The second thing is their intrapersonal skills. Our
internal dialogue should be just as positive as our
external dialogue with others. Pageant day is when
your internal dialogue is displayed. Your authenticity
is to be illuminated on that stage.
PPM: What is the most unique or odd thing about
pageantry?
RB: Having the innate ability to increase the
confidence of other contestants, is truly a gift from
God. As the old saying goes, “heavy is the head that
wears the crown.” Pageantry is not for faint-hearted
individuals. Participants are not required to be
academic scholars, but their response to the interview
component must sound scholarly.
PPM: What are the top three things that you would
like contestants to take away from this interview?
RB: The first thing that I would like for them to take
away from this interview is to never forget their
purpose for participating in their pageant of choice.
When things don’t look like their coming together,
and you begin to doubt yourself, never forget your
“Y”. Why are you doing this in the first place? The
second thing I’d like to pass on which is something
that my martial arts mother, Betty Watson, taught me
is “always remain humble.” Lastly, be yourself. An
original version of yourself is better than being the
cheap copy of someone else.
PPM: What characteristics do contestants need to
develop in pageants?
RB: I would have to say that contestants need to
develop two things. The first one is their
interpersonal skills.
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Pageant Platform Magazine Nov/Dec 2018
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