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Surprising Miss America 2023 Recap: Admiring the Year from Afar

One of my favorite things during Miss America week is seeing all the supportive posts on social media hyping up our girl with...

If you were born in the last five decades, you hopefully remember the movie “MEAN GIRLS,” the classic where we follow Regina George as...

Before we get started, I want to say that I started writing this blog after several conversations with Formers (Forevers) where I was...

When I started competing, it was just assumed that you were coached by the local director who you happened to win a title for. You worked...

Beyond the Crown FAQ Man, oh man, has this been a long time coming! Honestly, I was really nervous to take this leap of faith and launch...

Catch Up With Annika

Most of the women who have worn the crown will tell you that there are far more instances that we have "lost" than we have "won". If you...

Yep, you read that right. I don't want your only goal to be "to win". Sure, that can be one of your goals going into your competition,...

Okay so this isn’t a Dear Annie column, but a real-life question I commonly get asked and I want to point anyone who’s ever thought about...

When I first started competing in pageants, I had no idea what my “why” was. It’s funny because I think everyone expects there to be...

Sports and fitness are 100% foreign to me, I’ll just be straight up honest. I come from the theater world, performing arts, so I was...

In this week’s blog, I get to brag on my home state a little bit and tell you why I decided to make the move to Wichita. As you’ve read...

The first time I went to therapy, I was 16, in the middle of my parent’s divorce, and it was a one-time encounter that didn’t sit well...

Ahhh motivation. Where is it? How do we get a piece? It’s so hard to find sometimes, isn’t it? It’s no different in pageantry because you...

Ok, so I get these kinds of questions a lot. “Annika, what do you do to get ready for Miss Kansas? Is it hard? Do you workout 10 hours a...

I have been competing in pageants for over a decade of my life. When I was 14, someone in my community helped out with a local pageant...

Why you do something is just as important as HOW or WHAT you do. That’s always been my belief. It’s the fuel that goes behind everything....

Hey everyone, welcome to my blog! For those of you who stumbled upon my page, thanks for being here! I’m Annika (like Hanukkah without...