crowned king of elegance queens shares secrets to his success - KTRK-tv

BELLAIRE, TX --

Texas has lengthy been called a splendor competition powerhouse. at the back of so lots of Texas' elegance queens is the king of festival coaches.

Meet J.J. Smith, Houston's different successful J.J.

His upbringing in Dickinson, Texas was a miles cry from the glitz and glamour of pageantry.

"If someone told me again in those days you are likely to grow up and be a famous festival instruct, i'd have shook my head and spoke of you deserve to verify your crystal ball once again," noted Smith.

He has been teaching pageants contestants and grooming winners for years.

"You cannot accept defeat," observed Smith of the championship perspective he instills within the young ladies that work with him. "if you do, you will acquire it. i'm a large believer in accepting positivity and bringing that in."

His secret to the crown? Nailing the interview.

For $one hundred an hour, Smith's secrets to success will also be yours. He operates out of his Bellaire dressmaker costume resale and consignment shop suppose Twice Fashions.

"The one aspect I basically be aware of is being your self," stated Smith. "there is an historic asserting, 'Be a first class edition of yourself and not a second expense edition of somebody else.'"

pageant popularity has had its highs and lows. Now, Smith says the beauty queen scene is crimson-hot, with younger ladies from a extra different history taking interest in pageantry.

"or not it's a great deal extra multi-cultural, multi-racial and that is the reason a very good element," Smith noted.

His scrapbook of elegance queens covers loads of runways, from native winners to state, countrywide and overseas title holders. That success has made his identify and pedigree of winners so recognizable, it attracted young rivals like Hannah Johan nes. The Lamar high school and Texas Christian school graduate, Johannes is a former leave out Houston Teen looking for her first state crown while getting ready for law college this coming fall.

"i thought he was an awesome person, very pleasing," mentioned Johannes. "I couldn't get enough of him."

like the mark of an artist, Johannes can prefer a Smith girl out of any lineup.

"They be aware of a way to reply questions so eloquently and be the best of themselves and that i suppose it is what he had achieved for the Texas festival," Johannes mentioned.

Smiths's coaching assistance go past these vying for a title. He has coached Texans football cheerleader candidates for the interview element of their tryouts in addition to businessmen and girls working their approach up the company ladder.

whereas it's good to win, for Smith, becoming a winner does not all the time imply taking domestic a sparkling crown.

"The actual factor is that you should do a nything that makes you a stand out in preference to mix in," observed Smith.

4 of his clients, together with two from as far away as Massachusetts and Hawaii, will compete in June on the leave out u . s . festival. Smith is presently engaged on a development take care of Lionsgate tv for a truth display with the working title of "Queen-Maker," taking viewers interior the becoming pageant company.