To put a very special cherry on top of our MAOTeen Series this month, Junkies chat with Olivia McMillan, Miss America’s Outstanding Teen 2015! She is so articulate, extremely talented, genuine to the core and well-deserving of the title… And in today’s podcast, Olivia admits it was “luck and coincidence” that she even made it to Miss Georgia’s Outstanding Teen in the first place! As you hear her whole story, and admire her huge heart, you’ll be proud knowing this lady is our MAOTeen.
Her parents agreed to let her compete in one pageant. Just one. But that one pageant became the catalyst for Kyla Reed’s personal journey of self-development. And several pageants later, Kyla’s parents were the ones encouraging her to become Miss California’s Outstanding Teen by competing one more time… Without them, Kyla might still be talking to herself, in the corner! LOL! Hear the whole story on today’s Pageant Junkies Podcast.
Wanna learn the secrets behind Miss America’s Outstanding Teen? Then you need to attend Teens in Training Camp! Today, we talk to Tawni Darby, the founder of Teens in Training Camp, about what led her to create this week-long summer camp where you can learn from pageant experts in hair/makeup, modeling, interview, talent and more. It’s an incredible experience that can’t be found anywhere else – And Tawni tells us all about it on today’s Pageant Junkies Podcast.
If you’ve found yourself in a situation that you would consider ‘less than ideal’, then you and Ashton Yarbrough would be great friends! Time after time, Ashton found herself in situations where she expected a different outcome – including her journey in becoming Miss Arkansas’ Outstanding Teen 2014. How did she respond? Find out for yourself when you listen to today’s Pageant Junkies Podcast.
Before Elise O’Connell became Miss Wisconsin’s Outstanding Teen 2014, she was bullied… both physically and online. She now shares her story through an organization she created called “Peers For Peace” and has impacted students throughout her state. Hear her story and learn about her five year journey to the crown, on today’s Pageant Junkies Podcast.