Hannah Neeleman, who many people know as the momfluencer who runs Ballerina Farms, recently competed in the international Mrs. World beauty pageant. And not only that, she did it two weeks after giving birth to her eighth child. That’s right, two weeks.
“I am still bleeding a little,” Neeleman told The New York Times in an interview. The competition took place in Las Vegas, a stretch from her life on her Utah farm with her husband and seven other kids. Her and her newborn, Flora Jo, got to have a little glam time together.
Neeleman shared her and Flora’s experience in a series of Instagram posts. She can be seen breastfeeding her baby girl while sitting in her makeup chair.
“She’s breathed in a lot of hair spray,” Neeleman joked, “but other than that she’s stayed safe.” There are also pictures of Neeleman participating in the pageant, including a picture of her during the swimsuit competition.
When speaking about her participation in the Mrs. World competition, she was honest.
“A lot of us have kids, and I don’t think there’s any shame in showing I just had a baby,” she said. “Like, I’m not going to have a perfectly flat stomach.”
This isn’t Neeleman’s first pageant. But considering she knew she was about to give birth, she wasn’t sure if she was going to participate. She and her husband Daniel Neeleman prayed about their decision.
“He was like, “God, let Hannah know what she needs to do. Either let her know that it’s ok not to go, or give her the strength and the healing to get her there,'” she recalled.
Major kudos to Neeleman as she proves that moms can really do anything!