From Tiaras to TED Talks: How Pageantry Can Launch Your Life
Hello, I’m Elizabeth Tran! I created Lashes and Sashes to show you that pageantry isn’t just about crowns and gowns – it’s a springboard for opportunities you never thought possible.
I credit almost every blessing I have had in my life to pageants. Pageants are how I started my modeling career, my non-profit Teens Go Green, and my web design business Digit-Eli. It was through pageants I became a TEDx Speaker, had a TLC reality series, raised over $130K for Children’s Miracle Network, traveled the world, and so much more.
I created Lashes and Sashes with two main goals: 1) To hype women and girls up to reach dreams beyond their imagination like pageants did for me and 2) To destigmatize mainstream media’s idea of pageantry as being “outdated and antifeminist.”
the Lashes and Sashes podcast
If you believe beauty pageants are antifeminist, superficial, or outdated – we hope to prove you wrong!
If you believe beauty pageants are antifeminist, superficial, or outdated – we hope to prove you wrong!
Elizabeth Tran explores pageants as a launchpad to anything you set your mind to, and opportunities beyond any limiting beliefs. Her 21+ years of pageants changed her life, from speaking on the TEDx stage to dumpster diving on TLC.
Thank you Simone of @smariano_art for creating this cover! If you need illustrations that will not take your data and support local business, go to smarianoart.com
I am excited to have Sara Gaver on Lashes and Sashes!
Sara shares her journey through pageantry, being the first woman with a disability in her college, and building Wheel Life Connections. She's paved the way for so many programs to become more accessible, and through her platform shares the challenges and creative ways she handles independent living without home care.
Follow Sara on instagram.com/wheellifeconnections
Buy her paintings on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/wheellifeconnections/?etsrc=sdt
Will I still Compete in Pageants?
Mona Eagle’s Pageant Legacy
What’s Next After Pageants?
Lisa Opie Interview – From Pageants to Multiple Businesses
The Different Pageant Business Models
Why you should compete at Nation of States 2024 Pageant
Is Miss USA and Miss America the same thing?
