Confessions of a Pageant King

Confessions of a Pageant King

Pageant coaching and a healthy dose of pageant tea with Adrian Kwan, Founder of The Pageant Project. Over the last decade, Adrian has interviewed over 300 pageant contestants from around the world and coached titleholders from every major pageant system including: Miss Universe, Miss USA, Miss America, and more. He is a qualified Tony Robbins life-coach, serial entrepreneur, and an Amazon Best-Selling Author. Adrian is currently based in Sydney, Australia. www.thepageantproject.com

Episodes

August 20, 2025 80 mins

Each week, I share no-fluff pageant coaching that helps you win. Both on stage and off. After coaching titleholders in Miss Universe, Miss USA, and Miss America, and 350+ pageant interviews, this isn’t theory. It’s what works.

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👑 About Sophia

Sophia Sargent—sometimes known simply as Sophie—is a dynamic media personality and model who currently holds the title of Miss New Hampshire Volunteer 2026...

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Each week, I share no-fluff pageant coaching that helps you win. Both on stage and off. After coaching titleholders in Miss Universe, Miss USA, and Miss America, and 350+ pageant interviews, this isn’t theory. It’s what works.

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👑 About Brittney

Brittney Putman, Miss Ohio Volunteer 2026, is using her crown to confront one of the issues closest to her heart: substance abuse. Having witnessed its i...

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August 20, 2025 49 mins

Each week, I share no-fluff pageant coaching that helps you win. Both on stage and off. After coaching titleholders in Miss Universe, Miss USA, and Miss America, and 350+ pageant interviews, this isn’t theory. It’s what works.

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👑 About Chloe

Chloe Campbell is the newly crowned Miss Ohio Teen Volunteer 2026. A lifelong dancer with dreams of Broadway, she brings her passion for performance and ser...

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Each week, I share no-fluff pageant coaching that helps you win. Both on stage and off. After coaching titleholders in Miss Universe, Miss USA, and Miss America, and 350+ pageant interviews, this isn’t theory. It’s what works.

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👑 Looking for Test Readers!

My new book, The Beginner’s Guide to Pageantry, is ready — and I’m inviting a select group of readers to preview it, give feedback, and even h...

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August 14, 2025 84 mins

Each week, I share no-fluff pageant coaching that helps you win. Both on stage and off. After coaching titleholders in Miss Universe, Miss USA, and Miss America, and 350+ pageant interviews, this isn’t theory. It’s what works.

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👑 About Morgan

Morgan Murchland is a dedicated Firefighter/Paramedic and most recently Miss Ohio for America 2024. After surviving a suicide attempt, Morgan made it her p...

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Each week, I share no-fluff pageant coaching that helps you win. Both on stage and off. After coaching titleholders in Miss Universe, Miss USA, and Miss America, and 350+ pageant interviews, this isn’t theory. It’s what works.

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A couple of weeks ago—on my birthday, no less—I posted something I almost never do: my favourite Bible verses for pageantry.

It was a personal post, not meant to convince ...

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August 7, 2025 55 mins

Each week, I share no-fluff pageant coaching to help you win—on stage and off. After 300+ interviews and coaching titleholders in Miss Universe, Miss USA, and Miss America, this isn’t theory. It’s what works.

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👑 About Ava

Ava Cooper is a 20-year-old junior at Wofford College, where she is pursuing a degree in Biology with aspirations of becoming a Medical Laboratory Scientist. At Wofford, she is...

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August 5, 2025 34 mins

Each week, I share no-fluff pageant coaching to help you win—on stage and off. After 300+ interviews and coaching titleholders in Miss Universe, Miss USA, and Miss America, this isn’t theory. It’s what works.

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It takes five seconds—if that.

That’s all the time you get to make an impression when someone taps on your Instagram profile. It could be a judge. A director. A sponsor. A brand. Or even ju...

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August 5, 2025 98 mins

Each week, I share no-fluff pageant coaching to help you win—on stage and off. After 300+ interviews and coaching titleholders in Miss Universe, Miss USA, and Miss America, this isn’t theory. It’s what works.

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👑 About Morgan

Morgan Morgan (yes, really!) is an evidence-based, online fitness coach dedicated to helping clients build sustainable, lifestyle-friendly wellness plans. With a BA from Pen...

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August 2, 2025 96 mins

Each week, I share no-nonsense pageant coaching to help you win at pageants AND at life. With clients across Miss Universe, Miss USA, and Miss America, this isn’t theory—it’s what works.

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👑 About Hannah

Hailing from the coastal town of Mount Maunganui, New Zealand, Hannah Cross is a vibrant multidisciplinary creative with a heart for connection and community. A professional model, costume and fa...

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Each week, I share no-nonsense coaching tips to help you win at pageants AND at life. With clients across Miss Universe, Miss USA, and Miss America, this isn’t theory—it’s what works.

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Not every crown fits every queen.

So why do so many contestants sign up for a pageant before asking the most important question of all:

Is this the right system for me?

After conducting over 300 pageant interviews in...

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July 23, 2025 73 mins

Each week, I share no-fluff pageant coaching to help you lead, speak, and leave a legacy. With 300+ interviews and coaching across Miss Universe, Miss USA, and Miss America, this isn’t theory—it’s what works.

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👑 About Claudia

Claudia Michelle is the reigning Miss New York Volunteer and a seasoned titleholder, having earned over 15 crowns across local, state, national, and international pageant s...

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Each week, I share no-fluff pageant coaching to help you lead, speak, and leave a legacy. With 300+ interviews and coaching across Miss Universe, Miss USA, and Miss America, this isn’t theory—it’s what works.

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Let me start with this:

If you walked away from your last pageant feeling gutted, questioning everything, maybe even a little embarrassed—you're not broken. You're not weak. You're not dram...

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July 15, 2025 25 mins

Each week, I share no-fluff pageant coaching to help you lead, speak, and leave a legacy. With 300+ interviews and coaching across Miss Universe, Miss USA, and Miss America, this isn’t theory—it’s what works.

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This week, we’re discussing some of the most common — and costly — mistakes experienced competitors make. These aren’t beginner errors. In fact, most of them appear productive on the surfa...

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July 15, 2025 71 mins

Each week, I share no-fluff pageant coaching to help you lead, speak, and leave a legacy. With 300+ interviews and coaching across Miss Universe, Miss USA, and Miss America, this isn’t theory—it’s what works.

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👑 About Caroline

Caroline Jones is a woman in business, 4x author, TEDx speaker, and leadership/organizational coach based in Philadelphia, PA, USA. She was a pageant competitor and titleh...

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Each week, I share no-fluff pageant coaching to help you lead, speak, and leave a legacy. With 300+ interviews and coaching across Miss Universe, Miss USA, and Miss America, this isn’t theory—it’s what works.

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I started learning the violin at the age of two. Now I don’t know how much you know about Asian stereotypes when it comes to discipline and classical music, but suffice to say I didn’t get...

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July 8, 2025 72 mins

Each week, I share no-fluff pageant coaching to help you lead, speak, and leave a legacy. With 300+ interviews and coaching across Miss Universe, Miss USA, and Miss America, this isn’t theory—it’s what works.

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About Marisa

Marisa Brown, Miss Capital City Volunteer, will be competing for the title of Miss South Carolina Volunteer this July. She is a rising senior at the University of South Carolin...

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July 6, 2025 62 mins

Each week, I share no-fluff pageant coaching to help you lead, speak, and leave a legacy. With 300+ interviews and coaching across Miss Universe, Miss USA, and Miss America, this isn’t theory—it’s what works.

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About Leah

Leah Kennedy, Miss Midtown Volunteer, is a senior at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, where she is majoring in Agricultural Communications. Driven by a passion for leade...

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Each week, I share no-fluff pageant coaching to help you lead, speak, and leave a legacy. With 300+ interviews and coaching across Miss Universe, Miss USA, and Miss America, this isn’t theory—it’s what works.

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Pageant Coaching Conversations in Nashville

Earlier this month, I flew to Tennessee for the Miss Volunteer America pageant — but more importantly, to finally catch up in person with my fell...

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Each week, I share no-fluff pageant coaching to help you lead, speak, and leave a legacy. With 300+ interviews and coaching across Miss Universe, Miss USA, and Miss America, this isn’t theory—it’s what works.

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Writing This To You From Jackson Tennessee

When I told people I was flying halfway across the world to watch a pageant in Jackson, Tennessee, I got that look. You know the one. Equal parts ...

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