Become the C-R-O-W-N

I have always loved pageants. I grew up watching every televised pageant. I always cried when Miss America would be crowned. I viewed local title holders as role models and would keep track of their other accomplishments. I understood how much courage and confidence it took for the contestants to put themselves in a situation to be critiqued and judged- and not just by the panel of judges but by the public. I figured out that the disparaging comments and negative attitudes about the pageant contestants came from the members of the audience who either didn't understand the achievement or feared the competition themselves.

I am not a career pageant competitor. I have only competed in 9 competitions between the ages of  11 and 37 years old. But, the experience that I have gained through each of those pageants has shaped my attitude about myself. I was not a career winner. I have only been crowned once, but I feel like a winner each time that I compete. I have learned more about my abilities and achieved more goals through the process of PREPARING to compete than at any other time in my life. That is why I enjoy coaching potential contestants! The journey to the crown is where the amazing changes occur...

BEgin  to BElieve you can BEcome the C-R-O-W-N...
Confidence in your ability to succeed
                                                                                    
Respect for your body and your reputation
                                                                                   
Opportunities to learn and grow
                                                                                   
Willingness to commit to a cause
                                                                                    
Never doubt the impact you have on others

When I say to "Be The Crown" I mean to always strive towards the qualities that a title holder should posess: confident, sucessful student or career women, supportive of charitable causes, committed to their community, demonstrates a positive attitude as well as respect for themselves and others, hard-working, ethical, moral, well spoken, self-motivated and socially comfortable.

In striving to achieve these qualities, it not only impacts our lives in a positive way, but we become the person who has a positive impact on her community as well...and if we receive a crown along the way, that makes it even better!