Ding ding ding! Our guest this week is Miss Liberty Bell in Pennsylvania!  We are excited to welcome her to #CrownTalk to share her journey to Miss America, how she balances being a small business owner and titleholder, and some liberty bell fun facts! Jenna is the owner of Sparkling Designs and Gifts, your one-stop-shop for everything sparkly.  If you want everything from a t-shirt to water bottle sparkled up, look no further. You can check Sparkling Designs and Gifts out on Facebook, on the web, and on Instagram at @sparkling_designs_and_gifts.  You can follow Jenna's journey ..read more

On this episode, host Emily Pearl chats with Jessica Thonn, serving as Miss Dixie Stockshow in Louisiana!  Jessica is a passionate advocate for those effected by sexual assault, having first-hand experience.  She uses her platform as Miss Dixie Stockshow to help others along their journey, and raise awareness.  Hailing from Louisiana, Jessica describes herself as an "Italian build" woman, who feared competing at the Miss level because of her body type.  Today, she knows and believes that beauty comes from within.  We discuss what that looks like in the Miss America 2.0 ..read more

Emily chats with her Miss California sister, Miss Santa Clara County 2020.  Kimberly was crowned just days before the state-wide lock down during the Coronavirus pandemic, and is innovating work and service through all-digital means.   Here, Kimberly shares her experience in competitive color guard--which is also her Miss California talent!  Reminiscing in marching band memories, we share stories about the passionate, intelligent women we have met in the Miss America Organization.  A lover of the arts, Kimberly currently works for Kaiser Permanente. Kimberly will be compet ..read more

Tamara Allard joins our host Emily Pearl for this Episode of #CrownTalk where we discuss our college football rivalry, the PNW, #BlackLivesMatter, and try to tackle the issues of systemic racism in our public school systems.  Both Tamara and Emily are extremely passionate about education--if you can't tell from how excited they get to share their statistics! Tamara Allard is the National Spokesperson for National Higher Education Day, June 6th. To participate, post a photo on social media with using #NationalHigherEducationDay and tag @nhed_official to be re-shared! All you have to do is ..read more

Nikitha, Miss Ventura County joins us on #CrownTalk™ to break down pageant stereotypes, share our competition advice, and talk menstrual health & hygiene.  Nikitha tells us why an Indian-American girl wants to be Miss America and how others can follow in her footsteps! Together, Nikitha and Emily share stories of their first Miss America local competitions, and why they both love their musical talents.  Nikitha will compete for the title of Miss California in 2021.  Follow Nikitha and her social impact initiative Periods with Pride on Instagram: @MissVenturaCounty and @Perio ..read more

We're so excited to take #CrownTalk to the next level--from Instagram Live Hobby to Podcast! Stay tuned the week of May 18, 2020 for the first podcast recorded episode of #CrownTalk.  Xoxo--Emily Pearl --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/inishetive/support ..read more

Ding ding ding! Our guest this week is Miss Liberty Bell in Pennsylvania!  We are excited to welcome her to #CrownTalk to share her journey to Miss America, how she balances being a small business owner and titleholder, and some liberty bell fun facts! Jenna is the owner of Sparkling Designs and Gifts, your one-stop-shop for everything sparkly.  If you want everything from a t-shirt to water bottle sparkled up, look no further. You can check Sparkling Designs and Gifts out on Facebook, on the web, and on Instagram at @sparkling_designs_and_gifts.  You can follow Jenna's journey ..read more

On this episode, host Emily Pearl chats with Jessica Thonn, serving as Miss Dixie Stockshow in Louisiana!  Jessica is a passionate advocate for those effected by sexual assault, having first-hand experience.  She uses her platform as Miss Dixie Stockshow to help others along their journey, and raise awareness.  Hailing from Louisiana, Jessica describes herself as an "Italian build" woman, who feared competing at the Miss level because of her body type.  Today, she knows and believes that beauty comes from within.  We discuss what that looks like in the Miss America 2.0 ..read more

Emily chats with her Miss California sister, Miss Santa Clara County 2020.  Kimberly was crowned just days before the state-wide lock down during the Coronavirus pandemic, and is innovating work and service through all-digital means.   Here, Kimberly shares her experience in competitive color guard--which is also her Miss California talent!  Reminiscing in marching band memories, we share stories about the passionate, intelligent women we have met in the Miss America Organization.  A lover of the arts, Kimberly currently works for Kaiser Permanente. Kimberly will be compet ..read more

Tamara Allard joins our host Emily Pearl for this Episode of #CrownTalk where we discuss our college football rivalry, the PNW, #BlackLivesMatter, and try to tackle the issues of systemic racism in our public school systems.  Both Tamara and Emily are extremely passionate about education--if you can't tell from how excited they get to share their statistics! Tamara Allard is the National Spokesperson for National Higher Education Day, June 6th. To participate, post a photo on social media with using #NationalHigherEducationDay and tag @nhed_official to be re-shared! All you have to do is ..read more