by admin | Feb 2, 2013 | Uncategorized
If you are ever on a college campus where the Divine Nine is represented, an extension of the Miss Black and Gold Pageant won’t be hard to find. A national pageant system created by the brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.,the Miss Black and Gold Pageant...
by admin | Jan 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
Pageant expert Ashley Newman.What’s the best way to describe the butterflies of a first date and the thrill of bungee jumping? Two words: pageant week(end)! It’s fun. It’s intense. You may leave with all kinds of free stuff! But it’s also...
by admin | Jan 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
Ashley NewmanMy original intent was to name this blog: “How To NOT Spontaneously Combust During Pageant Week(end).” Dramatic…yes…but is this the honest- to- goodness truth? Indeed! I’ve wanted to write about a pageant weekend for awhile (which is why this is...
by admin | Jan 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
Growing up, Jeniece Fleming never imagined herself as a pageant girl. She was a tomboy from a big family who loved football. She was a self-proclaimed nerd who could most easily be found with her nose in a book. She never worried about the latest hairstyle or the most...
by admin | Dec 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
Erin is a beautiful girl (with a brand new crown to prove it). But this beauty queen is more work than waltz, motivated by an unbreakable dedication to her platform and doing her part to end domestic abuse. There is a proverb that states, “A man grows most...
by admin | Dec 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
When I was Miss Cook County, I did an appearance at a muckety-muck fundraiser in downtown Chicago. We were wrapping up when a middle-aged man approached my director and I holding this humongous color photo of me, wanting an autograph. I automatically felt uneasy....
