Not only was the convicted drug trafficker allowed to attend the pageant, she was also a star of the show.
“We were given the theme of the ’80s and they wanted me to be Madonna,” Cassie says to New Idea.
“They brought in a dress from outside and they brought in hair and makeup stylists.”
Her mum, however, was quite surprised by the annual event.
“The last thing I would’ve expected is this,” Lisa tells New Idea. “But it lifted Cassie’s spirits and gives her something to look forward to.”
In terms of her friends back home, Cassie says she doesn’t really speak to anyone, including her ex-fiance Scott.
“I broke up with him and since I finished things we haven’t spoken.” As for Cassie’s conviction, she still maintains her innocence.
“I was never given a chance to even attempt to remember my password,” she says. “I know what everyone thinks of me. That I’m a drug trafficker. That I don’t care about people’s lives. They’re wrong.”
And her mum stands by her on this, saying: “I fully believe she was set up and was purposely used. Caught up with the wrong people and taken advantage of.”