
Crowns and Sashes
Your Go-To Source for all things Pageant
We are all told, “live your life to the fullest”; I am here to do just that. Crowns and Sashes serves as a vessel to project my passions, and clue in my loyal readers as to what inspires me in this crazy world. So, sit back, relax, and read on to learn about pageantry from across the world.
Movember Awareness Campaign
Today marks the end of Movember. Movember is an annual event involving the growing of moustaches during the month of November to raise...
Becoming Qualified in my Pageant Platform
So once the first lockdown ended and we had some normality I stopped posting on my blog as it was just a lockdown project but I think I...
Behind the writer
So during the course of my interviews with fellow queens one of them suggested I do a behind the writer piece for my blog. I normally...
Odd things about pageants you didn’t know !
So today I had a podcast interview and one of the questions I had to answer was “What’s the most unique or odd thing about pageantry that...
Black Lives Matter
So I haven’t spoken up about the awful killing of George Floyd sparking the protests and blackout of social media promoting...
Are you a Beauty Queen or a Pageant Queen ?
Women that compete in pageants get labelled a beauty queen or a pageant queen in the Media. Both titles are applicable but in the pageant...
Beauty Queen in Lockdown turns pageant writer
So as you all know the U.K. went into lockdown due to COVID19, 9 weeks ago. Which put at end to pageant appearances. So what could do we...
Why am I interviewing fellow pageant queens during lockdown ?
Yesterday I was asked what’s the inspiration behind my lockdown blog and interviewing fellow beauty queens, so I thought I would write a...
Pageant Press and to gain exposure ? By Ms Diamond South Yorkshire
So yesterday I got a message from a fellow pageant queen saying she was in awe of how much press coverage I get for my pageant system and...
Why are pageants empowering ? By Ms Diamond South Yorkshire 2020
So this is a topic that comes up a lot from pageant outsiders and by outsiders I mean people that don’t compete or know anyone that does...
How covid 19 affects end of life care ? By Ms Diamond South Yorkshire 2020
So while I have been doing my 10 days of facts for my pageant platform ( which is cancer awareness and end of life care) the facts I have...
Pageant check list !!
So it’s that time and your ready to go to the final to win your dream pageant title ! You’ve made your list and checked it twice, but you...
How to stay motivated during your regional reign by Ms Diamond South Yorkshire 2020
So we all know that pageants have come to a stand still but even without the lock down how do you stay motivated ? By that I mean...
Will pageants be a thing of the past once this pandemic has ended ? By Ms Diamond South Yorkshire 20
So I actually saw a post from the pageant planet about this topic. And it really got me thinking about pageants post pandemic forever now...
Why I chose my platform of cancer awareness and end of life care by Ms Diamond South Yorkshire 2020
So choosing my platform was quite easy for me. As long as I can remember cancer has always played a huge part in my life. I have lost two...
Why I chose the Ms Diamond U.K. System by Ms Diamond South Yorkshire 2020
So around this time last year I decided to come back into pageant land and take part in the Ms Diamond U.K. system. This was having a...













