
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.
Interview with Miss Voluptuous UK 2020 Finalist Anthi Giannopoulou
So firstly thank you for agreeing to the interview. It’s great to learn about everyone’s journeys and platforms so let’s get started !...
Interview with Kimberly Porter who is a Miss Voluptuous 2020 Finalist
So firstly can you tell us why what made you decide to enter the world of pageants ? I went to couple of Scarlett and Jo events, met some...
Interview with Pure International Miss Scotland – Abby Louise Roberts
Firstly thank you for agreeing to the interview ! Let’s start with what made you enter pageants in the first place ? I went along with a...
Interview with Great British Beauty 2019-2020 – Dianne Gibbons
Firstly thank you for agreeing to the interview with me. So Dianne what’s the reason you decided to enter pageants ? My reason for...
Interview with Ms Middlesex Galaxy – Jessica Barclay
What made you enter pageants ? To start with it was simply a tick box exercise to stick on my personal trainer profile. But after I watch...
Interview with Miss Teen Global Darling Jasmine Pearce
Today I’ve interviewed Jasmine who is a finalist in Miss Teen Global Darling. What made you enter pageants ? During my last year of high...
Interview with Young European International Ms – Hannah Travers
Photo by Ant Bradshaw Thank you so much Hannah for letting me interview you ! This is my first interview where I’m interviewing someone...
Pageant Appearances ! What’s more important an appearance for your charity/platform or attending a p
Some of my favourite appearances ! So during lockdown physical appearances have stopped so I’ve been doing more online appearances than...
Lockdown Week 4 by Ms Diamond South Yorkshire 2020
So another week in lock down by the looks of this as they are not giving another update regarding this until Thursday ! Today I am...
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...
Lockdown Week 3 by Ms Diamond South Yorkshire 2020
So I decided to do a 10 day fact about my pageant platform, for those that don’t know my platform is cancer awareness and end of life...
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...
Lockdown Week 2 By Ms Diamond South Yorkshire 2020
So following on from my pageant activities in lockdown week 1 here’s what I got up into lockdown week 2 !! This was my first online...



















