Podcast
Ep. 008 - Winning with Persistence with Morgan Romano, Miss USA 2022
Morgan Romano assumed the title of Miss USA 2022. Originally from Upstate New York, this former competitive dancer, engineer and now, model has always been persistent in the pursuit of her dreams. On this episode of Positioned To Win, Morgan joins Jada to talk about having a winning mindset and becoming Miss USA full time.
Ep. 007 - Winning & Working Out with Desi Williams
Delesia Watson is luxury brand copywriter, keynote speaker, blogger, YouTuber and woman of faith! She is no stranger to pageantry and has had her fair share of successful finishes! On this episode of Positioned To Win, Delesia shares how faith has and continues to direct her path. She gives us insight into the true wins that are the result of lessons learned during her time in pageantry.
Ep. 006 - Winning & Working Out with Desi Williams
Desi Williams is a physical therapist, Survivor competitor, fitness and travel enthusiast, author, former Miss Virginia 2013 and former Miss Virginia USA 2016. On this episode of Positioned To Win, Desiree joins Jada to talk about how her time in pageants landed her unique reality television opportunities, how Black womens’ relationship with fitness has evolved and she shares a few adventurous things left on her bucket list.
Ep. 005 - Winning Beyond the Crown with Annika Wooton
Annika Wooton, Miss Kansas 2019 and 2020, joins Jada Samuel on Positioned To Win to discuss how years of competing at her state pageant prepared her for a whirlwind of a reign, the transferable life skills that she now teaches young women to hone in on as a coach and how competing led her to create a life coaching platform to help women and girls figure out how navigate life beyond the crown.
Ep. 004 - Winning When It's Over with Breana Turner
On this episode of Positioned To Win, Jada is joined by Breana Turner, a PhD candidate, women’s health advocate and speaker. They discuss how their friendship started in the DMs, using your time as a titleholder as a launching pad for your goals and how to continue winning when it’s over.
Ep. 003 - Winning When It All Connects with Andolyn Medina
Andolyn Media is a clinical psychology doctoral candidate, Naval officer and former Miss District of Columbia 2021 and Miss Virginia’s Outstanding Teen 2012. On this episode of Positioned To Win, Andolyn joins Jada to talk about the transition from Teen to Miss, how she took advantage of scholarships, mental health and the many ways in which her life outside of pageantry has been impacted by her time competing.
Ep. 002: Winning, Worthiness & “What’s Next?!” with Meera Bhonslé
Meera Bhonslé, Miss South Carolina USA 2022, joins Jada Samuel on Positioned To Win to share how faith powered her through several years of competition, comparison during her time as a state titleholder and her current season of figuring out what’s next in her journey.
Ep. 001: Winning with Positioned To Win!
In this Episode, Jada shares details about the Positioned To Win community, blog and podcast. She shares her pageant origin story and talks about the relevance and importance of pageantry in today’s society and why she’s choosing to intentionally elevate the voices of Black and Brown in this space. Girls and women of all backgrounds and from various pageant systems like Miss Universe/Miss USA, Miss America and beyond will join her on the vodcast. You, too, can be connected to the resources and tools that you may need to thrive!
