Beauty Queen Quotes

“Not a beauty queen. Not one of those. You know the ones. She was real.”
― Markus Zusak, Underdog

“Ben wasn’t sure when it had all started to go so wrong but it had definitely been the Lemon Puff’s fault. What a screw up. First she brains him in the head with a drawer, then she almost suffocates him, then she pins him to the floor, proving exactly what he knew already, this girl was no lightweight. Being dragged face down across the bank floor by his ankles was no picnic either.”
― Jane Cousins, Three For The Bank Job

“If you have a voice, use it.
If you have legs, stand up.
If you have feet, step up.
If you have eachother, fight together.”
― Janna Cachola

“Perfect may not always be pretty but excellence is always elegant.”
― Janna Cachola

“When and where there is repression, what a woman does when she gets dressed in the morning may be considered political. Wearing or not wearing a veil, disobeying laws that prohibit transgender dressing, or wearing a large Afro in an institution that seeks to diminish the formation of racial alliances are all actions that can serve as challenges to domination”
― Maxine Leeds Craig, Ain't I a Beauty Queen?: Black Women, Beauty, and the Politics of Race

“You are a woman.
You are the fire!
You are all conquering.
You are all powerful!

You are Supreme!
You were not born to be a mere beauty queen!!”
― Avijeet Das

“Be a character of excellence, not excuses”
― Janna Cachola

“Leaders are readers and learners are earners.”
― Janna Cachola

“Nina stood there, in all her former beauty queen pageant glory, tall and slim and panther-like. Nina's dark hair always seemed to capture whatever available light there was, and her skin, much to Ellie's annoyance, was flawless. Today she was wearing a black wraparound dress that accentuated every curve and parted in just the right place to show off the best part of her legs.”
― Amy S. Foster, When Autumn Leaves

“But her relationship with food was all about being Carmen of Seville. It was her truth, her statement to the world. And she didn't care if she had to use her beauty queen smarts to get people too take a bite- because once they had a taste of her flavors, of the garlic and olive oil and pinches of smoked paprika, pimentón,they would know. Carmen Vega wasn't just another pretty face. She was an artist.”
― Kate Jacobs, Comfort Food

“Crowns are not just for the head. It is for the shoulders. When you become a queen it is about shouldering the responsibility to innovate leadership so we can impel others to use their influence, vision and talents.”
― Janna Cachola

“Recapping the water he turned on the sofa to face her, his eyes reflexively dropping to her chest where he knew the key was hidden. Thank God the dress was high necked, otherwise he would be outright eyeing her cleavage.
“Thinking of going in?” She questioned, amusement dancing in those clear eyes.”
― Jane Cousins, Three For The Bank Job

“Always wear an internal crown and have a queendom mindset. A queen is a leader and role model.”
― Janna Cachola

“Our hearts have energies and our actions carry out that aura. What energy and aura do you want to send to others?”
― Janna Cachola

“Being a pageant queen has always been a strength for me. It has taught me

-How to strategise and prepare for challenges.
-How to handle those challenges with poise and with a smile.
-How to communicate, advocate and lead others to and for a common goal.”
― Janna Cachola

“The point being, everyone knows a celebratory redemption story, one where the person in question overcomes adversity and becomes the main character in an undeniably remarkable turnaround story.
But there's nothing but ridicule for the ones who never turn things around.
Like the socialite whose ex-husband was arrested on a money laundering charge and is now an outcast among her former upscale circle. Or the father who abandoned everything for his mistress and now lives an isolated existence in a run-down apartment with no mistress, ex-wife, or kids. Or the bank executive who embezzled money and lost it all only to wind up living under a forty-second street bridge with his close friend Jack Daniels. Or the beauty queen who fell victim to a botched facelift and now curses her existence behind two-inch thick, closed miniblinds.
No one celebrates the fallen and discarded because no one wants to admit it could happen to them. But we're all just one misstep away from living an upside-down life while the rest of the world points out all the ways we deserve it.”
― Amy Matayo, They Call Her Dirty Sally