Have you ever wondered who is behind the making of the Miss Newark USA pageant? She is a Newark native, has competed in pageants for over 20 years, and loves to help others reach their potential.
She is me! Alicia Marie Blanks. I birthed Miss Newark USA in 2018 because I wanted to create a pageant where everyone was welcome. The pageant community is very small, however girls and women from inner cities were no where to be found. I wanted to change that.
By creating Miss Newark USA, a pageant that is feasible for all families, a pageant that showcases YOU onstage in your best light, a pageant that promotes who you are, and encourages you to continue to compete in other pageants is right here in your backyard.
Pageants are extremely expensive, it’s a sport that should not be taken lightly, and neither should Miss Newark USA. Girls and women who compete for the title have gone on to win other pageant systems, and promote themselves and their careers. Pageantry opened so many doors for me. I met a talent manager and started a modeling career, I’ve been on television, magazines, all because of pageants.
When I meet someone who has the potential to compete in Miss Newark USA and they get nervous, my response is, “You are more powerful than you think” You are in control of your life. Don’t let anyone tell you different.
What would be so bad about competing in a pageant? In Miss Newark USA? When has it ever been not cool to TRY? Don’t let your fears get in the way of something that can change your life for good.
The stage is ready for you, all you have to do try. My favorite saying is “You can’t win if you don’t compete”. It’s the most truest statement because it applies to everything in life. Whether it be pageants, sports, voting, a job, an audition, a grant, a house! Whatever you go for in life you will never achieve if you doubt yourself. Go for the things that make you happy, that make the butterflies in your belly sing, just do it!
Pageants were the best thing that happened to me, and I know that pageants will make a difference in your life.
Compete in Miss Newark USA, and watch the most amazing transformation of your life take place, all because you tried.
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