Ms. Nevada United States

Reigning Ms. Nevada United States 2024

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Bora Jasa was crowned Ms. Nevada United States on June 23, 2024. She was also honored with a Multi-media Award. She represents a state that holds significance to her heart, home to Nellis Air Force Base where her brother, an Air Force Staff Sergeant and Afghanistan Combat Veteran, served with distinction. 

Raised and a current resident in California, she leverages her dual-state presence to champion children's mental health, emphasizing the critical importance of self-esteem and self-love from a young age. Her commitment stems from her own challenging childhood marked by abuse, violence, poverty which fuels her mission to foster self-awareness and empowerment in others, especially during the foundational years of early childhood.

Bora believes that establishing a robust foundation of self-esteem in the developmental stages significantly enhances a child's ability to navigate life's challenges and maintain mental health throughout their lifetime. This conviction led her to author "The Ugly Lobster," a children's book dedicated to nurturing self-esteem. The book is donated to classrooms in California and Nevada, aiding young readers to grasp the transformative power of self-esteem, and to the non-profit A Place Called Home, an organization that provides protection and support to young under-advantaged children from the streets with art and activities to achieve social, emotional, and economic success.

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Bora will be competing for the National Title in October with the hopes to expand her platform throughout the U.S. 

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