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Rachel Doricko is the runner-up of the 12th Annual Daughters of America Cup. She is defined by her weird-hat philosophy, which weaponizes the repulsion people feel toward the things they don’t understand. This philosophy stems from Rachel’s nihilist worldview, which she adopted after she witnessed the destruction of her childhood home by fire. Rachel doesn’t think that anything can meaningfully persist in the world, but this gives her license to revel in the pleasure of things that exist in each moment, such as being a tournament contender. While it is ongoing, she can convince herself that she is one of the best boxers in the nation.

Rachel manifests her weird-hat philosophy by donning a raccoon hat everywhere she goes. The only time she takes it off is in the boxing ring. Rachel enjoys being talked about in her absence because it suggests that her affected strangeness has left an impression on other people. This aligns with her worldview because it means she gets to resist meaninglessness and persist longer than her material presence suggests. She prefers being talked about to showing off her own achievements.