In its early stages, Miss America was mostly about physical beauty. Today, pageants have placed more emphasis on interviewing skills, social platform and inclusiveness.

Shavana Clarke is the first openly queer and lesbian woman to win Miss Connecticut USA. She shares her pageant journey and her mental health experience through her personal blog.

We also hear from Sally-Ann Fawcett, one of the judges in the first ever Miss AI Beauty Pageant. It’s a competition where teams from around the world digitally create the contestants.



GUESTS:


Shavana Clarke: 2024 Miss Connecticut USA.


Sally-Ann Fawcett:Miss AI Pageant judge. Head judge, Miss Great Britain.

In its early stages, Miss America was mostly about physical beauty. Today, pageants have placed more emphasis on interviewing skills, social platform and inclusiveness.
Shavana Clarke is the first openly queer and lesbian woman to win <a href="https://www.missconnecticutusa.com/">Miss Connecticut USA</a>. She shares her pageant journey and her mental health experience through her <a href="https://yourmentalhealthbestie.substack.com/">personal blog</a>.
We also hear from Sally-Ann Fawcett, one of the judges in the first ever <a href="https://www.waicas.com/">Miss AI Beauty Pageant</a>. It’s a competition where teams from around the world digitally create the contestants.
 
GUESTS:
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Shavana Clarke: 2024 Miss Connecticut USA.
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Sally-Ann Fawcett: <a href="https://www.waicas.com/">Miss AI Pageant</a> judge. Head judge, Miss Great Britain.
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Disruptions are all around us. Some spark joy and possibility. Others move us to take action and re-evaluate our world. Every week on Disrupted, host and political scientist Khalilah Brown-Dean unpacks how big and small disruptions are shaping our lives.

From technology, economics, education, and healthcare to navigating our way through a global pandemic, continued racial inequalities, geopolitical upheaval, and climate change. What can history teach us about the current moment? What can we learn as we prepare for the disruptions yet to come? Who are the people using their voice to reset, reenergize, and create change? What are we learning about ourselves and our society to help us move forward?

Disruptions are all around us. Some spark joy and possibility. Others move us to take action and re-evaluate our world. Every week on <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/disrupted">Disrupted</a>, host and political scientist <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/people/khalilah-brown-dean">Khalilah Brown-Dean</a> unpacks how big and small disruptions are shaping our lives.
From technology, economics, education, and healthcare to navigating our way through a global pandemic, continued racial inequalities, geopolitical upheaval, and climate change. What can history teach us about the current moment? What can we learn as we prepare for the disruptions yet to come? Who are the people using their voice to reset, reenergize, and create change? What are we learning about ourselves and our society to help us move forward?

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