Pageants & Prosecco, The Podcast

Have you watched Netflix’s Dumplin’ yet?? I posted a preview to this movie and after watching it I HAD to come back and give you my review of this pageant-based drama. Listen in on my review of Dumplin’ & if I would recommend this movie 🎥 🍿

As I am counting down the days to my birthday on December 20th! I have another episode for you... this time FINALLY coming out with my Top 20 (ish) Picks for Miss Universe 2018! It took some time to (somewhat) narrow down my list but alas! Here are my favorites for the Mikimoto crown. Tune in to see if our lists match up and I even share the 4 or 5 contestants who I definitely believe will win the...

What do you get when you mix a theatre nerd with a psychology major & mental health enthusiast?? Answer = Miss United States 2018!! Andromeda took the pageant world by storm this past summer when she went for the highly coveted Miss United States title for her 4th time & WON! She's now talking about her journey and the self-growth she experienced as she chased the crown. A lot of that growth is no...

The time has come where we need to start considering an true international beauty pageant board to regulate these competitions. One of my dear friends Kiara Monee Tolentino (from the Miss Black California fame) and I sit down and drink our wine as we REALLY discuss the downsides of pageantry, what goes on behind close doors but really out in the open in the pageant world. Let's discuss, should the...

Pageant fanatics rejoice Netflix has answered our prayers before 2018 concluded! DUMPLIN’, a new movie featuring & produced by Jennifer Aniston is dropping in early December. It’s a story of a plus-size teen looking to change a local pageant’s beauty standards. Her mother aka Jennifer is a former Queen & the current director. Let’s talk about the redefinition of beauty in the pageant world and why...

We are Sippin' with Daphne Lee, Miss Black USA 2017 & a Professional Ballerina!! Daphne just wrapped up a nationwide tour with the Dance Theatre of Harlem. She sat down with us to talk about what life is like as an artist, what it means to sacrifice your body/life for others' entertainment, how she is working to save her father's life and how she crushes it as a Queen and former Miss Black USA. Gr...

Do this one thing and come out on top!! This is episode is a MUST-Listen! #Like and #Subscribe to this podcast -------------------------------------------------- Want to hear from your favorite pageant Queen/King or Expert? Slide in our IG DM to let us know --> www.instagram.com/pageantsandprosecco/ -------------------------------------------------- Want to submit to be our next Queen Crush Wednes...

Yes I said US! Word on the pageant street is I was quite an intimidating judge for the United States of America's Miss Texas competition. I am shooketh!!! Not really... I can play the part like a fake contestant can easily turn on her Pageant Patty for a quick interview. This week I am talking about why YOU should love the judge who frightens you and embrace them more than the other judges. Grab y...

Completely over it with this in-the-closet-racism we are still seeing in pageantry. From lack of diversity in the Top 5 or winner, to just outright outlandish & crude remarks from the system's president to his own contestants. Mrs. Delaware Kimberly Phillips, Mrs. New Jersey Crissy Timpson, Mrs. Ohio Jeri Ward and Mrs. Missouri Brandy Palacios accused co-founder David Marmel of using the N-word an...

Our very first Queen Crush Wednesday is none other than Dani Walker aka the #GirlBoss behind Pageant Access & all-around woman empowerment through beauty and hustle. Get your glass ready as Dani spills the tea on what it’s like to compete for Miss USA behind the scenes and her 7 year run to compete for (and ultimately win) Miss Montana USA 2018👑👑 Hear about Dani’s journey to the crown and how he...

Are you obsessed yet with our new Miss America Nia Imani Franklin?? She recently sat down with the hosts of The Breakfast Club and opened up about the critics who came for her right after she was crowned saying she wasn't a legit New Yorker and when she first knew she was black and experienced a racist moment. Nia also addresses how she felt as a contestant competing for the first time without the...

Is now the time to change some of these decades-long pageant rules?? The Queen formerly known as Miss Ukraine (World), Veronika Didusenko seems to think so. Listen in to hear which common pageant rule she ignored and what officials had to say. Get your glass 🍷 & tune in! -------------------------------------------------- Want to hear from your favorite pageant Queen/King or Expert? Slide in our I...

Did you know Ovarian Cancer is one of the most common deadly cancers? Over 200,000 women of all ages will haven been diagnosed this year alone. One of my life's work is to spread awareness for Ovarian & Heart Health to increase women's education into their health. This episode I share my story of having ovarian cyst disease and how I found out about it. Listen in and share this episode with a woma...

Moments after walking for Sherri Hill, Miss USA 2018 Sarah Rose Summers says the haters came at her in the comments. She clapped back at them in true Queen fashion but why are we still dealing with this in 2018?? Who raised y’all? We’re talking cyberbullies on this episode. Grab your glass 🍷 #LIKE and #SUBSCRIBE -------------------------------------------------- Want to hear from your favorite pa...

Former Miss Universe Chelsi Smith, passed away in September from her battle with cancer. She was the 3rd women of color to win the prestigious Miss USA title & represented Texas at the time. Her beauty and passion for the entertainment world led many people to fall in love with her spirit and kind words. On this episode, we pay tribute to one of our favorite #BlackGirlMagic Beauty Queens: Chelsi M...

Court is in session & Judge Faith Jenkins doesn't come to play!! Fresh off her trip from the 2019 Miss America competition, she sat down with The Breakfast Club to talk about several issues and why she loves the Miss America Organization. Hear her take on why she even entered her local Louisiana pageant, Miss Louisiana Tech University & how much scholarship money she earned during her road to Miss...

Has your Miss America 2.0 hangover already started? Grab a glass and let's talk about Sunday's competition in Atlantic City. Congratulations to our new Miss America Nia Imani Franklin from New York!! There were several hits and quite a few more misses I witness and I'm not talking about the gowns. Tune in to hear my review about this new 2.0h format.

Happy Miss America 2.0 Day!! After months of craziness, subtweets, protests and Gretchen's leadership... we have finally arrived at crowning. Regardless of what has gone down this year's contestants seemed to have rised up and came ready for anything. Here are my Top Picks for the Miss America crown. Stay tuned for my recap episode after the show to talk about what we just witnessed.

In a few days, we'll see the vision Gretchen Carlson & Regina have in store for us with Miss America 2.0. Are you excited for this new wave of pageantry? In our first episode, let's chat about Miss America 2.0 and the mess that is leading up to this year's competition. This year will be truly unforgettable and the problems within the pageant industry are getting exposed thanks to Cara Mund. Grab y...

Welcome to my new podcasts Pageants & Prosecco 🥂 Here’s a little bit of info on my love for both beauty pageants & wine & why I wanted to create this podcast. It’s been a dream of mine to use my journalism skills to cover something I love and how amazing is God to set this seed in me to combine both of my faves! Let’s get into it!! Grab a glass —Cheers