Vanessa King

Experience

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  Ohio American Royal Miss Pageants

  Dec 2009 - now

  State Director

  As the State Director of the Ohio American Royal Miss Pageant, I am responsible for the day-to-day operations. My responsibilities include event planning, production of the pageant show, recruitment of contestants and sponsors, contract negotiations, all marketing and advertising duties, website design and maintenance and more.Based in Columbus, OH, the Ohio American Royal Miss Pageant is a state preliminary for the American Royal Miss Pageant, which is based in Mobile, AL. In addition to organizing and planning of the state pageant competition each year, I also hold several local competitions in various cities throughout Ohio. The pageant is open to girls and women of all ages who reside in Ohio and the surrounding states of Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Michigan and West Virginia. We offer both an Official Queen/King and a Beauty title in each of our age divisions.https://queennefertiti.wixsite.com/OHmericanRoyalMiss Show less

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  Queen Nefertiti Productions Inc

  Dec 2010 - now

  Founder and Board President

  Queen Nefertiti Productions Inc, based in Columbus, OH, produces several pageant competitions on the state, national and international levels. We began as an LLC in 2010 and are now a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. The focus of the pageants is giving back to the community and providing scholarships for our winners. We also produce other events including hair stylist competitions, fashion shows, fundraisers and more! In her position with this company, Vanessa works out of the office located in Columbus, OH , where she oversees the day-to-day-operations, including recruitment of contestants, sponsors and volunteers and sponsors, advertising, website creation and administration, negotiating contracts, pageant production and more! Queen Nefertiti Productions is proud to be a Certifying Agency for the Presidential Volunteer Service Award.The pageants we currently produce are Ubuntu Pageants International, Miss Black Ohio USA Scholarship Pageant (Miss Black Ohio USA), Ms. Ohio Senior America Pageant, Ohio American Women of Service Pageant and Ohio American Young Women of Service Pageants, Teen Universe Ohio Pageant, Hope Journey USA and Canada Pageants and the Ohio American Royal Miss Pageant. Show less

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  Ubuntu Pageants International

  Oct 2011 - now

  Founder, Owner & Executive Director

  Ubuntu Pageants International is a pageant that celebrates Ethnic Heritage around the world that focuses on community service. The pageant is open to both females and males ages 13 and up of all marital statuses and sizes. Delegates may represent their current country of residence or any country of heritage.We also offer our Batebe Princess and Ade Prince program for children ages 2-12; no competing required for children. Children are paired with a teen or adult delegate as their mentor and have an opportunity to participate in events, including the international pageant competition.Our goal is to instill selflessness in each participant, to be kind to others and to work together to achieve a common goal. The pageant donates to a charity each year and each delegate, Princess and Prince has an opportunity to earn money for themselves and their favorite charity!https://queennefertiti.wixsite.com/UbuntuPageantsIntl Show less

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  Hope Pageants International

  Oct 2014 - now

  USA and Canada Director

  I am proud to announce that I am the Director for Hope Pageants USA and Canada! We soon begin our search for delegates to compete in the Hope Pageants USA and Canada competitions. HOPE PAGEANTS is a Christian-based pageant that is all about values, character and community involvement. We are looking for children and women with a passion to become positive role models in their communities. Delegates will compete for their state titles for the USA and Provincial titles for Canada and for the opportunity to participate in our international pageant in Cape Town, South Africa! All winners will participate in the Hope Pageants International outreach projects while in Cape Town; teens and up will also compete for international titles and Preteens will also be presented with Ambassador Sashes.CATEGORIES: Mr. Pre-Teen Hope (9-13), Miss Pre-Teen Hope (9-13), Miss Teen and Mr. Teen Hope (14 -18), Miss Hope (19 -26, single), Ms. and Mr. Hpe (27 and up, any marital status) and Elite Ms. And Elite Mr. Hop (age 35 and up) . Married ladies ages 19-26 may choose if they want to compete in the Miss or the Ms. category.HOPE PAGEANTS INTERNATIONAL....helping teens and women find their own callings AND motivating them to become part of the solution of critical issues around the world! Show less

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  Equipped by Vanessa

  May 2016 - now

  Safety Educator

  I enjoy educating, equipping and empowering people to be safe from the inside out.www.equippedbyvanessa.com

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  Self-employed

  Sept 2020 - now

  Wedding Officiant

  I am the Founder & Owner of Queen Nefertiti Productions LLC nd company that produces beauty pageant competitions. I'm also an ordained minister offering my services as a wedding officiant.

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  Junior League of Columbus, Inc.

  Jul 2021 - now

  Member
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  Miss Black Ohio USA Scholarship Pageant

  Mar 2022 - now

  State Director

  I currently serve as the Director of the Miss Black Ohio USA Scholarship Pageant, an official state prelimanry competition for Miss Black USA, the premier pageant for women of color. Our pageant groups consists of 3 competitions...Miss Black Ohio USA, Miss Black Ohio USA Talented Teen and Ms. Black Ohio USA.

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  Universal Teen Ohio Pageant

  Feb 2023 - Feb 2024

  State Director

  As the State Director, I am responsible for overseeing all pageant operations and producing the pageant competition. Our pageant consists of Universal Teen Ohio and Universal Preteen Ohio and is open to young ladies ages 10-19 who live in Ohio. The pageant focuses on modeling, with our national pageant based in Texas.

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  Urban Retreat Official

  Feb 2024 - now

  Independent Consultant