VIDEO: Erin Snow – Miss Alabama Teen USA 2016

As a senior at Gadsden City High School in Gadsden, Alabama, Erin Snow is actively involved in both her school and her community. She is Vice-President of Interact/Rotary Club, Secretary of HOSA (Health Occupation Students of America), Symphonic Band, BETA Club, DECA, Key Club, FCCLA and National Honor Society. Having been a dancer for 11 years, she is also Co-Captain of Gadsden City High School’s Danceline.

Erin’s dancing talents have garnered her the honor of being a ballet soloist with Downtown Dance Conservatory for the past four years. Some of her roles includes: Cinderella, White Queen in “Alice in Wonderland,” and most recently the Sugar Plum Fairy in “Nutcracker.” She has traveled with her ballet company to perform in Birmingham, AL, Atlanta, GA, New York City, NY, London, UK and Paris, France. Her favorite dance memory is performing in front of the Eiffel Tower.

Her family’s love for travel has taken her across the United States and she as visited 43 of the 50 states. She has also traveled to England, France, Turkey, Greece, and Kuwait. Erin loves to snow ski with her family, try out new recipes, workout at the gym with her best friend, and considers herself a professional lip singer to any Taylor Swift song.

She plans to pursue a college degree in Nursing and combine it with her love for travel to become a traveling nurse. Erin is the daughter of Marv and Ginger Snow. She has an older brother, Nathan, and a younger sister, Emily. (Bio and photo courtesy of RPM Productions)

Watch Erin's post-pageant interview below as the new Miss Alabama Teen USA 2016. Thanks to special correspondent Mary Margaret McCord! Video by Zac Grimaldo/PixelBroom Studios.

-Will the Pageant Guy
  

VIDEO: Miss Alabama USA 2016 – Crowning

This past weekend I had the opportunity to watch the beautiful ladies of Alabama compete for the coveted title of Miss Alabama USA 2016.

Winning this year’s Miss Alabama USA 2016 crown is Peyton Brown (Eufaula) and former Miss Alabama Teen USA 2012. Peyton will compete alongside 50 other young ladies from across the country for the title of Miss USA 2016. Watch Peyton’s crowning moment below!

Video by Zac Grimaldo/PixelBroom Studios. Photo by Miss Alabama USA/RPM Productions.

-Will the Pageant Guy
  

VIDEO: Miss Alabama Teen USA 2016 – Crowning

This past weekend I had the opportunity to watch the beautiful ladies of Alabama compete for the coveted title of Miss Alabama Teen USA 2016.

Winning this year’s Miss Alabama Teen USA 2016 crown is Erin Snow (Gadsden). Erin will compete alongside 50 other young ladies from across the country for the title of Miss Teen USA 2016. Watch Erin’s crowning moment below!

Video by Zac Grimaldo/PixelBroom Studios. Photo by Miss Alabama USA/RPM Productions.

-Will the Pageant Guy
  

VIDEO: Miss Texas USA 2016 – Crowning

This past weekend I had the opportunity to watch over 100 young ladies from across the Lone Star state compete for the coveted title of Miss Texas USA 2016.

Winning this year's Miss Texas USA 2016 crown is Daniella Rodriguez (Central Webb County) and former Miss Texas Teen USA 2013. Daniella becomes only the 6th woman to Texas history to hold both Miss Texas USA and Miss Texas Teen USA titles. Watch Daniella's crowning moment below!

Video by Zac Grimaldo/PixelBroom Studios. Photo by Miss Texas USA/The Crystal Group.

-Will the Pageant Guy
  

VIDEO: Katherine Haik – Miss Teen USA 2015

Katherine Haik is athletic, artistic and academic. Katherine loves playing sports; she has been playing softball for 11 years and basketball for eight years. Dance is also very important to Katherine, she has been dancing for 12 years and is on The Dancer's Edge competition team and her high school dance team.

Katherine was inspired by her grandmother to become an artist and pianist. She is in talented art at her high school and has been playing the piano for five years. Since Katherine began modeling she has participated in New Orleans Fashion Week for four seasons, modeled for Sherri Hill, was featured in an editorial in Scene Magazine and has done print work for many designers.

Although Katherine is very involved in a variety of activities, academics always come first. She has maintained a 4.0 GPA and is very involved in Beta Club. Throughout this year she has gained a passion for working with children who have special needs by working with many organizations. (Bio and photo by Miss Universe Organization)

Special thanks to Nia Sanchez for the interview and Zac Grimaldo for video.

-Will the Pageant Guy

   

VIDEO: Miss Teen USA 2015 Contestants in Baton Rouge

Last month during the Miss USA 2015 pageant, I had the amazing opportunity to spend 5 days, capturing on photos and video, all of the Miss Teen USA 2015 contestants during their visit to Baton Rouge.

From spending time at the Childrens’ Hospital, to enjoying Louisiana’s finest food at a crawfish boil — and all of the amazing events in between — the Miss Teen USA 2015 contestants truly had an incredible weekend together building new friendships before competing at the Miss Teen USA 2015 pageant on August 22nd.

Many thanks to the Miss Universe Organization for allowing us to document these great moments on video, to Blair Bongiovanni for organizing a hospitable and fun-filled week, Zac Grimaldo for his talented video production, every sponsor that participated throughout the week, and to all of the Miss Teen USA 2015  contestants for making the Miss USA 2015 weekend an unforgettable one!

Here’s a short film of the Miss Teen USA 2015 contestants at Miss USA 2015 in Baton Rouge. Enjoy!

-Will the Pageant Guy