Alex's mother had a big launch party at a hotel for their new makeup range.
13. A protest against their company claiming it was using toxic chemicals occurred during the launch party.
14. Jane was at the protest and Lily was surprised to see her.
15. Jane's mother used to be Lily's biggest pageant rival.
16. In seventh grade, Lily's mom and Alex's mom had a big launch party at a hotel for their new makeup range.
17. A protest against their company claiming it was using toxic chemicals occurred during the launch party.
18. Jane was at the protest and Lily was surprised to see her.
19. Jane's mother used to be Lily's biggest pageant rival.
20. In eighth grade, Lily and Jane were participating in the biggest pageant in the country.
21. Jane tripped and spilled a chocolate drink on