Meet Zachary Willmore, The First Ever Male Homecoming Queen

When you're in high school, homecoming and prom are two of the most important events in that stage of your life. It's where you can feel like a superstar, all decked out and ready to show everyone how you can truly bloom and shine.

For many people, their dream is to become the prom queen or king. However, with hundreds of students in the same school, the competition is tough, especially for those who aren't usually considered prom queen or king material.

But times are changing. Today, anything is possible.

A student can influence their school and classmates to change traditions in many ways. One of those students who took that plunge is Zachary Willmore.

Zachary is a cheerleader on his school's varsity team at Rock Bridge High School, USA. He's also quite active on TikTok, where he has over a million followers and advocates for changes in the school's dress code.

One day, the influencer put out a poll asking if he should aim to be his school's homecoming king or queen. And well, we think we know the answer.

“They thought queen could look prettier on the sash,” Willmore explained. “So I chose queen.”

Zachary Is a student at Rock Bridge High School, USA

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Zachary is an active member and cheerleader on his school's team.

He's also a proud member of the LGBTQ community and identifies as gay. His grandparents, however, didn't know about it until the homecoming ceremony this year.

On TikTok, he also advocates for changes in the school's dress code

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Zachary wants to pursue a career as a fashion designer, which makes sense given that one of the reasons for his popularity is his unique sense of style.

He has also made it a point to use his popularity on TikTok to advocate for people's right to dress however they want. His popularity on the app soared to new heights after his video of winning the homecoming queen crown went viral.

He helped his school Rock Bridge High School change age-old traditions

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He put up a poll asking if he should aim for the title of king or queen, and it's obvious what the answer was

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They chose queen, and well, they were right about that

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Zachary became the first ever male homecoming queen of his school

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Naturally, Zachary was overjoyed with his win. He mentioned that it made him feel like people really liked and cared about him.

However, not everyone was fully supportive. Although Zachary received tons of positivity from his supporters, there were also negative reactions online.

“I feel like winning homecoming queen has created a path for me to go down. Coincidentally, the people who were the most upset about it helped get my story out by watching it so much,” he said.

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Now, Zachary continues his advocacy for the school to promote a more updated dress code

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Together with a few other students, Zachary continues to advocate for a more up-to-date school dress code. He wants to inspire other students and people in general to dress however they want.

“I want to help people feel comfortable in their own skin with whatever clothing they wear, so I really hope that by wearing a dress, I helped someone else wear what they wanted too,” he said.

"I really hope that by wearing a dress I helped someone else wear what they wanted too"

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This is definitely one of those in-your-face changes against traditional norms that we love because of how amazing it is. It's really a great and fabulous statement.

We hope the school listens to Zachary's advocacy, and hopefully, that's the next step after his amazing win. It's time for organizations to start modernizing in the right way, after all.

What do you think of Zachary's win?