Lu has graced the catwalks of the top fashion houses around the globe.
A powerhouse runway and print model, Lu was discovered by the Zoli modeling agency in New York.
She began her career as a showroom model and quickly made a name for herself as the “go-to” model for the runways of Bob Mackie, Bill Blass Yves Saint Laurent, Oscar de la Renta, Givenchy, Patrick Kelly, Giorgio Armani, Escada, and Randolph Duke -just to name a few.
She has been on covers and pages of top magazines and made numerous television and movie appearances.
As a successful and sought after model, Lu brings her expertise to the pageant world where she trains and coaches thousands of young ladies for Miss USA and the Miss Universe Pageants.
As a coach and runway expert she teaches her technique on the runway, develops poise & presence, and continues to inspire those interested in the fashion and modeling world.
Join us at the Beauty|Brand|Believe Expo on March 10th in Washington!
Get the details and register at: http://BeautyBrandBelieve.com
Connect with Lu: http://LuSierra.com
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Carly Hartman is a 22 year old entrepreneur that has 3 businesses starting at the age of 17.
She created Pageant 360, an inner beauty pageant to empower young women to be world changers, back when she was 18 years old.
She is passionate about raising up young women to be confident in who they are and empower them to change the world!
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@carlyyhartman
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Hey, girl! Our last two episodes (126 and 127) walked you through what NOT to say and do in pageant interview, but there are some very important habits that judges actually LOVE - and it's way easier to create new healthy habits than stop old ones.
Next week, on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 - I'm teaching a FREE Pageant Master Class on Facebook and you're invited!!
It's called the Top 10 Habits Pageant Judges Love -- you'll discover each habit, why the judges love it, and how you can incorporate it into your interview.
The Free Master Class will happen Live on Facebook at 12-noon San Diego time (that's Pacific Standard Time). It would be really great to have you there - I'll even leave time after the training to answer your questions live.
It's so easy to attend:
Go to WinAPageant.com/MasterClass and click Get Reminder
Then, add it to your calendar for Wednesday, October 11th
When we go live, you'll get a notification and can jump over to join me for class.
This is FREE and a perfect opportunity for you to get insider information on what judges secretly hope you'll do to get their attention and stand out in your interview.
I hope to see you next week on Facebook for the Master Class!
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Last week, we covered what not to say in your pageant interview (http://winapageant.com/126).
This week, we're going to talk about what not to do.
In most cases, judges want a woman that is relatable. When you show up as an extremist, it is uncomfortable to the judges.
There are 3 spectrums at play that you have to manage with self-control and patience so you don't end up on the extreme ends of the spectrums.
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Your pageant interview is going to fly by.
Not only is it fast, but interview is like living in a time-warp where every minute feels like 5 seconds.
So, you have to be sure you maximize every moment and communicate like a pro.
Today, we're going to cover the things that many women accidentally or nervously say that stand to waste your time and annoy your judges.
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Pageant interview is the only phase of competition that happens behind closed doors, so it's hard to know what to expect in there.
Especially if you've never really seen it done right.
There are the obvious expectations of format, like sitting, standing, 1:1, panel; and the physical environment like if the interview will be in a hotel conference room or a school cafeteria and whether or not there will be a podium or other props.
I recommend asking your director all those questions before you get to the pageant so you have an idea of what to expect.
But still, regardless of all those things, there are some universal truths that you can expect. That's what we're about to discuss.
If you know these universal expectations, then it won't matter the setting or format - you'll be able to rock your interview!
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There is no mystery about what the judges aren't looking for.
They aren't looking for a self-centered, mean girl who hates people.
What they are looking for is a much longer list.
We can't know the entire list of what the judges want in a titleholder (because frankly, they won't know until they meet her), but there are three specific characteristics that historically win - even if the judges aren't necessarily looking' for them.
The good news is: you can communicate all of them if you prepare in a mindful way.
The bad news is: so can everyone else.
More good news is: few women actually take the time to prepare
If you apply the 3 characteristics I'm about to teach you to your pageant preparation, you'll already be light-years ahead of the competition.
Get the FREE Training: 3 Rookie Pageant Interview Mistakes (and how to avoid them) at http://FreePageantCourse.com
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Amber Lilyestrom is a transformational branding & business strategist, writer and speaker.
She is the host of The Soul Fueled CEOTM Podcast and helps entrepreneurs turn their passions in to heart-centered brands and thriving businesses.
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Today, I want to break down how to answer questions during your pageant interview and also during your on stage question.
These are both wildly important phases of competition and allow you to showcase your greatest qualities - if you prepare correctly.
I'm going to give you 3 tips to be a pageant professional so you can start to incorporate these elements into your question-answering process in your pageant.
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Today, I'm going to share the top 5 questions that you can expect to be asked in your pageant interview.
And, I'll help you develop your own answer by given you some sample answers to get your creative juices flowing.
The point of this exercise is not so that you'll memorize answers, but rather so that you can get to know yourself in a variety of ways and do some self-reflection in comfort before you're asked these questions under pressure.
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When so much of your mental, emotional, and physical energy is put toward something you view as a goal to achieve left in the hands of 5 strangers...
...then not achieving it can feel like a massive shock coupled with the stages of grief like anger and depression, even self-loathing and pity.
At the very least, even the most emotionally well-adjusted human will feel let down and the sobering reality of depleted adrenal glands makes you want to just eat chocolate cake, lay in bed all day, watch cartoons, and swear you'll never compete in a pageant - ever - again.
In this episode, I'm going to teach you to brace yourself to quickly recover from a pageant loss.
To save you the sad backstage tears, the fake smile at the after party, and the days or weeks of depression that pageantry could force you into - if you don't follow these steps.
Get the FREE Training: 3 Rookie Pageant Interview Mistakes (and how to avoid them) at http://FreePageantCourse.com
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In this episode, Alycia interviews Dale Smith Thomas.
Dale Smith Thomas credits winning the Mrs. Tennessee pageant for the launch of her international speaking career.
Dale speaks professionally around the country and around the world on personal development, motivation and self-improvement. Her client list includes major companies like McDonalds Corporation, Northwestern Mutual Life, Turner Broadcasting, Sprint, The Million Dollar Roundtable and over 50 different hospitals.
She has appeared as a guest expert on the Dr. Phil Show, and on The Big Idea, CNBC, and CMT.
Dale founded the "Boot Camp for Beauty Queens", a prep school for pageant participants. Two notable attendees at one of her Boot Camps were Paris Hilton and Nicole Ritchie as part of the reality show, "The Real World". An astounding 70% of Boot Camp attendees have gone on to win titles! (Not including Paris and Nicole.)
Dale has been a celebrity guest judge on the reality show "Pageant School - Becoming Miss America", and recently hosted the Mrs. United States pageant. She has been the featured guest speaker for the last 10 years at Miss TN, MS and GA USA. She is also the host and speaker for America's National Teenager of the Year.
Her upcoming book, "Good Morning, Gorgeous" will be released in mid-August of this year.
Follow Dale Smith Thomas:
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Today's Question comes from Lisbeth. She asks:
Pantyhose - yes or no? The bare-legged look has been popular for a long time. Does it apply to interview? How about evening gown, especially if the gown has a slit? I generally liked going bare-legged during evening gown since I may be wearing open toed shoes, but even if I'm not, bare feet give me more a grip on the sole of my shoe.
But interview....what is your advice? Thank you!
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Great news! The Pageant Interview Game Plan is now open for enrollment and we're celebrating with a free pageant course!
The Free Pageant Course is a 3-day video training that will teach you the 3 Rookie Pageant Interview Mistakes... and, how to avoid them.
You can enter your name and email to get the course at >>> http://FreePageantCourse.com
When you sign up for the Free Pageant Course, you'll get an email each of the 3 days with a video (each video is about 10 minutes) explaining why women make the mistake and how you can avoid it.
This does two things for you:
1 - You'll figure out what most women never figure out their entire pageant career because they keep making these mistakes and no one's told them not to. In fact, the first of the three rookie mistakes is probably the easiest to avoid, but still the most common mistake.
2 - This free pageant course allows you to experience a bit of my teaching style. You'll be able to see if we click and if you want to learn more from me. If not, then you can just stick with the free pageant course. But, if you are ready to learn more, you'll be given the opportunity to get into the Game Plan at the end of the 3 days of the Free Pageant Course.
If it's a fit for you, then you'll be perfectly primed to take it to the next level. If not, then that's okay too.
I'd love to see you in the Free Pageant Course to help us celebrate the re-opening of the Game Plan!
You can enter your name and email to get the course at >>> http://FreePageantCourse.com
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The Beautiful Megan Tower of Tower Talent joins us today with "The 5 Things Talent Agents Are REALLY Looking For"
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In this episode, Alycia interviews Johnathan Kayne. Johnathan "Kayne" Gillaspie was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee. Growing up in Music City, he became enamored with fashion by watching his favorite country music legends Dolly and Reba perform and walk the red carpet. Kayne began cultivating his creative design eye by helping two of his five sisters prepare their wardrobe for national pageants.
He began his fashion career working as a sketch artist and buyer at a local evening wear boutique in 1998. Kayne graduated magna cum laude from the Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC and won the acclaimed "Critics Choice Award "for evening wear.
A successful fashion designer and business owner, Kayne was selected to compete on Project Runway Season 3 in 2006, where he placed in the Top 5 designers. He launched the Johnathan Kayne dress line and award winning shoe line produced by Benjamin Walk Corporation in 2007.
2012, Kayne moved his home and business to Nashville, TN with a focused plan to be the Red Carpet Designer of the South. Kayne serves as a fashion expert for Country Weekly, Zuus Country, and NStyle country. Dubbed as a "genius designer" by Heidi Klum and "a designer who knows how to make clothes and fit a woman's body" by Michael Kors, his designs have appeared on the world's biggest stars and most prestigious red carpets. His celebrity clients now include Jennifer Lopez, Dolly Parton, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Kelly Pickler, Tanya Tucker, Lee Brice, and Rascal Flatts.
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Dani Walker is the creator and host of globally recognized Youtube channel Pageant Access. Over a decade of experience in pageantry and entertainment, inspired her to create a channel about pageantry reviews, beauty and fashion, which utilizes the knowledge she gained from holding titles for the largest pageant systems in the world including National American Miss, Miss America and Miss USA. Currently represented by Peak Models and Talent, Dani works as a model, blogger, event host, pageant coach, while traveling as a vlogger. She helps girls across the country capture state and national titles. While her channel helps numerous others to win titles around the world. Her ultimate goal is to empower women to be confident and successful.
Website: http://daniwalkerofficial.wixsite.com/daniwalker
Youtube: Pageant Access
Facebook:
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Twitter: @daniwalkermusic
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Alycia interviews Alex Wehrley, host of Business Rockstars, a former Miss Wisconsin USA, one of Los Angeles Business Journal's "20 in their Twenties," and the founder of #Empowerista, a multimedia movement to celebrate female leaders and empower imperfectly perfect women. Alex is a storyteller at heart. She has told stories as a TV host for shows like the 2015 Miss USA telecast, 2017 Miss USA prelims and pre-show, E! News Now, Hollywood Today Live, AMAs Coca Cola Red Carpet Live and more. Through #Empowerista, Alex features women breaking barriers in her Focus Magazine interview series, mentors up and coming professionals, and connects powerful and purposeful women to each other at her networking events.
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Ashley Stremme is the current Mrs. United States and resides in Mooresville, North Carolina, with her husband, David a professional race car driver. Ashley earned her B.A. in Information Technology Leadership from Washington & Jefferson University, and now works as a television and radio show host in the motorsports industry. She, with her husband David, is also the owner of a nationally ranked race car chassis manufacturing company, Lethal Chassis. With a passion for motorsports, she travels the country with her husband and their three dogs: Maddie, Cali & SoCal.
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https://www.instagram.com/mrsunitedstates2016/
https://twitter.com/ashleystremme
https://www.facebook.com/AshleyStremme/
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Megan Gordon, native of North Augusta, SC, is a 23 year old recent college graduate from Armstrong State University where she's earned her Bachelor's degree in Nursing. In her spare time, Megan loves trying new foods, traveling, meeting new people and spending quality time with her loved ones. Having began her pageant career at fourteen, Megan appreciates all that she has learned along her journey and she looks forward to encouraging and sharing her experiences with other young girls who aspire to achieve their goals as well. Becoming Miss South Carolina USA and placing Top 5 at Miss USA has been a dream come true for her and she is excited to see what all her future holds. Megan's main message and words of advice to young girls hoping to be in her position one day are to simply "have faith, work hard and always remain true to yourself; everything else will fall into place."
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In this episode, Alycia Darby interviews Caitlin Fitzgerald of PreVue Formal and Bridal. PreVue Formal and Bridal has been dressing our pageant and prom customers in THE BEST for over 32 years! Pageant Planet voted us #1 prom store in the country for the 2016-2017 season due to our selection of 16,000 formal gowns, our exclusive dress policy, and our ability to help you find the perfect dress for your occasion. We carry one of the largest selections of Sherri Hill Couture gowns and we are a top retailer for Sherri Hill, Jovani, Faviana, La Femme, Scala, and many more of the top formal wear brands. Our pageant specialist, Caitlin Fitzgerald, can help you custom create your dream pageant gown with Sherri Hill during private appointments across the country or in store at PreVue Formal and Bridal. The Sherri Hill Couture Trunk Show for 2017 will be held at PreVue June 16-18 and appointments can be made at (619)957-5175. We look forward to helping you on your journey to win your pageant!
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In this episode, Alycia Darby interviews Kristen Dalton Wolfe, a former Miss USA turned Mrs. Wolfe who believes that every woman is made to sparkle with the radiance of God's romance. Though she wore the Miss USA crown, her life was changed when she realized her true identity was rooted in being a daughter of the King. Since then, Kristen has used her passion for women coupled with her background in Psychology to launch SheisMore.com, an online magazine to spread God's message that every woman is royalty. 400,000 readers are impacted every month by the site. Kristen and her husband, Kris Wolfe, founder of GoodGuySwag.com are based in Los Angeles and speak regularly in churches, conferences, events and universities.
Kristen is the host of her own show, Hot Off The Press on JUCE TV, TBN's sister network for millennials. Her show has a reach of 90 million worldwide. You may also see Kristen in international print and commercial campaigns. She is the author of Rise Up, Princess: 60 Days To Revealing Her Royal Identity and Rise Up With God: The Guided Journal. Her next book, The Sparkle Effect is coming soon!
Music used in this episode is courtesy of: http://www.bensound.com
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In this episode, Alycia Darby interviews Summer Priester, Stylist/Blogger of 365DaysOfSummer.me. Born and raised in Aiken, South Carolina, Summer Priester has proven that even a small town girl can accomplish her dreams. Summer has become a two-time National titleholder, the former Miss United States 2015 and former Miss High School America 2011. She is a 2016 graduate of the University of South Carolina with a bachelor degree in Fashion Merchandising. She is currently a professional Fashion stylist/image consultant, model, and blogger of 365DaysofSummer.me.
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In today's episode, I want to share with you some advice from Ms Lu Parker, Miss USA 1994 about preparing for your pageant interview that I love.
In my pageant preparation, one of my goals was to constantly put myself in new situations where I could meet and interact with new people. The idea of this is to get more and more comfortable talking with ease to strangers in attempt to remove the pressure during pageant interview. As I prepared, I realized the more I had unique experiences, the more fun the interview process became.
Ms. Parker takes this to a whole new level! In this episode, I share her idea and use it to create a strategy you can implement to help you prepare for your pageant interview.
When you implement this 10-step strategy, you'll gain skills in leadership, flipping the power dynamic, and discover a flow for interview timing.
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Miss USA 2017 was held on May 14, 2017 in Las Vegas, NV! There is always so much to learn from a national pageant, especially one of this caliber. In this episode, I share my top lessons learned from this year's Miss USA pageant.
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