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Pageantry Interview:
Nikki Clark of International Junior Miss
Pageantry interviews Nikki Clark of the International Junior Miss Scholarship Program. IJM is a program organized to encourage positive achievement by helping to nurture and build self awareness in our youth and young women of today. The International Junior Miss program awards scholarships to individuals on the basis achievement throughout the weekend of competition and service throughout the year as an International Junior Miss titleholder. Scholarships are awarded in each division up to $5000 per division on the International level. Awards are provided for academic achievement, volunteer service and sprit of participation. Additional scholarships are provided for excellence in talent, modeling, public speaking and other optional categories.
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Pageantry Interview:
Precious Formals
Pageantry interviews Ruby Ashraf of Precious Formals. Founded in 1990, Precious Formals has consistently introduced fresh new trends to the formal wear industry. Precious Formals styles have made an impact on Prom, Pageant and Evening wear markets by combining traditional designs with imaginative and creative appeal.
Precious Formals has been a proud recipient of the Southwestern Bridal and Formal wear Manufacturer of the Year award for many consecutive years. Precious Formals has also received the Dallas Fashion award and the Atlanta DIVA award. Contestants in popular pageants, including the Miss America, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA, have adorned their designs.
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Pageantry Interview:
IMTA
The International Modeling and Talent Association, or IMTA, is a professional organization of some of the finest and most successful modeling and talent training centers in the world. Since 1987, IMTA has become the recognized leader in putting new faces in front of the people whose business it is to identify that illusive spark that heralds the next rising star or supermodel. An impressive – and constantly growing – list of discoveries from IMTA Conventions makes it impossible to open a magazine, see a fashion show, turn on the television, or watch a motion picture without seeing a face first seen at IMTA.
IMTA produces a week of modeling, acting, singing and dancing competitions in New York and Los Angeles, the fashion and entertainment centers of the world. Hundreds of fashion and talent agents, personal managers, casting directors, network representatives and music producers judge IMTA Competitions while searching for new models, actors, singers and dancers to work in the fashion and entertainment industries.
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Pageantry Interview:
Moonlight
BEAUTY. LOVE. ROMANCE: Conjure these images in your mind's eye and gaze upon that which embodies what Moonlight stands for. Moonlight has been creating effervescent gowns for twenty plus years and continues to redefine style for the enternal romantics.
Val Stefani was created out of the sunny shores of southern california and has been making waves ever since. Val Stefani has created an image that is synonymous with romance. ME Prom has presented some of the most fashionable designs in prom and has created an image synonymous with style. They set out to create an experience that every woman dreams about, from the moment their gowns are put on.
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Pageantry Interview:
NAM
Growing Confidence: Pageantry interviews Steve Mayes, the national director of NAM. National American Miss has created a revolution in the pageant industry. How did they do it? In a relatively short time, NAM has experienced tremendous growth. This program goes beyond performance, beyond awards, and beyond one winner. It is innovatively designed to build life skills and grow confidence in each and every participant.
NAM is perhaps best known nationwide as a recognized leader of the natural "no makeup" movement in pageantry for younger participants. Through an age-appropriate focus for all age levels, a concert-level stage and light production, and top notch judging, National American Miss has set new standards and inspiration for all of pageantry. The noticeably different feel of a NAM event, the documented improvement that the participants have had at school; everything says that this is something new, and could be the new face of pageantry as we know it.
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Pageantry Interview:
Alyce Designs
Today Pageantry interviews the managing director of Alyce Designs, Rene Laurent Hamm. Alyce Designs is featured in the Fashion Showcase photo-shoot in the Spring 2010 editions of Pageantry & PromTime magazines.
Alyce Designs has proven it's standard of beauty and excellence in it's over 40 years of existence. They offer unique and trendy formal wear options for a range of special occasions ranging in women's formal wear from prom dresses to wedding gowns, bridesmaids, flower girls, mother of the brides and any other special occasion in between. Based outside of Chicago, IL, Alyce Designs Inc., is a family-owned and team-driven manufacturer of women's bridal and eveningwear. Alyce Designs has been nationally recognized for their "Distinguished Excellence" in prom, bridal, and special occasion dresses.
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Pageantry Interview:
MacDuggal
MacDuggal gowns are designed to capture the essence and imagination of the teen spirit. They get their inspiration from their customers. MacDuggal does their best to answer every woman's needs with several lines that span over eleven different divisions.
MacDuggal's cutting edge styles evoke comfort and sophistication. Expressing themselves through color and fabric, the creative team at MacDuggal are very fashion forward and their couture philosophy ensure that they cater to any woman's every desire. From plus size to pint size, MacDuggal's award winning designs continue to be recognized by fashion leaders across the industry.
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Pageantry Interview:
Jovani
In this episode Pageantry CEO Carl Dunn interviews the design house of Jovani. Jovani is the showcased dress on the Spring 2010 edition of PromTime magazine.
Jovani designs are recognized for their quality material, youthful fit, and attention to detail. Thus, whether you opt an outfit from the Red Carpet Collection, the Jovani Prom 2010 Collection, or choose a chic cocktail dress, you can be sure the spotlight will fall on you.
Jovani maintains show rooms in New York, Atlanta, Georgia, and Dallas, Texas. Jovani’s designer fashions can be found in over three thousand of the finest boutiques around the world.
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Pageantry Interview:
Benjamin Walk
Depend on Us. We Depend on You: In this episode Pageantry CEO Carl Dunn interviews Brian Royce of Benjamin Walk.
Benjamin Walk celebrates their 114th year in the footwear industry. Benjamin Walk is also the proud recipient of the 2009 Desert Rose Award, Top 10 Prom for Best Selling Shoe Award and International Prom Association for Shoe and Accessory Manufacturer of the Year Award.
Their goal is to offer high quality, value, up-to-the minute styling and the best customer service in the industry. Their catalog features many exciting chic choices – keeping their customers’ feet in fashionable shoes. Being ever mindful of today’s economy, they are offering new choices for budget-conscious consumers. Their popular lines of Touch Ups, Liz René Couture in dyeable Italian silk and Johnathan Kayne present a complete assortment in a range of styles, widths and heel heights to meet your needs.
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Pageantry Interview:
Miss America
Katie Stam
Keep Dreaming: Katie Stam’s time as Miss America is coming to an end, but the dream she once had as a three-year old is fueling her to inspire the dreams of many others.
Less than a year ago, Katie Stam was a 22-year old student at the University of Indianapolis trying to fulfill a dream she carried since she was a three-year old girl tending to dairy cattle on her family’s farm. On January 24, 2009, Katie’s dream came true and she became a household name as she was crowned Miss America in front of a massive television audience with the backdrop of the Las Vegas lights.
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Pageantry Interview:
Claudia Jordan
Climbing to the Top: How her roots in the Miss Rhode Island USA system helped Claudia Jordan establish a never-ending road to success in entertainment.
It’s fitting that Claudia Jordan’s background features work on two of the most popular game shows in television history. Her entire life and career has played out like a girl’s dream prize package, jam-packed with success, TV and radio fame, and her very own spot on the greatest international stage. With her own universe rapidly expanding, Claudia explains the secret to her success, and offers up a glimpse of her blueprints to building a lasting foundation in the entertainment industry.
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Pageantry Interview:
Tony Bowls
The Premier broadcast of The Pageantry PodCast. In our first episode, our special guest is Tony Bowls of Mon Cheri. Tony Bowls is the lead fashion designer behind such lines as LeGala, Paris, Tony Bowls Collections and Tony Bowls evenings.
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