"And then a hero comes along, with the strength to carry on
And you cast your fears aside, and you know you can survive
So when you feel like hope is gone, look inside you and be strong
And you'll finally see the truth, that a hero lies in you"
One of Miss South Carolina USA 2012 - Erika Powell's passion in life is singing, and after you watch her interview you'll find out about her other passions in interior design, pageantry and her love for animals!
Be sure to watch Erika grace the Miss USA 2012 stage, live on NBC at the Planet Hollywood on June 3rd in Las Vegas.
"I'm going to give it 110%. I'm so excited, I actually went to Miss USA this past summer just to watch. That's really when I envisioned myself being on that stage and I'm about to make it a reality!"
I had the great pleasure to interview Erin, just moments after she was crowned Miss Louisiana USA 2012.
It's no surprise to anyone that Erin was walking on Cloud Nine during our first interview, but even months after her win you can still see her genuine excitement about representing Louisiana at the Miss USA 2012 pageant this June. See the latest interview with Erin below.
"...one of the best colors for a redhead to wear is surprisingly green! Although many would associate red and green as Christmas colors, the two actually work well together. Any shade of green tends to work well except for neon green. Green is not a popular evening gown color; however, for redheads it would be a very good choice."
Alyssa Campanella in 2008: "Green is not a popular evening gown color; however, for redheads it would be a very good choice.
I first met Alyssa Campanella back in 2008, several months after her 1st runner-up placement at Miss Teen USA 2007, where she contributed as a feature writer for one my pageant projects, PageantMaterial.com.
Looking back at the first article she wrote -- more specifically the quote listed above -- its no surprise to see how correct she was in recommending "The Perfect Colors for the Redhead". Even more accurate would be the fact she would follow her own advice......in capturing the title of Miss USA 2011.
Over the past few years, I've been lucky to have Alyssa's support on all of my pageant projects, and when I launched my newest project, thePageantGuy.com, it was only fitting that she would be my first interview to launch the site.
Since then, I've been able to interview Alyssa several more times, raising the standard for journalistic silliness -- complete with refrigerator tours and bloopers -- each and every time 🙂
So here we are once again: thePageantGuy.com interview with Miss USA 2011 - Alyssa Campanella (or AC: Episode IV for you Star Wars fans) haha.
Special thanks to the Miss Universe Organization for the exclusive interview. Best viewed in 1080p HD. Video by thePageantGuy.com in association with PixelBroom.
P.S. In case you missed our first three interviews here they are:
