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Nicole Coker USA National Miss South Carolina This summer, Nicole Coker of St. Matthews, South Carolina will compete for the national title of USA National Miss, as well as a $10,000 scholarship at the national pageant this July. Nicole is a senior Calhoun Honors student at Clemson University pursing a degree in Architecture. She aspires to become a world-renowned architect who focuses on the essence of strengthening community within the structures she designs and builds. She has already begun to build structures for local Charleston non-profits through the Clemson Design Build Program. The past two semesters she has been studying at the Clemson-Charleston Design Center in Charleston, South Carolina. During the Fall 2019 semester, she worked with a team of 12 that designed and built a community garden structure at Corrine Jones Community Park for the Charleston Parks Conservancy non-profit. This project is specifically special to her because she not only was a part of the designing and physical construction of the project, she also discovered she has a hidden talent of welding and welded every steel component within the design.

This semester she is working with a new team of 12 to design and build a farm stand at the Historical Enston Homes Community for the non-profit, The Green Heart Project. Throughout this process, Nicole has been able to merge her love for architecture and her passion to serve her community. In addition to working towards her architecture degree, Nicole served as a Resident Assistant for three semesters and is involved in several organizations on campus such as the FIRST Organization, Clemson Hope, and CU Smile. In her leadership role as a Resident Assistant, Nicole enjoyed working with an incredible diverse group of students to create meaningful learning experiences within Residential Living at Clemson. As a first-generation college student, she helps new students transition into college through the FIRST Organization. Through Clemson Hope, Nicole writes letters to her Paw Pals, children in Title 1 schools, to help build their reading and writing skills. And finally, she is a member of CU Smile which promotes random acts of kindness across campus. On October 6, 2019, Nicole had the honor of being crowned the new USA National Miss South Carolina 2020. Throughout her year she will be promoting her initiative Courageous Choices and the national platform Crown CARES. Courageous Choices is a program Nicole created to teach young women and children that they have the power to make a courageous decision each and every day. She founded this initiative after being in an abusive relationship for nearly six years of her life. She is currently speaking about unhealthy relationships on her YouTube series: Courageous Choices and has also created her own custom coloring books titled A-Z book of Courageous Characters to give to children during school visits. As the new USA National Miss South Carolina, she is excited to merge her initiative and the Crown CARES into a program called Crowns of Courage. Crowns of Courage is a five-week program that uses USA National Miss?five core values to teach children how to prevent bullying and how to have the courage to stand up for one another. Ultimately, she loves the USA National Miss pageant system because she gets to represent her state through a system that is rooted in the Christian faith, has incredible state and national directors, has a platform to promote anti-bullying, and she is excited to celebrate USA National Miss?10-year Anniversary with her incredible UNM family.

Sh ou ld I cr eat e m y ow n plat f or m ? Yes, but you?ll want to give it some real thought so it doesn?t seem thrown together and amateur. Start by identifying what you?re truly passionate about. Have you overcome a personal struggle that uniquely qualifies you to speak on a particular topic? Does a loved one?s experience inspire you to advocate on his or her behalf and on behalf of others facing similar situations? Do your educational or career goals align with a certain cause? It?s all about finding the right fit. Once you?ve chosen your platform topic, find out what resources are already available in your community and what is lacking. What can you do to further the cause without creating redundancy? For instance, if your platform is literacy and there are already little free libraries across your community, installing more may not be the way to go. If your neighbors have trouble finding transportation to the library or adult literacy programs, there is an opportunity there to mobilize volunteer drivers or perhaps team up with a cab or ride share service. Above all, be sincere. Judges can easily distinguish between someone who truly cares and is committed to a cause and someone who just picked something because she needed a platform to compete. For more tips on all things platform, click here.

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Dana Mononen Miss World Finland

At 19 year s old I am blessed t o be a m ix of t w o ver y dif f er en t cu lt u r es, it h as h ad an im pact on sh apin g m e in t o t h e w om an I am t oday. Th e u pbeat an d Car ibbean r h yt h m lovin g dan cer w it h a h ear t sh in in g like t h e Car ibbean su n , as w ell as t h e h ar d w or k in g, dedicat ed an d goal set t in g an d ach ievin g, Fin n ish ?sisu ? (m ean in g. per sist en ce an d det er m in at ion ) f illed sou l. M y m ot h er is Fin n ish an d m y f at h er is Gu adelou pean . I like sayin g I am bor n in Fin lan d an d r aised all over t h e w or ld. I h ave been t r avelin g sin ce I w as less t h an a year old an d h ave alw ays loved lear n in g f r om n ew people f r om dif f er en t cu lt u r es. I w on t h e M iss Wor ld Fin lan d cr ow n in t h e f all of 2019 an d com pet ed at M iss Wor ld 2019 in Lon don , UK! I h ave been w or k in g as a m odel also an d in M iss Wor ld I w as in t h e Top M odel TOP 40. I am st u dyin g a Bach elor in Bu sin ess Adm in ist r at ion , specializin g in Sales an d Visu al M ar ket in g, w h ile w or k in g as a sm all bu sin ess ow n er w it h m y ow n beau t y bu sin ess. Fash ion an d beau t y ar e close t o m y h ear t an d t h r ou gh t h em I aspir e t o h elp you n g gir ls see t h at sh in in g diam on d w it h in an d keepin g self -love a par t of t h eir ever yday lif e. On e t h in g I like t o say t o you n g gir ls is: Alw ays aspir e t o be t h e best ver sion of you r self , becau se n o on e ever m ade a dif f er en ce by bein g like ever yon e else. .

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5 Top Tit les..... 5 Wom en of Color

For the first time in history, Miss America, Miss USA, Miss Teen USA, Miss Un time when beauty pageants banned women of color from even participating Miss World, Toni-Ann Singh of Jamaica closed out the year with even more b America Nia Franklin, 2019 Miss USA Cheslie Kryst, and 2019 Miss Teen USA

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Zozibini Tunzi Miss Universe Zozibin i Tu n zi M iss Un iver se Sou t h Af r ica 2019 w as cr ow n ed M iss Un iver se at t h e con clu sion of Th e M ISS UNIVERSEÂŽ Com pet it ion on FOX on Su n day, Decem ber 8, 2019. Th e pagean t air ed live f r om Tyler Per r y St u dios in At lan t a, Geor gia. Ou r n ew qu een h as m oved t o New Yor k Cit y w h er e sh e w ill live du r in g h er r eign an d becom e a spok esper son f or var iou s cau ses alon gside Th e M iss Un iver se Or gan izat ion . HO/ Th e M iss Un iver se Or gan izat ion Zozibin i Tu n zi is a passion at e act ivist an d en gaged in t h e f igh t again st gen der based violen ce. Sh e h as devot ed h er social m edia cam paign t o ch an gin g t h e n ar r at ive ar ou n d gen der st er eot ypes. Sh e is a pr ou d advocat e f or n at u r al beau t y an d en cou r ages w om en t o love t h em selves t h e w ay t h ey ar e.

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USA Royal M iss Alyssa Hagan M iss Wilm in gt on Jr . Teen

Alyssa Hagan is a 15 t een -year -old h igh sch ool st u den t , act r ess, m odel, an d beau t y am bassador f r om Wilm in gt on , Nor t h Car olin a. As a soph om or e in h igh sch ool, Alyssa spen ds m ost of h er days w or k in g t ow ar d academ ic ach ievem en t s an d playin g var iou s spor t s in clu din g sof t ball, bask et ball an d soccer . Sh e dedicat es t h e r em ain der of h er t im e t o pu r su in g car eer goals, developin g an d im pr ovin g n ew sk ills, en joyin g h obbies, an d spen din g t im e w it h f am ily an d f r ien ds. Alyssa is a n ew t elevision an ch or f or Car olin a Kid New s TV Sh ow. Sh e is look in g f or w ar d t o gain in g k n ow ledge an d exper ien ce in br oadcast in g an d sh ar pen in g h er com m u n icat ion sk ills.

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USA Royal M iss M cKen zie St on e M iss Du r h am Jr . Teen M cKen zie Lyn n St on e w as bor n on Au gu st 25, 2006, in Du r h am , Nor t h Car olin a, t o par en t s Ken n y & Jan ie St on e, an d sh e is an older sist er t o M cKen n a Paige. St on e w as n am ed af t er h er Nan a, Sh ar on , as h er m iddle n am e is Lyn n . M cKen zie at t en ded Helen a Elem en t ar y in Tim ber lak e, Nor t h Car olin a f r om k in der gar t en u n t il f if t h gr ade an d w as on t h e h on or r oll ever y sem est er . Sh e also r eceived Per f ect At t en dan ce Aw ar ds f or f ive year s. Sh e cu r r en t ly at t en ds Sou t h er n M iddle Sch ool as an eigh t h gr ader an d h on or r oll st u den t w h o is also in volved in Sou t h er n Pr ide. As a ch eer leader f or 3 year s, ch eer in g h as allow ed h er t o lear n h ow t o be a t eam player an d t o r espect ever yon e?s posit ion on t h e t eam . Addit ion ally M cKen zie volu n t eer s t o h elp ser ve t h e local vet er an?s at t h e an n u al Vet er an?s Appr eciat ion Gala even t in h er h om et ow n . As a dan cer sin ce t h e age of t h r ee, m ost of h er t im e is spen t pr act icin g dan ce f ou r days a w eek . Sh e t ak es dan ce lesson s at Fabu lou s Feet Dan ce Academ y in Roxbor o, Nor t h Car olin a. St on e is on t h e com pan y t eam w h er e t h ey com pet e acr oss t h e st at e w it h per f or m an ces in clu din g Per son alit y, Fir e Pr even t ion an d Relay f or Lif e. M cKen zie's f avor it e st yle of dan ce is h ip-h op an d m oder n . Dan ce allow s h er t o be able t o expr ess h er self t h r ou gh m ot ion s an d r h yt h m . M cKen zie's h obbies ar e f ish in g, r eadin g, cr och et in g an d bak in g. Her passion in lif e h as alw ays been m odelin g. Sin ce t h e day sh e h as been bor n , h er f am ily alw ays said t h at sh e h as loved t o pose f or t h e cam er a. As a lit t le gir l, sh e loved playin g dr ess u p an d playin g in h er Nan a?s jew elr y, pu t t in g on m ak e-u p an d m odelin g f or h er f am ily. Today is n o dif f er en t , as sh e st ill loves t o m odel an d sm ile f or t h e cam er a. Her goal is t o m odel an d see h er f ace on billboar ds an d bu ses. Her dr eam is t o be f eat u r ed in a w or ldw ide m agazin e or m odel in a n at ion al r et ail st or e cam paign . Sh e also aspir es t o t r avel t h e w or ld an d h ave h er ow n in expen sive clot h in g lin e.

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USA Royal M iss Callie Noe M iss Hick or y Pr e-Teen

Callie Noe w as bor n in Hickor y, Nor t h Car olin a. Noe h as alw ays loved sin gin g, dan cin g an d h elpin g ot h er people. Sh e gr aced t h e r u n w ay an d sh ow cased h igh f ash ion s in sever al f ash ion sh ow s in 2019. Sh e is a 9-year -old sw eet h ear t w it h a love f or n at u r e an d h u m an it y. Sh e is t alen t ed in sin gin g, t u m blin g, com pet it ion ch eer -leadin g, ballet , in t er pr et ive m ovem en t , r u n w ay an d m odelin g. Callie h as addit ion al u n iqu e t alen t s of t ou ch in g h er n ose w it h h er t on gu e, cu r lin g h er t on gu e, cr ossin g h er eyes, bein g silly an d m ak in g ot h er s lau gh . Callie loves t o sw im , jog an d t r y an yt h in g n ew. Wit h a gen u in e love f or lif e, a h u ge h ear t an d a desir e t o h elp people, sh e is con st an t ly look in g f or an oppor t u n it y f or h er n ext pr oject . Sh e look s f or w ar d t o f u lf illin g h er desir e an d con t in u in g h er f u t u r e as a gr ow in g ch ild in pagean t r y.

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