This is How She Rolls: The Miss USA pageant may have moved to Baton Rouge this year, but Nevada still found a way to capture the spotlight thanks to Nia Sanchez. The first Miss Nevada USA to win the Miss USA title discusses her her martial arts background and 4th degree black belt in Taekwondo as well as her time as a nanny and Disney character while living abroad.

More Than Meets the Eye: Erin Brady went big at the Miss Universe pageant by invoking the pop cultural awesomeness of the Transformers, and she's only just started wowing the world. Erin’s year has been an exciting and fast-paced one, as we always expect from the prestigious Miss USA titleholders, but as her year winds down and she prepares to be the first Miss USA to ever crown her successor in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, instead of Las Vegas, she’s not yet asking herself, “What’s next?” as much as she’s asking, “What’s left?” because she’s not done making her own dreams come true.

Something in the Water: Gabriela Isler is the seventh woman from Venezuela to wear the crown of Miss Universe, and just like all of them before her, she’s going to use her crown to foster change and spread awareness. Hailing from the state of Guárico, Gabriela has sought a career in modeling since she was a teenager, although she’s the first to admit that her peers may have never seen it coming. But so often is the story in fairy tales and books, Isler shed her so-called “nerd” demeanor and soon rose to fame as not only one of the most beautiful and influential women in her country, but the entire world as well.

The Pageantry PodCast speaks with Gregory Ellenburg. A graduate of the prestigious Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, Gregory has worked in the pageant industry since 1988 and opened Gregory Ellenburg Pageant and Special Occasion in 1997. His gowns have been worn on the stages of the Miss America and Miss USA pageants. Greg has grown into a national brand dressing young women from California to Vermont and Montana to Georgia. Greg's specialty is creating beautiful couture gowns for clients who know and understand the importance of a one of kind creation.

The Home State Hero: Florida’s Leah Sykes emerged from a field of 52 state delegates to be crowned Miss America’s Outstanding Teen in front of a vivacious Sunshine State audience. The 2014 MAOTeen competition was perhaps the most incredible and exciting yet, as the “American Idol Experience” theme had the state delegates giving it their all in front of a massive audience filled with their friends, families and fans. Fresh off of her stunning victory, Leah was happy to share her excitement and enthusiasm of not only her crowning, but also her coming year as Miss America’s Outstanding Teen.

Culture Shock: Cassidy Wolf gave up the laid back California teenage lifestyle for the hustle and bustle of New York City’s red carpets and Fashion Week, and her star has only just begun to rise. But while Cassidy’s new title and crown have made her a shining example for young women across the U.S. in leadership, service and for generally just being a celebrity, she also became a role model in another sense before she’d even step foot in the Atlantis Resort and Casino in the Bahamas for that spectacular crowning event. Cassidy found herself the target of a far worse breed of bully and stalker, when she was the subject of an attempted blackmail and extortion.

Homecoming Queens: “Who says you can't go home? There's only one place they call me one of their own; These are my streets, the only life I've ever known, who says you can't go home.” How apropos these truthful words from New Jersey’s favorite son, Jon Bon Jovi seem in retrospect. In a crowning moment of kismet, Atlantic City, New Jersey, welcomed her favorite daughter home, The Miss America Pageant. Who says you can’t go home? Certainly not Miss America 2014 Nina Davuluri.

Logan's Run: When Logan West was in the seventh grade, she made a decision that would essentially define her young life, as she created her very own anti-bullying initiative. But it wasn’t just some random cause for the Connecticut native, as she had been bullied for a good part of that year by one of her classmates, who took issue with the color of Logan’s skin. With her run as Miss Teen USA coming to an end, Connecticut’s Logan West is still focused on taking down bullies in America’s schools one state at a time.

Rising Temperatures: The viewing audience, along with the zealous live audience in attendance, agreed the hot, dry, desert wind of Las Vegas in June was no match for the 51 beauties from around the United States competing for the title of Miss USA 2013. The 62nd Annual Miss USA Pageant brought its unparalleled heat to the Las Vegas Strip, as Connecticut’s radiant Erin Brady took home the ultimate honor. Hear all about Erin's epic odyssey to her crowning moment in her own words.

Setting the Stage: Through his Stage Success program, veteran actor Michael Schreiber is fulfilling a much more important dream in using his life’s experiences to educate talented young actors. Michael takes us on a journey of discovering his own love for acting to sharing his passion with young people from coast-to-coast and from all walks of life. If he looks familiar, you may have seen him and his fellow boy band mates performing their positive message at a school near you.