Brandi Pope

I competed for the 2012 title.

Never in a million years thought that I would ever grace a pageant stage.

It was not on my radar, but it was on God's radar, and that's how I ended up on that stage.

so my faith is who i am it is infused in everything that i do i always say if if you don't want to hear about jesus then don't have a conversation with me because it's just it's in me so it has to come out of me in some way i have brought that to every space every video everything that i do even if i'm not

putting that as the forefront of that particular video, that light still shines through me.

And God has used that to draw an audience that I can really reach so much further than just for beauty.

I think through my interview, I would just say...

I think they're going to be able to learn a little bit about my entire life from my upbringing to how I got into pageantry and how that led me into the online space and how I've been able to grow and become successful in the beauty and faith space online.

It's a crazy journey.

It would take me a while to tell you about all of the ins and outs, but I'll keep it short.

I always say, short story long.

But essentially, my husband is the one that encouraged me to compete for the title of Mrs. Virginia America.

Back in 2011, I competed for the 2012 title.

Never in a million years thought that I would ever grace a pageant stage.

It was not on my radar, but it was on God's radar.

And that's how I ended up on that stage.

Won't he do it?

And man, not only did I win that first pageant, but that led me on an entire journey.

pageant journey of directing.

And then 10 years later, I ended up on another pageant stage, Mrs. United States.