Here's the story that was listed under the headline "Girl with Down syndrome rules." (I will also point out that given that she is over the age of 12, Anne Jennings should not be called a "girl.")
LIBERTYVILE, Ill., Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Anne Jennings, who has Down Syndrome, says she's still glowing after being named homecoming queen at Libertyville High School in Illinois.
Jennings, 17, was chosen Oct. 3 from among 17 girls at her high school and since has been named "Person of the Week" on ABC's World News, the Chicago Tribune reported.
"Before, I was just plain me," said Jennings. "When I was queen, it changed. It's amazing. Everyone loves me. I love me."
Her mother, Ellen Jennings, recorded the moment on a video that shows students cheering wildly when the crown is placed on her daughter's head.
"Amazing. Unbelievable. You teach kids to do the right thing and treat people all like individuals, and look what happens," said Ellen Jennings, crediting her daughter's popularity and ability to make friends to the years she spent in regular education classrooms.
Jennings says she no longer struggles with questions about why she was born different from others.
"Now I know why," she said. "This was going to happen."
