World Class Beauty Queens Magazine would like to welcome amazing Queen Shlanda Breeden HeartShine Queen Mrs California 2022.
Full name: Shlanda Breeden
Title/Year: HeartShine Queen Mrs California 2022
Pageant System: HeartShine
Age: 54
Education Level: high School Graduate/ currently in college pursuing my BA in business management
Zodiac sign: Aries
Hobbies: Crafting and playing with my 4 dogs Capone, Little Girl, Peanut and Little Boy
Platform: canine for cancer
Years competed: n/a
Countries visited: none
Likes: Dallas Cowboys
Dislikes: dishonest people
Status: recently divorced
World Class Beauty Queens Magazine: Please tell us about yourself.
I’m recently divorced I have my own pet party business called Kit Kat Poochie Parties I make some amazing treats I do Bundt cakes for dogs ,regular cakes with filling, party trays with dip, candy apples for dogs and ice cream.
World Class Beauty Queens Magazine: Please tell us about your education. I’m currently working on my BA in business management at Grand Canyon University
World Class Beauty Queens Magazine: What does women Empowerment means to you? People having the power to control their own lives.
World Class Beauty Queens Magazine: Tell us about your pageant history. This is my first pageant I am new in this field my first pageant is with HeartShine organization and I was crowned state queen Mrs. California in February of this year and this was before my divorce.
World Class Beauty Queens Magazine: What inspired you to do your first pageant? My friend Jessica McCall which is now Miss Black USA she inspired me to do my first pageant because of the unique things that I do already with my pet party business and doing a lot of charity work for animals and she thought this would be a great opportunity for me to use a platform a pageant platform to get the word out to more people and that’s what inspired me to do Pageant.
World Class Beauty Queens Magazine: Why did you choose to compete for your current title? I chose to compete with my current title with HeartShine organization is because HeartShine organization they focus on the inner beauty and not outer beauty it doesn’t matter what type of woman that you are as long as you’re genuine and down to earth and humble and appreciative and that’s what I love about this pageant and the women art in this organization are absolutely wonderful and they’re very unique.
World Class Beauty Queens Magazine: What makes your director different from others? My Director for the HeartShine organization is very personable and she has a open door policy and she’s always willing to take new ideas and she listens to the other queens if they have suggestions which is wonderful she also lets us help her as well into finding a Events and parades and she takes that into consideration even though she does have a busy schedule she always takes the time out to talk with us individually even though she’s very busy and that’s what I love about the HeartShine pageant system the Director she is wonderful and she also has us call her mama Dana which I think is awesome.
World Class Beauty Queens Magazine: What are you being judged on during the competition? When I competed with the HeartShine organization the interview was the biggest score of all throughout the whole pageant so I was judged on my interviewing and I was told by my Director that I was one of the contestants that scored the highest out of all the other contestants.
World Class Beauty Queens Magazine: Who would you recommend your system to? When I was competing in the pageant to get my current title I was really nervous but the other queens in the organization they were very welcoming and they were so nice to where I wasn’t nervous anymore they gave very good direction on what to do this pageant is perfect for first time contestants that’s never been in a pageant before and they were so perfect and very professional. When I’m out on events I recommend everyone to go to this pageant system HeartShine.
World Class Beauty Queens Magazine: Tell us about your platform or what cause do you volunteer for. My platform is canine for cancer is started when I had a bull mastiff named Dutch he was diagnosed with skin cancer and the first thing that I did was get a second job because putting him to sleep was not an option when I got out of my journey is that I can get the cancer medication at a cheaper rate by having a doctor send the prescription to an outside pharmacy and with my platform that’s what I do I inform people on a cheaper cost on how to better take care of their pet with cancer and then I came across with Miranda‘s people and she has this similar story as I do but she started an organization that helps financially with the cost if your dogs have cancer or need surgery and that’s what I educate to the people as well
World Class Beauty Queens Magazine: What appearances have you done with your title? I have attended doggy Dash with the SPCA I attended the animal fair at front Street shelter I attended safety Ville Halloween trick-or-treat the vampire ball the banana festival the great festival Fourth of July parade Easter breakfast with a club called the Kawana‘s car shows in Carmichael California radio interview with Don Reis there was a write up on me about Fox News.
World Class Beauty Queens Magazine: What are some of your achievements? Be entitled state queen Mrs. California partnering up with Canine for Cancer organization and Miranda‘s people starting my own business Kit Kat Poochie Parties.
World Class Beauty Queens Magazine: What makes you stand out from all those other beautiful girls? My personality and I’m very humble and appreciative with the things that I have and my love for animals and my pet party treats that I do.
World Class Beauty Queens Magazine: Tell us about the moment your name was called out as the winner. I was so happy and surprised and shocked and I cried tears of joy I never thought my dream could really come true as a Pageant Queen.
World Class Beauty Queens Magazine: What does it mean to you to be a Beauty Queen? What this means to me is that I’m a role model for young girls to let them know that all dreams can come true if you work hard at it.
World Class Beauty Queens Magazine: How did competing in pageants helped your life? My life hasn’t changed that much it’s still the same but I can’t say that I have met some amazing people at events.
World Class Beauty Queens Magazine: How did pageants helped your selfesteem and body image? My self-esteem I’ve always had great self-esteem I never had low self-esteem and I’ve always been confident in myself and I’ve always learned to love myself but it did change my body I was at one .160 pounds and now I’m 140 and I’m still working to my goal weight because I was recently diagnosed with type two diabetes so I had to lose the weight change my eating habits so that way I can have a better healthier life for myself .
World Class Beauty Queens Magazine: You are an inspiration to all the girls out there. How does it feel? It feels wonderful being an inspiration to young girls I always tell them that I’m an example that you can be whatever it is you want to be if you put your mind to it and don’t let anybody tell you different.
World Class Beauty Queens Magazine: What is your on stage strategy to win the judges over? Just being myself and being confident in what I say.
World Class Beauty Queens Magazine: How did you prepare for your competition? I studied the on stayed quiet on stage questions and my answers.
World Class Beauty Queens Magazine: What are your tips for learning better pageant walk? In my younger days I went to modeling school because I wanted to be a model and they showed me how to do the walks in the stands so that’s how I learned my walk.
World Class Beauty Queens Magazine: What are your tips for choosing right pageant dress? I usually choose what color is best towards my skin tone and how the dress fits with my body shape.
World Class Beauty Queens Magazine: What are your tips for winning interview? Being confident look the interviewer in their eyes when you’re answering their question.
World Class Beauty Queens Magazine: What is one mistake that you've done during competing you wish you could redo and fix it? I would like to redo the on stage question when I first started my pageant they asked me a question about the organization which bag that I wasn’t too familiar of and I should’ve studied more on their organization and what they were about.
World Class Beauty Queens Magazine: What other mistakes are made by girls during the contest? Their walk.
World Class Beauty Queens Magazine: Any modeling or acting experience? I went to John Casablancas modeling school and when I first graduated high school my first year of college at Saxity I took some acting classes that’s about it
World Class Beauty Queens Magazine: What are your plans for 2023 as a Queen? My plan is to run for nationals with a HeartShine organization or to run for Miss senior the international pageant next year.
World Class Beauty Queens Magazine: What kind of legacy do you want to leave behind? That I was a very caring person and had a love for animals and that I was always willing to help someone if I had the information on how to do it I would give them the information to help them grow.
Your Local Director: Danna barns Mack
Pageant website: HeartShine.net
Thank you to my sponsor Syracuse Image Photography World Class Beauty Queens Magazine would like to say thank you for this wonderful interview.
Shlanda Breeden HeartShine Queen Mrs California 2022, World Class Beauty Queens Magazine, Syracuse Image Photography,
Interview by Derek Tokarzewski
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