She Wins

So much fun catching up with London Hibbs! She was Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2019 and a recent graduate of UCLA. She talks about what she's learned through pageantry and college and what's next for her.

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Heather Sumlin

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London Hibbs:

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London Hibbs is a 2024 graduate of UCLA's Herb Alpert School of Music, with a Bachelor of Music Performance (Voice) and minor in music industry. At UCLA, she was a part of the cheer team and Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, as well as both the opera and choral departments. She has performed solos and in ensembles at Carnegie Hall, the Sydney Opera House, and Lincoln Center with Miss America 2019, Nia Franklin. She served as Miss America's (Outstanding) Teen 2019 after winning the titles of Miss Dallas and Miss Texas' Teen in 2018, in which she received over 30,000 in scholarship to attend UCLA.

During her time in the Miss America Organization, she worked directly with Donate Life America to bring support and awareness to her social impact initiative "Check Yes For Life," encouraging teens to register as organ donors when they get their drivers licenses. She also served as the teen ambassador for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, entertaining patients and hosting fundraisers across the country.

As an interview coach and mental coach for nearly two decades I have heard story and after story of women who struggle with imposter syndrome and comparison. We don't talk about it often enough it seems and there are ways to combat it. In this episode I talk about things I have learned and experiences I have had and my hope is to help you look inward instead of outward.

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Let's give a big welcome to the incredible Sloane Lewis, Attorney, Executive Director of Miss New York and Miss Kansas 2012!

Sloane Lewis is a white-collar criminal defense attorney in New York City, and has served as the State Executive Director of the Miss New York Organization since 2019.

Born and raised in small town, Kansas, Sloane has always been driven by a passion for advocacy and youth empowerment. Her journey began when she won the title of Miss Kansas in 2012, dedicating her reign to championing issues facing at-risk youth and children in foster care.

After competing at Miss America in 2013, she graduated from the University of Kansas with Degrees in Political Science and International Studies, and she continued her involvement in the Miss America Organization as a local director. In 2014, Sloane and her husband Tyler moved to New York City, where she taught high school in the Bronx through the Teach for America program. Her commitment to education and social justice further inspired her to attend Fordham Law School and pursue a career as a litigator.

Sloane lives in New York with her husband, Tyler, and sons Hank (9) and Archie (4).

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This week we are so excited to interview Amber Barto, Miss Arizona 2021, Miss Arizona's Outstanding Teen 2014 and current Gorgetown Law student!

Amber is in her third year at Georgetown University Law Center and upon graduation will be working in Corporate Law at Weil, Gotshal & Manges in New York. Before coming to D.C., Amber spent a year serving her state as Miss Arizona 2021 and was awarded nonfinalist talent at the 100th anniversary Miss America Competition and the talent preliminary, evening gown preliminary, and quality of life awards at her state competition. . During her time as Miss Arizona she developed partnerships to provide scholarships for young women including an in kind sponsorship with Arizona State University totalling over $600,000 annually. She also created awareness for 15 different nonprofit organizations, volunteered over 1200 hours, and raised over $350,000 during her time in the Miss America program. In addition to her time as Miss Arizona, she also served as Miss Arizona's Outstanding Teen 2014 and competed in the Cinderella Scholarship Program since the age of 7 where she placed in the international top 5 multiple times and has won multiple talent and beauty awards. Amber received her Master in legal studies, BA in Business Law and BS in Political Science from Arizona State University where she also served as president of her sorority Alpha Chi Omega and lead her chapter to the Presidents Cup, Chapter of the Year, Community Service Project of the Year, and was awarded President of the Year. She found her passion for service working with the Pancreatic Cancer Community where she served as the Communications Director for the Phoenix affiliate advocating yearly on Capitol Hill and providing press and social media coverage for organization events. In her free time Amber loves to dance, choreograph, travel the world, and watch her favorite team, the New England Patriots.

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This week we are so excited to welcome Andromeda Peters to the podcast!! We talk about sleep and why it matters. We tackle when to look at your phone and ways to start your day. Be mindful of how you plan your day and prepare to start your day.

Every no is also a yes - sometimes it is important to say no to something so you can say yes to you!

Miss United States 2018-2019 is Andromeda Osam Peters, being crowned as one of the first African beauty queens to hold a national pageant title in the US, making history. Andromeda touts a Master's Degree in Social Work and Bachelor's in Psychology with a minor in Theatre and is a licensed clinical therapist, speaker, and life coach.

No stranger to the stage, she grew up around music and performing, having one parent who is a Ghanaian highlife musician, and another parent as a nurse and life coach. Andromeda became active in musical theatre and improv at age 10. She remains passionate about modeling, writing, acting, and singing today. This penchant for the arts gave way to her interest in modeling following her runway debuts at several DC fashion shows, beauty and skincare campaigns, ambassadorship to Inglot Cosmetics, Vizcaya swimwear, Domingo Shop, Lara Designs, and more, and she is a signed model. You can also catch Andromeda's on screen debut in hit show My African Love which premiered this year on Prime Video and Tubi. Outside of the fashion and entertainment industry, Andromeda also works as a psychotherapist with a concentration in mindfulness and trauma. She focuses on building her name in the industry to be known as an educated model and actress who advocates for body positivity and success through self-love.

Service has always been a large part of Andromeda's life and provided her with a myriad of opportunities; namely working as an AmeriCorps member, volunteering with the Florence Mensah Foundation in Ghana, Pro-Health International in Nigeria, working nationally with Habitat for Humanity, and traveling to New Orleans to help rebuild homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina on a service trip. She was also fortunate enough to go on a mission trip to the rurals of Jamaica where she worked in schools and in homes of families living in poverty. Andromeda is now a global ambassador for the Tis Foundation implementing mental health resources and education in the US and the continent of Africa.

As a therapist, Andromeda established her organization "Your Mind Matters Global" where she teaches others that mental health is just as important as physical health. Andromeda facilitates self-care panels for women all over the world, builds community support groups, and she educates young students on the signs on when and how to seek help for themselves and others, and mindfulness techniques such as meditation and breathwork.

Andromeda's passion lies in letting our world know that asking for help makes you brave, utilizing her platform on social media and growing notoriety in the entertainment industry to educate audiences with mental health tips and resources. Carrying her pride of being a Ghanaian and multi-cultural woman, she is dedicated to philanthropy on the continent of Africa and in the diaspora, empowering our youth and women. Andromeda uses her platform and voice to speak on the importance of self-care which even led her to Dubai as one of the faces of the Huda Beauty Overachiever Campaign and continues to remind us that self-compassion is the key to healing and to success.

Looking for more content with this superstar? We had a great discussion about what to do when your support team is less than supportive and social media and priorities on the most recent Patreon episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/solutions-for-124238742?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

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Welcome to the pod, Landry Champlin!

Landry Champlin is a Texas-born, New York City-based entertainer, advocate, author, founder, and business owner. In 2021, she established her 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, The Live Fearless Foundation, with a mission to empower students across the nation to fearlessly pursue their dreams through scholarships and once-in-a-lifetime opportunities. Inspired by her own journey as a person who stutters, Landry authored the children's book series Fiona the Fearless Fox to encourage children to face their fears and chase their dreams.

In June 2022, Landry was named 1st Runner-Up to Miss Texas and received awards for overall talent, interview, and onstage question. She earned her Bachelor of Music in Musical Theatre from the prestigious Oklahoma City University Wanda L. Bass School of Music. Her recent performance credits include Beautiful: The Carole King Musical at Asolo Repertory Theatre, Rock of Ages at Sharon Playhouse, and American Idol Season 23.

When she is not performing, Landry coaches young women across the country through her pageant consulting business, Pageant Prep By Landry.

AND! Landry is a contestant on the upcoming season of American Idol!

This podcast is a wealth of information, BUT we have more! Check out our Patreon channel for a deep dive with Landry, covering topics like how to come back after being 1st RU, how to avoid burnout and so much more. https://www.patreon.com/posts/deep-dive-with-123253531?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

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We are excited to give a big welcome to Megan Pintell this week!

Megan Pintell is currently a full-time social media content creator with a combined following of over 360,000. She creates content promoting local businesses, brands, and shares reviews + lifestyle. Based in North Carolina, she inspired others to explore their hometown like a tourist. She also frequents major cities on the East coast like NYC & DC.

Megan is also a signed model with MMG and signed with a large agency for her social media pages. She is married and has two pets. Megan recently launched new gaming channels for her hobbies that her and her husband share together. The channels have over 9k followers combined in less than a month.

Last June, Megan competed in Miss North Carolina USA for the first time (and her second pageant ever) and received 2nd runner up.

Looking to launch your personal brand and step up your social media game? Check out Megan's Patreon episode for all of her tips and tricks: https://www.patreon.com/posts/megan-pintell-122780075?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

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We are honored to welcome Karen C. McCord to the podcast this week!

Karen C. McCord is the mother of Carley McCord, a sports journalist who lost her life in a plane crash that attracted national attention. Her new memoir, Only Rainbows, juxtaposes her journey through healing with those of her husband and children, and also serves as a celebration of Carley's own story. Karen is also the author of Lessons of the Lilies, which chronicles her struggles with infertility and her relationship with God. Her writing is a testament to the promise of hope for those who have experienced grief.

She is also actively involved with education as a 45 year educator and medical interview coach.

Only Rainbows is releasing February 25, 2025 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon through the link below: https://tinyurl.com/onlyrainbows

Karen McCord's daughter Carly had a great outlook on life and we discuss in more detail on our Patreon episode how Carly lived. We also talked about Karen's advice to moms, especially pageant moms. Listen here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/karen-mccord-for-122308548?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

We are blessed to have the opportunity to talk with Karen and share Carlys story. Thank you for listening and you can find our podcast on Apple, Spotify or anywhere else you might get your podcasts.

Please welcome the most incredible human, Faith, to the podcast this week!

From Heather, "Faith shares her heart and some of her journey on this podcast. She has helped me with mock interview workshops, full day workshops, and is one of my closest friends. She did compete in several Mrs. pageants after getting married and even held a national title."

Faith Bates Pallone is no stranger to the stage. She has classical vocal training of over 15 years, 5 years of musical theater experience, and competed for the title of Miss Texas 4 times. She has won winning overall interview, overall talent, and overall swimsuit as well as 3 top 5 placements. She is dedicated to volunteerism and has been awarded 3 Presidential Community Service Awards as well as the Miss America and Miss Texas Community Service Awards for her work with veterans and pediatric cancer awareness. Over her 11 years in the nursing profession, she has worked in both hospice care and labor and delivery, seeing the first and last moments of her patients' lives has been a rewarding part of her journey. Today she enjoys wrangling her 4 children all under the age of 10 and is more than excited to take a break from the chaos and dedicate a day back to the organization which helped her learn so many life skills via her interview with Heather.

Ready to learn more? Stay tuned to our Patreon for a link to Faith's episode- coming soon!

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Jennifer Lloyd is Mrs. Queen of the World and in this interview we talk about her journey to pageantry, how to bring more women into pageantry, her time as a single mom, and so much more. How does Jennifer do it all, have a family, businesses and pursue her passions? We discuss that too! We even talked about how she handles disappointment.

Join the She Wins Patreon Channel to learn even more from Jennifer and Heather. We did an extended interview for women and one specific to pageantry. You won't want to miss it! https://www.patreon.com/shewins_solutionsandstories7

Heather Sumlin

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Jennifer Lloyd

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Jennifer Bio from her website: Faith, determination, and a heartfelt commitment to empowering others are the cornerstones of Jennifer Lloyd's remarkable journey. Jennifer is a passionate advocate for emphasizing the beauty of being a leader, a mother, a wife, and a businesswoman.

Jennifer's remarkable journey from a challenging childhood in Korea to becoming an international pageant sensation began with the defining milestone of earning the title of Mrs. Washington America in 2005 and securing a notable 2nd runner-up position at the national level. Her pageant journey continued in 2021 where she placed as a top contender representing Korea at Mrs. World, and again in 2023. She continued to represent her heritage as Mrs. Korea at the 2024 Queen of the World competition where she secured the esteemed international title of Mrs. Queen of the World.

Her exemplary contributions to mentoring and nurturing the dreams of young women, especially in the pageant industry, have garnered her prestigious awards such as "Best Pageant Parent" at the "Global Beauty Awards" in both 2018 and 2019. In a touching tribute, the TGBA officially renamed this accolade as "The Lloyd Best Parent Award" in her honor. Further recognition follows her, with awards for "Best Stylist" in 2023, "Brand Ambassador" in 2022, and "Best Production" in 2021.

Professionally, Jennifer co-owns Lloyd Enterprises INC. alongside her husband, overseeing land developments and commercial investments. She served as an elected School Board Director for several years, with responsibilities including the oversight of thousands of children and implementing the creation of vital policies. She currently directs the Smize Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, where she raises funds for worthy causes such as funding school lunch programs, along with many other partnerships and philanthropy work.

Jennifer's journey in the modeling world began at the age of 16 with the Elite Modeling Agency in Tokyo, Japan, where she embarked on a global modeling odyssey that continued even during pregnancy. Her modeling portfolio boasts a wide spectrum, encompassing corporate endorsements, athletic gear campaigns, collaborations with renowned retailers such as Nordstrom and Macy's, and partnerships with high-profile names like JLO and Victoria's Secret. She has graced the runways of illustrious events like Miami Swim Week and Paris Fashion Week and secured features in prestigious publications including Marie Claire, Elle Magazine, and Harper's Bazaar. Her work with international couture designers like Leo Almodal and MANISH showcases her belief that age should never limit one's modeling career.

In 2021, Jennifer embarked on a new chapter with the launch of her artistry business, Jennifer E. Lloyd Artistry. Specializing in high-end portraits, she has swiftly become one of the foremost photographers in the Pacific Northwest for beauty and pageant portraits.

In every facet of Jennifer Lloyd's journey, from her triumphant pageantry success to her inspiring mentorship of future leaders, she epitomizes the boundless potential within every woman. As she graces the world's most prestigious runways or unveils the innate beauty in others through her photography, Jennifer embodies the captivating essence of confidence and the unwavering bedrock of her faith. Jennifer Lloyd stands as a beacon of hope, an advocate for change, and a symbol of the enduring strength and beauty of the modern woman.