Confessions of a Pageant King

Susana Downes is a singer, dancer and actor with her eyes set on starring on Broadway some day.

I caught up with Susana with less than a week to go before the National Finals of Miss Earth Australia 2…

Pageantry isn't always sunshine and rainbows, but have you ever noticed how rarely negative experiences are brought up or discussed in public?

If you plan on being in pageantry for any considerable le…

I get the feeling Danielle Latimer didn't spend much time sitting still as a kid: dancing, cheerleading, playing dodgeball... any excuse to get out of homework basically.

Now as Ms London Galaxy 2019 …

So you want to enter (or re-enter) pageantry, but how do you pick the system that's right for you?

Spoiler alert: there's obviously no definitive one-size-fits-all answer, however we cover some things…

Beverley Roberts' pageant journey started approximately twelve years ago in the Universe system.

I interviewed her at the end of Day 1 of the Galaxy International pageant where she is competing in mem…

• 0:40 48 PAGEANT QUESTIONS


• 5:52 127 PERSONAL QUESTIONS

I wanted you to have a resource you could take with you to practice interview questions on the fly: whether you're travelling, got a bit of downt…

Crystal Gail is a pharaceutical sales rep by day and a service-focussed queen by everything else.

If you don't count her first pageant appearance at the age of six-months old, Crystal came to the page…

Jasmine Foley is a dedicated mental health advocate having battled through her own personal issues before securing the title of Mrs Galaxy Ireland 2019, the culmination of a journey of self-developme…

Like many other pageant queens, Ruthie Jager went through a journey of self-discovery including taking a break from competing.

Unlike many others, she is in a same-sex relationship and found a home fo…

Emma Collingridge got into pageantry after a photo from Miss Teen USA piqued her interest. She credits pageantry for helping her to build her self-confidence after being the victim of bullying in bot…

Fernanda Peña's favourite word is 'hi' which isn't hard to believe given how bubbly and friendly she is.

She's also incredibly hard-working for her age balancing school, with work and appearances for …

Entering her first pageant at the age of ten, Elizabeth Marnoch has been competing for almost half her life.

She credits pageantry with helping her grow her confidence, and has a passion for video edi…

Ruby Hill has rounded out a four-year pageantry journey that began with Galaxy in the Junior Teen section and came full circle with the title of Miss Teen Galaxy UK 2019.

She is also looking to become…

Overcoming a weight issue yet still finding herself unhappy, Kayleigh Atkinson underwent a journey of self-discovery which ended up with her winning the title of Mrs Galalxy UK 2019.

A LOT of people t…

Michelle Dolan overcame childhood bullying to win the title of Mrs Galaxy Australia 2019 in her first ever pageant, unless you count the one she was entered in when she was one.

Most unusually, she's …

In our first group podcast ep we talk about TRANSPARENCY and whether we think we need to see more of it in the pageant world.

We also discuss lots of non-related topics such as Chantelle coughing up a…

Tiana Meehan is a first-time pageant competitor and managed to take out the title of Miss Teen Galaxy Australia at her first attempt.

However she's been dancing since the age of three, and when you he…

Beth Greenham previously competed in the Galaxy system as a Miss back in 2010, but returned to win the title of Ms Galaxy in 2019. She has competed in pageantry for over a decade, competing regularly…

Consistency is key. That's just one of the lessons to be learnt from Alicia Van Schoonhoven, who finally took out the Miss Galaxy Australia title on her FOURTH attempt.

Alicia is also a dear friend of…

**WARNING: SOME EXPLICIT LANGUAGE IN THIS EPISODE**

I am ALL for positivity. I say make positivity LOUDER.

Having said that, there are times, in my opinion, when simply being positive isn't enough and …