Workshops
If you are a contestant, interested in competing, or would like to learn more about any of these topics, we invite you to participate in our FREE workshop series! Our workshops are always open to anyone who wants to enhance their skills, looking for new opportunities, and for self-improvement. Best of all, they are always free and open to anyone to attend! Not only are the workshops a great place to meet new friends, but the North Dakota International directors Meg and Janelle will be available to answer any questions you have. Let us know if there are any additional topics you would like covered. If you are unable to attend a workshop or would like to learn more, you may also like to visit out our free online 21 Days to Pageant Ready program!
WORKSHOP #1
Hair - Makeup - Headshots - Wardrobe Sale
Location: TBD
Time: TBD (fall/winter)
Schedule your official pageant headshots with MaBelle Photography! Our sponsors at Spiced Up Locks will be styling hair and makeup for headshots, as well as offering hair and makeup lessons (by appointment only.) We will provide the education and knowledge you need to know to create your personal look for your brand and feel confident with your style. *Limited appointments available, reserve your spot and confirm pricing by emailing directors@ndinternationalpageants.org
30-Minute Mini Coaching Sessions with It’s Her Brand Coaching - Ashley Rae Klinger (by appointment only)
Also, if it's time to clean out your pageant wardrobe OR if you are looking for a few new things to add, we will be featuring a pageant resale and swap event! Bring any items that you would like to sell or donate to our pageant closet and be on the look-out for great steals and deals to add back into yours! We will have 100 dresses and tons of accessories available for sale at incredibly reasonable prices!
WORKSHOP #2
Platform Development - Interview Coaching - Mental Preparation - Paperwork - PreTeen Coaching
Location: TBD
Time: TBD (fall/winter)
Whether you are interviewing for a pageant, job offer, media, or college, these situations pop up for so many of us! There is a story in all of us we want to share during these times, and learning the skills to keep in your toolbox are definitely key. Instead of feeling anxiety and nerves when these opportunities come up, learn how to feel active and present in the conversation. We will talk about strategies that tell your story and what it takes to tell your story best! We will also talk about mental conditioning and how to stay focused and avoid psyching yourself out.
Also, if it's time to clean out your pageant wardrobe OR if you are looking for a few new things to add, we will be featuring a pageant resale and swap event! Bring any items that you would like to sell or donate to our pageant closet and be on the look-out for great steals and deals to add back into yours! We will have 100 dresses and tons of accessories available for sale at incredibly reasonable prices!
WORKSHOP #1
Hair - Makeup - Headshots - Wardrobe Sale
Location: TBD
Time: TBD (fall/winter)
Schedule your official pageant headshots with MaBelle Photography! Our sponsors at Spiced Up Locks will be styling hair and makeup for headshots, as well as offering hair and makeup lessons (by appointment only.) We will provide the education and knowledge you need to know to create your personal look for your brand and feel confident with your style. *Limited appointments available, reserve your spot and confirm pricing by emailing directors@ndinternationalpageants.org
30-Minute Mini Coaching Sessions with It’s Her Brand Coaching - Ashley Rae Klinger (by appointment only)
- Establishing My Brand: WHO/WHY
- Platform Development: WHAT/HOW
- :30 Platform Introduction
- Platform Sheet & Paperwork
- Social Media Accounts
- Interview Wardrobe (Private & On-Stage)
- Mock Interview
Also, if it's time to clean out your pageant wardrobe OR if you are looking for a few new things to add, we will be featuring a pageant resale and swap event! Bring any items that you would like to sell or donate to our pageant closet and be on the look-out for great steals and deals to add back into yours! We will have 100 dresses and tons of accessories available for sale at incredibly reasonable prices!
WORKSHOP #2
Platform Development - Interview Coaching - Mental Preparation - Paperwork - PreTeen Coaching
Location: TBD
Time: TBD (fall/winter)
Whether you are interviewing for a pageant, job offer, media, or college, these situations pop up for so many of us! There is a story in all of us we want to share during these times, and learning the skills to keep in your toolbox are definitely key. Instead of feeling anxiety and nerves when these opportunities come up, learn how to feel active and present in the conversation. We will talk about strategies that tell your story and what it takes to tell your story best! We will also talk about mental conditioning and how to stay focused and avoid psyching yourself out.
- We will be running a mock interview session to practice for the state pageant. Please bring a rough draft of your application and/or platform sheet to practice with. (Don't worry, if you don't have final paperwork ready, our mock judges will still be able to interview you!)
- Ashley Rae Klinger is a dynamic combination of personal and professional Development Coach and Motivational Speaker. As the owner of It’s Her Brand Coaching, she has dedicated the majority of her career to Personal Branding and has used her own personal and professional life experiences, as well as her spiritual journey and relationship with God, to create uniquely focused and inspiring programs, which she now shares with audiences all around the world in a variety of settings. Her signature ‘Her Brand Coaching Program’ is aimed at helping women AND young ladies of ALL ages be Purposeful, Intentional, and Engaged in their lives by helping them understand how to be proactive about cultivating ‘Her Brand’. As the former Mrs. North Dakota International 2016 and Mrs. Midwest International 2017, Ashley Rae has also created a signature Platform Development Program to assist you, the Pageant Contestant, in developing your Platform in a way that will help you represent that Platform appropriately and effectively and to the best of your abilities not just on pageant day but EVERY day!
- PreTeen Pageant Coach, Mary Lynn Swenson, will also be on hand to share her story and work one on one with all contestants in the pre-teen division. As a professional communications specialist, dance instructor/choreographer, and youth pageant coach, Mary prides herself in being an inspirational guide in the development of young women. Trained in dance, modeling, self-esteem development, and communications, Mary brings a positive energy to all that she does!
- Pageant Coach Carolina Reyes with the True Beauty Program will present a session on the importance of healthy mental preparation necessary for competition. Carolina also specializes in mental preparation and self-love. Contact Carolina for additional information regarding private sessions following the workshop. Read Carolina's complete description for this seminar here.
Also, if it's time to clean out your pageant wardrobe OR if you are looking for a few new things to add, we will be featuring a pageant resale and swap event! Bring any items that you would like to sell or donate to our pageant closet and be on the look-out for great steals and deals to add back into yours! We will have 100 dresses and tons of accessories available for sale at incredibly reasonable prices!