All of Pageantry's writers are experts in their field. Through their columns and departments you will gain valuable information about all areas of preparation for any competition, and for life.
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Fashion
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As Executive Fashion Director of AMERICASMART® ATLANTA, Kaye Davis is responsible all fashion-related events held at AMERICASMART, including fashion shows and trend direction programs. She also is the driving force behind The Fashion Office, AMERICASMART’S in-house production company, which develops fashion shows and trend seminars for AMERICASMART as well as outside clients. Davis joined the staff of AMERICASMART in August 1987 after serving the Belk organization as fashion/special events director. As fashion authority for 400 Belk/Leggett stores, she was an integral part of sales promotion efforts, buying, visual merchandising and both print and broadcast advertising. |
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Etiquette
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Tanya Hutchison is a model and beauty advisor with Arbonne International in California. An expert in the skin-care industry, etiquette advisor, and modeling instructor, she is a contributor to a Los Angeles ABC TV affiliate’s series on family etiquette. She writes articles exclusively for Pageantry magazine. |
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Contributing Writers
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J.J. Smith has interviewed, photographed, and written feature articles about contestants and winners of many pageants. Delegates from all over the world and the 50 states, ranging from international titleholders to pageant celebrities and models, have been the subjects of his features. As an experienced pageant judge, J.J. has judged on the local, state, national, and international levels. He has also participated in numerous theater productions and is the recipient of many public-speaking awards, including the prestigious Veterans of Foreign Wars' "Voice of Democracy" National Scholarship Award. |
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Fitness
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Mike Mauney is a personal
fitness trainer certified by the National Federation
of Professional Trainers. Mike specializes in personal
fitness training for women of all ages. For 15-plus years,
he has been training dancers, models, cheer-leaders,
and pageant and swimsuit contestants of all ages and
competition levels (local, state, national, and international).
His daughter, Michelle Mauney-Lowery, was Miss North
Carolina USA 1995. Some of Mike’s training credits
includes the following: Miss USA 2005 Chelsea Cooley, Miss
Teen USA 2004 Shelley Hennig, Mrs. International 2004
Tammy McDonald, Miss USA 2003 Susie Castillo, Mrs.
International 2002 Tonya Matney, Miss United States
World 2001 Carrie Stroup, Mrs. United States 1999 Janice
Ward, Miss Teen USA 1998 Vanessa Minnillo, and Mrs.
America 1994 Keyna Baucom.
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Hairstyles
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Christina M. Kane is the founder and chairwoman of the Make-upChannel.com, an online career and education company serving the beauty industry. Ms. Kane is a qualified makeup artist and aesthetician who holds diplomas from ITEC, London; Cidesco, London; Confederation of Beauty Therapy & Cosmetology, London; Dr. G.M. Collins School of Aestheticians, Paris; Linda Meredith Make-up School, London; and Portobello Beauty Therapy College, Dublin. Ms. Kane is a former booking agent for makeup professionals and owner of one of the largest accredited makeup schools in the United States. |
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Jewelry
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Stella Eun is the co-founder and owner of Golden Stella, along with her husband, company CEO Jay Eun. Now in its 20th year, Golden Stella is one of the largest and most successful jewelry wholesalers in the Southeast, with sales and distribution located in AmericasMart-Atlanta and through the GoldenStella.com web site launched in 2002. Born in Seoul, South Korea, Stella Eun moved to Queens, New York, with her family in 1978 and quickly learned to adapt to the fast pace of the Big Apple. After a short time working for an accessories wholesaler, she married Jay Eun and moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where they opened Golden Stella in 1987. |
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Makeup Tips
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Christina M. Kane is the founder and chairwoman of the Make-upChannel.com, an online career and education company serving the beauty industry. Ms. Kane is a qualified makeup artist and aesthetician who holds diplomas from ITEC, London; Cidesco, London; Confederation of Beauty Therapy & Cosmetology, London; Dr. G.M. Collins School of Aestheticians, Paris; Linda Meredith Make-up School, London; and Portobello Beauty Therapy College, Dublin. Ms. Kane is a former booking agent for makeup professionals and owner of one of the largest accredited makeup schools in the United States. |
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Modeling
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Eve Matheson is the author of The Modeling Handbook, a bestseller in the industry. She has been writing about the modeling and acting world for over twenty years. Her new book Model Scoop And Acting Info provides a wealth of information on how to have a happy, successful, safe career and is now available. Eve is a journalist and the mother of a former international model. She has worked as a model, and in radio and television as a writer and presenter. Eve lives with her husband, Ian, a plastic surgeon, in Tampa, Florida. |
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Personal Improvement
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Dr. Ronald Bergman is a plastic surgeon practicing in the Des Moines, Iowa area for more than 20 years. He specializes in breast surgery and body sculpting. |
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Pageantry Staff
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Angel Anthony Mendez is the Art Director and Webmaster for Pageantry Magazine. In addition to the design and layout of the magazine, Anthony is also responsible for Pageantry magazine's web presense, casting models for the Fashion Showcase, and judging models and contestants for various awards and events. Arriving from New York, where he was the Art Director for Funco Promotions and an award winning artist and writer, he also developed a loyal fan following with his Graphic Novel work published by Renegade Tribe Publishing. Anthony grew up in Long Island, New York and attended Hofstra University. After making a name for himself in the Graphic Novel industry, Anthony settled into an executive role as Art Director for Funco Promotions and worked with corporate power houses such as Disney, Target, McDonalds, and Coke. Anthony looks foward to continuing his successful career in Florida and making a lasting imprint on the Publishing industry with Pageantry Magazine. In addition to the magazine layout and design, Anthony is also responsible for building and maintaining Pageantry's Internet presence. |
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Ashley Burns, Pageantry’s Editor, is a product of the University of Central Florida in Orlando, where he cultivated an award-winning journalism career in both newspaper and magazine backgrounds. He has covered everything from professional and collegiate sports to arts, entertainment and lifestyle. He has lived in Orlando for the past 10 years. |
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