Martha Price studies singing, dancing, music and acting. She especially enjoys musical theater, and is pursing a career in performance and Arts administration.

The 49th annual Miss Bristol and Miss Bristol’s Outstanding Teen 2010, showcased off many outstanding contestants, with Martha Price and Sarah Decker taking home the titles.

Price’s platform is the Ronald McDonald’s House Charity, whose mission is to create, find and support programs that directly improve the health and well being of children.

When Price took the onstage question, we found out what she thinks the meaning of a hero is. “A hero is someone who inspires you to be a better version of yourself,” she said.

After she was given her crown, her parents joined her onstage and it took them a moment to find the words to express what they were feeling about their daughter’s win.

“I’m excited and thrilled beyond words,” said her mother, Louise LaChance. “I’m thrilled for her,” added Steve Price, Miss Bristol’s father.

The Bristol 2010 pageant and Martha's community service work pictures

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Martha Price's Miss Bristol blog

Miss Bristol America Scholarship Organization

Here are more pictures of the pageant and Martha's community service activities

Memorial Day Parade - Hebron Harvest Queen 2008 Martha Price

Martha (far left) was chosen Queen of the Hebron Harvest Fair 2007

Martha has been playing the drum set and other percussions instruments since the age of 12. She started playing acoustic and electric guitar at age 14.

Martha Price is a contributing author to the The Sibling Slam book.

The Sibling Slam Book: What It's Really Like To Have A Brother Or Sister With Special Needs by Donald Meyer.

Give teenagers a chance to say what's on their minds, and you might be surprised by what you hear. That's exactly what Don Meyer, creator of Sibshops and author of Views from our Shoes did when he invited together a group of 80 teenagers, from all over the United States and abroad, to talk about what it's like to have a brother or sister with special needs.

Their unedited words are found in The Sibling Slam Book, a brutally honest look at the lives, experiences, and opinions of siblings without disabilities. Formatted like the slam books passed around in many junior high and high schools, this one poses a series of 50 personal questions along the lines of: "What should we know about you?" "What do you tell your friends about your sib's disability?" "What's the weirdest question you have ever been asked about your sib?" "If you could change one thing about your sib (or your sib's disability) what would it be?" "What annoys you most about how people treat your sib?"

The Sibling Slam Book doesn't "slam" in the traditional sense of the word. The tone and point-of-view of the answers are all over the map. Some answers are assuredly positive, a few are strikingly negative, but most reflect the complex and conflicted mix of emotions that come with the territory. Whether they read it cover to cover or sample it at random, teenagers will surely find common ground among these pages and reassurance that they are not alone. It is a book that parents, friends, and counselors can feel confident recommending to any teenager with a brother or sister with a disability.

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Dressed for the part in the Medieval Faire (6th grade)