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Miss California Inernational
from New Times Magazine
by R A M
Miss California Inernational
Нer dedication to the process and future goals
by Dina Bugayevskaya
Nicoleta Lupu became the winner of the beauty pageant and received the titles of Miss California International 2024, Miss People's Choice 2024 and Miss Artificial Intelligence 2024.
One of the contestants of the Miss California International 2024 beauty pageant won three titles.
Council For Cross Cultural Affairshosted its annualThe Best BusinessAwards Ceremony and Gala, featuring Miss California InternationalGrand Finale.
Lupu believes that all the contestants deserved to win. The preparation process took six weeks, including dance and diction practices, model walk and interview preparation. Some contestants took it seriously and did extra work behind the scenes like Lupu did.“Probably my family can tell me that they are tired of just watching how I was practicing and reading all the diction exercises,” Lupu laughs.At first, Lupu was one of those contestants who applied because her parents, friends and artists that she had worked with in the past encouraged her to give a try to this beauty pageant. But once she found out she was one of ten finalists, she put all of efforts into preparation.The contestants had two practices a week with Dina Silver at the Silver Dance Studio, where they worked on two dances, an intro part with a model walk and a finale in long dresses. And they had practices with Victor Migalchan to work on their diction and interview part. In addition, Russian American Media always supported them on many issues.“All the contestants put their heart, desire and hard work into this contest,” Lupu says.Lupu thinks that the most important part was introducing herself to the judges during the VIP reception. Because that makes the judges single out the contestant and remember her much more than other girls.“I guess you just have to convey whatever you feel inside and push it towards the judges,” Lupu says.Lupu believes that this had a big impact on the judges she spoke with in addition to her perseverance, passion, aura and her unique journey that she brought to the event. She came to the contest with the idea that she should enjoy the process and be thankful and grateful for every single day without focusing too much on the victory but putting in a lot of hard work.“You have to come to all the practices, practice at home diction exercises and how to answer the right way during the interview,” Lupu tells the winning formula.It is worth adding that Lupu did her research at home and watched YouTube videos to best perform on stage.
And she thinks that even if the contestant does not win, the preparation process is also very important. Lupu says that life goes on, but preparation gives the opportunity to meet new people and learn something new.“Just be happy that you are taking part in this competition,” Lupu tells future contestants. “You have a pleasure to communicate with amazing judges and work with Russian American Media and Victor Migalchan.”Lupu’s parents told her to always be grateful for what she has but not to put her whole heart into what she does because people never know what can happen in life. They said there may be some downturns and even if you try your best, there may still be some circumstances beyond your control.According to Lupu, the preparation process seemed to take a long time, and every contestant wanted to know who would win. But she recommends enjoying it because it will pass quickly.“We wanted to freeze that moment at the end,” she says.Lupu believes that this experience will be useful to her in the future.Lupu plans to open her own organization where she will help other business entrepreneurs sell their goods and services online. She believes in the future of technology and the online universe and wants to use her knowledge and experience in this field to help people succeed on the online platform and build a community.
“If you are optimistic, happy and enthusiastic, you truly attract good things into your life,” Lupu’s motto says.
“Because the community not only inspires you, motivates you and pushes you to go forward but also connects you to the right network,” Lupu says. “And everybody probably knows your network is your net worth. You can get a lot of great opportunities just by being in the same room with the right person.”Lupu thinks that she has a lot of information in this field that she can share with others. She graduated from California State University, Sacramento. And last but not least, she is passionate about this organization.
