Confessions of a Pageant King

0:40 48 PAGEANT QUESTIONS 5:52 127 PERSONAL QUESTIONS I wanted you to have a resource you could take with you to practice interview questions on the fly: whether you're travelling, got a bit of downtime or really want to get the interview portion of your pageant DOWN 🙌  Reading a question yourself is OK, but let's face it, that's not how it happens on the stage or in the interview room. For that...

Crystal Gail is a pharaceutical sales rep by day and a service-focussed queen by everything else. If you don't count her first pageant appearance at the age of six-months old, Crystal came to the pageant scene a little later than some, waiting until after attaining her Masters before she felt she had something she wanted to share with the world. If you enjoyed this interview, make sure to SUBSCRIB...

Jasmine Foley is a dedicated mental health advocate having battled through her own personal issues before securing the title of Mrs Galaxy Ireland 2019, the culmination of a journey of self-development. She has a background in theatre so she loves being on stage, yet has also studied journalism and so loves interview too. If you enjoyed this interview, make sure to SUBSCRIBE for more amazing pagea...

Like many other pageant queens, Ruthie Jager went through a journey of self-discovery including taking a break from competing. Unlike many others, she is in a same-sex relationship and found a home for herself in the Galaxy system under Director Maria Torres. She also has a Dual Masters degree and deals with the rare PKU disorder which means she is limited as to how much protein her body can healt...

Emma Collingridge got into pageantry after a photo from Miss Teen USA piqued her interest. She credits pageantry for helping her to build her self-confidence after being the victim of bullying in both school and university. She is now an anti-bullying advocate and recently concluded her successful #7DaysOfSelf social media campaign.  If you enjoyed this interview, make sure to SUBSCRIBE for more a...

Fernanda Peña's favourite word is 'hi' which isn't hard to believe given how bubbly and friendly she is. She's also incredibly hard-working for her age balancing school, with work and appearances for her title. Fun fact: she's trilingual, speaking English, Spanish and Korean. If you enjoyed this interview, make sure to SUBSCRIBE for more amazing pageant-related content! FOLLOW THE PAGEANT PROJECT...

Entering her first pageant at the age of ten, Elizabeth Marnoch has been competing for almost half her life. She credits pageantry with helping her grow her confidence, and has a passion for video editing and marketing/advertising which she hopes to pursue after the Galaxy International Pageant. If you enjoyed this interview, make sure to SUBSCRIBE for more amazing pageant-related content! FOLLOW...

Ruby Hill has rounded out a four-year pageantry journey that began with Galaxy in the Junior Teen section and came full circle with the title of Miss Teen Galaxy UK 2019. She is also looking to become a professional dancer and is an extremely hard worker having put in over 70 appearances into her title thus far. If you enjoyed this interview, make sure to SUBSCRIBE for more amazing pageant-related...

Overcoming a weight issue yet still finding herself unhappy, Kayleigh Atkinson underwent a journey of self-discovery which ended up with her winning the title of Mrs Galalxy UK 2019. A LOT of people tuned in for the live, so it's clear that this is one queen who has had, and will continue to have, a massive impact on her community! If you enjoyed this interview, make sure to SUBSCRIBE for more ama...

Michelle Dolan overcame childhood bullying to win the title of Mrs Galaxy Australia 2019 in her first ever pageant, unless you count the one she was entered in when she was one. Most unusually, she's a drag queen - no not that sort, but she's on a DRAG RACING TEAM. If you enjoy this interview, make sure to SUBSCRIBE for more amazing pageant-related content! FOLLOW THE PAGEANT PROJECT https://www.f...

In our first group podcast ep we talk about TRANSPARENCY and whether we think we need to see more of it in the pageant world. We also discuss lots of non-related topics such as Chantelle coughing up a lung at Pancakes on the Rocks. If you enjoyed this ep, show us some love and SUBSCRIBE for more amazing pageant-related content! FOLLOW THE PAGEANT PROJECT https://www.facebook.com/thepageantproject/...

Tiana Meehan is a first-time pageant competitor and managed to take out the title of Miss Teen Galaxy Australia at her first attempt. However she's been dancing since the age of three, and when you hear about the similarities between dancing and pageantry and about how hard she works, the win shouldn't come as a surprise. If you enjoy this interview, make sure to SUBSCRIBE for more amazing pageant...

Beth Greenham previously competed in the Galaxy system as a Miss back in 2010, but returned to win the title of Ms Galaxy in 2019. She has competed in pageantry for over a decade, competing regularly over that timeframe. I spoke to Beth about her pageant journey, what she has learnt about herself over all those years and what she hopes her legacy to be, as well as her plans for the future. If you...

Consistency is key. That's just one of the lessons to be learnt from Alicia Van Schoonhoven, who finally took out the Miss Galaxy Australia title on her FOURTH attempt. Alicia is also a dear friend of mine, having been the Ambassador for The Fear to Freedom Project, a project aimed at women's empowerment and mental health. If you enjoy this interview, make sure to SUBSCRIBE for more amazing pagean...

**WARNING: SOME EXPLICIT LANGUAGE IN THIS EPISODE** I am ALL for positivity. I say make positivity LOUDER. Having said that, there are times, in my opinion, when simply being positive isn't enough and you need to take some sort of action that may not intially be considered 'positive'. I've met many of my best friends through pageantry. There are also some deep-rooted problems in the Australian pag...

Topic sent in by Emma Connor: --- I would love the topic of appearance to be discussed 🙌🏻 Why does it seem that have long lucious hair seems to be 'preferred'? Why aren't small tattoos acceptable? Size/weight still seems to be an issue :/ Why isn't the delegates community/charity/volunteering work looked at more when crowning a new queen, still seems there is a certain 'type' of delegate always...

I wanted to open up the discussion about the Australian Golden Sash Awards and whether you thought they were a positive or negative thing. From the feedback I've received from this live, both publicly and in private, I feel most people are, at best divided, about these awards, but given it's only in its second year, I think I'll reserve judgement for now. Let me know your thoughts in the comments...

At the tender age of nineteen, Rachael Evren has already been competing in pageantry for seven years. She recently captured her first international title in the IJM system which had somewhere in the vicinity of three hundred contestants. We answered a bunch of viewer questions in this interview as well as covering the differences Rachael sees between Australian and American pageantry. Make sure to...

Maria Torres’ journey in pageantry begun when her mother entered her in a pageant without her permission. It didn’t take long for Maria to catch the pageant bug. Fast forward to today and she is the CEO of Galaxy Pageants, hosting delegates from all around the world: Australia, New Zealand, India, the UK and of course the US. Maria is also the first Pageant Director I’ve interviewed for The Pagean...

As I mention in the intro to this podcast, I was attending a pageant that I’ve been to several times over the years, and I couldn’t help but notice how much smaller the audience had gotten since I’d first attended. This should be worrying for a multitude of reasons. If pageantry is supposed to be about women’s empowerment, then pageantry should be a massive growth industry given how hot a topic wo...

There were more than a few people who were unhappy when Sarah Marschke was announced as Miss World Australia 2019.  Did they have a point? Let me know what YOU think in the comments below. Keep it respectful! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thepageantproject.com/subscribe

Monique Shippen is a teacher, musician, singer-songwriter and fervent advocate for causes such as the environment. Not only is she a National Finalist for Miss International Australia 2019, she is also the current reigning Miss Earth Australia. I caught up with the talented Monique near her home on the Northern Beaches, with less than a week to go before MIA 2019. TIMESTAMPS · 1:09 Monique’s start...

Sydney resident Sara Copeland is a relative newcomer to the pageant scene having competed in the Miss World Australia NSW Preliminaries and now being a National Finalist for Miss International Australia 2019. For this interview I caught up with Sara near her hometown of Manly with approximately a week to go before the big event. TIMESTAMPS · 1:22 Formative years in Manly · 3:31 Miss International...

You sometimes hear that someone had a difficult childhood, but you probably don’t hear that they moved between twenty-six different foster homes growing up. That’s the story of Darian Lenton. It was clear from our interview that Darian is a woman with a purpose and a fierce sense of determination. One who really wants to make a difference in the world, particularly in the lives of Australian foste...

Nikia Rockley hails from Perth where she is currently finishing up her final year of high school. She’s hugely passionate about animals in general but cats in particular, is a gaming fan like a couple of our recent interviewees and takes that a step further through her love of anime, cosplay and LARP (live action role playing). TIMESTAMPS 1:00 Perth and Nikia hates the cold 4:47 Cats and cat shows...