PASSIONATE ABOUT PAGEANTS!👑 I grew up glued to the TV watching pageants from Miss USA, Miss Universe to Miss America...the true Grand-daddys of pageantry. At 18y.o. I began working on pageants backstage on production, trainings, direction all with the eventual inspiration to achieve my B.A. Degree in Fashion Design with emphasis on design of evening gowns..especially for pageants. 30 or so years later, I've worked on countless pageants, coached a multitude of pageant contestants to their win and have designed many pageant gowns & national costumes. I’ve been executive director in the Miss America program, have been sponsored as a pageant trainer by the Miss Universe organization, and more. I (personally), do not condone promoting pageants for babies...it's just not my thing. I'm okay with "Mrs" pageants as most have been on the up and up and they empower women. I focus primarily on legitimate pageant systems that are in it truly for the betterment of the contestants. However, I'd say I've dropped my support on the majority of the start up pageants, some cultural pageants & smaller system pageants as I'd say a good majority of them had turned out to be botched, out of integrity and not in alignment of my values. It all starts at the top and some of these directors, producers & owners really should be shut down for their lies, favoritisms and for their selfish intention to be self satisfied eventually harming and effecting the innocent parties...the women(& their supportive families) that sign up with big dreams and aspirations all to have been taken away by a criminal management group. If you don't see me supporting certain pageants, now you know why. There are really only a few pageant systems that I trust, that I do know are in it to support women to be their best and are of the highest of integrity. The rest of the insignificant pageants & their "crowns"...well...they’re are all just surfacey productions with plastic crowns and no real real depth. #realpageants #legitimatepageants #isupportthecontestants #integritypageants #integrity #honestpageants #joeygalon #pageantcoach #pageantafficionado #pageantguru #joeygalonatelier #fashiondesigner https://www.instagram.com/joeygalon/p/BwPpU84HVm2/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=9m1q0m5s9u6i