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Friend of girl who died in fire  competes in her honor

Lindsey Frazier, 10 will compete in the Pre-Teen Cincinnati competion in honor of her friend Marguerite Veilloette who died in a house fire in january 2008.

Staff photo by Pat Auckerman Lindsey Frazier, 10 will compete in the Pre-Teen Cincinnati competion in honor of her friend Marguerite Veilloette who died in a house fire in january 2008.

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By Michael D. Pitman, Staff Writer Updated 6:42 AM Tuesday, November 17, 2009

FAIRFIELD — Lindsey Frazier wants to be famous — in part because of a friend who died two years ago.

The 10-year-old’s latest chance at the road to stardom was Nov. 7, at Central State University in Wilberforce at the Nationals Miss Pre-Teen Cincinnati pageant. She finished in third place and has an invite to the Cities of America competition Dec. 9-14 in Orlando, Fla.

Her friend, Marguerite Veillette, was the eldest of four children who died in a house fire in January 2008 in Mason, allegedly started by their father.

The Mason girl was 8 years old and a third-grader at Mason Heights.

“I know that she was going to keep on doing it,” said Lindsey, a fifth-grader who lives in Fairfield.

“I want to do it for her so if I ever become famous, she’s famous, too,” she said.

Lindsey and Marguerite met at the John Robert Powers Agency office in Cincinnati. They were paired in a room together at the International Presentation of Performers competition in Los Angeles two years ago.

Lindsey wanted to compete in the acting portion of the iPOP competition, but ended up competing in the modeling portion. She won a trophy for second runner-up in swimsuit modeling and earned two Top 10 Model medals.

Competing makes her a little nervous. Lindsey said she is a bit uncomfortable answering questions, but comfortable walking the runway, although turning is a challenge.

Her sister, McKenna Frazier, 13, said she is proud of her.

“She’s fierce,” she said of her sister’s runway modeling. “She can work the runway. She’s a natural.”

Lindsey has been in two theatrical performances. After her iPOP experience, she was a lead in a third-grade play. She also was an extra in the 2008 Fairfield High School production of “Phantom of the Opera.”

“Nothing she does will surprise me,” said her mom, Linda Frazier.

Contact this reporter at (513) 755-5112 or mpitman@coxohio.com.

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