Update (March 12, 2020) : The Natural Hair and Health Expo & Miss Natural Hair and Health Expo Beauty Pageant have been postponed due to COVID-19. Please check back in the next few months for the new date. I am officially out of retirement! Yes, you heard it correctly, and your favorite pageant…
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How to Successfully Compete with Natural Hair
THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS. PLEASE READ MY DISCLOSURE FOR MORE INFORMATION. Many pageants are mission based and purpose driven. Some are designed to provide scholarships to deserving young women while others nurture and build confidence. The growth of the natural hair movement, a movement composed of women of African descent, who embrace and wear their…
Life After the Crown with Cierra Jackson, Miss District of Columbia 2016
I am so excited!!!! Well, I have launched yet another series. I know I am doing the absolute most, but I love bringing you fresh and “Krystle Clear” pageantry related information and content. This series is entitled “Life After the Crown.” I created this series because I wanted to interview former queens and get their…
Miss Atlanta Black and Natural Pageant Casting & Informational
Greetings queens! Do you have natural hair? Do you want to compete in a pageant where your natural tresses will be accepted? If you answered yes to both questions, please check out the Black and Natural Pageant. I recently did a Royal Spotlight on the 2017 Miss Black Natural New York, and her journey with…
Krystle Clear Pageant Review: 3rd Annual Miss Natural Hair and Health Expo Beauty Pageant
The 3rd Annual Natural Hair and Health Expo Beauty Pageant that was held on Saturday, March 10, 2018, at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex in Birmingham, Alabama. This pageant celebrates women ages 18 and over who have chosen not to chemically relax their hair. The pageant also provides an opportunity to spotlight and recognize women who…
Royal Spotlight: 2017 Miss Black and Natural New York Alicia Davis
The Royal Spotlight is an interview series where I highlight queens from a variety of pageant systems. This month I had the pleasure of interviewing 2017 Miss Black and Natural New York Alicia Davis. Tell us about yourself. I was born and raised in Queens, New York, where I currently reside. I studied International…
Krystle Clear Pageant Review: 1st Annual Little Miss Natural Hair Beauty Pageant
If you have been following my posts for quite sometime, you know I am a proponent of the natural hair movement. I am a naturalista (4 years and counting), and I support and celebrate females who embrace their God given tresses. For the past 4 years, I have had the opportunity to attend the Natural…
Royal Spotlight: Miss Black USA 2017 Daphne Lee
The Royal Spotlight is an interview series where I highlight queens from a variety of pageant systems. This month I had the pleasure of interviewing Miss Black USA 2017 Daphne Lee. Tell us about yourself. My name is Daphne Lee, the current Miss Black USA 2017. I am a professional ballet dancer with Collage Dance Collective…
The Pageant That Celebrates Hair Authenticity and a Healthy Lifestyle
Many pageants are mission based and purpose driven. Some are designed to provide scholarships to deserving young women while others nurture and build confidence. There is even a pageant that celebrates wearing your natural hair and living a healthy lifestyle. This pageant is known as the Miss Natural Hair and Health Expo Beauty Pageant. The…
Should I Wear a Wig in a Pageant?
This is a sponsored post; however, all opinions are mine. As an African-American pageant girl with natural hair, it is always a difficult task to figure out how I should style my hair for a pageant. The beauty of highly textured hair is that you can style it in several different ways. Even though my…
