Beauty, Service, and Skill: The competition to be Miss Maryland
PAGEANT WEEK, AND THERE’S A LOT MORE THAN GLITZ AND GLAM WHEN IT COMES TO THESE BEAUTY COMPETITIONS. JOINING US NOW WITH MORE IS MISS ROCKVILLE ON A GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I LOVE THE CROWN. WE’RE GOING TO BORROW THAT. WELL, YOU’RE COMPETING FOR MISS MARYLAND. SO TELL US WHAT’S ALL INVOLVED WITH THIS COMPETITION? BECAUSE IT’S A LOT. YES. SO MUCH PREP. I’VE BEEN DOING SO MUCH INTERVIEW PREP, SO INTERVIEWS, USUALLY TEN MINUTES, BUT ALSO WALKING PREP TALENT. MY TALENT IS SINGING. SO A LOT OF VOCAL COACHING, A LOT OF MEMORIZATION WHEN IT COMES TO CURRENT EVENTS AND STUDYING. BUT I LOVE PREP AND LOOK. THERE’S ALSO A COMMUNITY SERVICE COMPONENT TO THIS. SO WHAT’S YOUR INITIATIVE? MY INITIATIVE IS THE EIGHT INITIATIVE, SO IT’S EMPOWERING IMMIGRANT GIRLS THROUGH HELP TOGETHER. SO I GO INTO SCHOOLS AND TEACH THEM HOW TO TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR HEALTH, ESPECIALLY DESTIGMATIZING MENTAL HEALTH IN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. WHAT KIND OF GOT YOU INTO THAT? LIKE WHAT MADE THAT BE YOUR CHOICE? MY OWN HEALTH EXPERIENCE, ESPECIALLY BEING FIRST GENERATION. MY PARENTS IMMIGRATED HERE FROM SENEGAL. SENEGAL AND MY OWN EXPERIENCE HAVING MENTAL HEALTH, NOT BEING SEEN AS IMPORTANT MADE ME ADVOCATE FOR THIS BEING AN INITIATIVE FOR OTHER YOUNG GIRLS AND OTHER YOUNG BOYS IN MARYLAND. I LOVE THAT YOU’RE BRINGING YOUR PERSONAL EXPERIENCE TO THE TABLE, SO IT’S SOMETHING THAT YOU’RE PASSIONATE ABOUT AND SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN REALLY PUSH FORWARD THAT’S IMPORTANT TO YOU. WHAT GOT YOU INVOLVED IN PAGEANTS IN THE FIRST PLACE? BECAUSE YOU SAY SOME PEOPLE START REALLY TINY KIDS. IF THAT WASN’T YOUR STORY. YES. I ACTUALLY STARTED MY SENIOR YEAR OF COLLEGE, WHICH I FEEL LIKE IS LIKE REALLY LATE, BUT I STARTED IT OFF, ESPECIALLY WITH MY FRIEND COURTNEY GORGEOUS, WHO STARTED OFF WITH MISS SOUTHERN MARYLAND, AND SHE TOLD ME ABOUT THE SCHOLARSHIPS THAT THE MISS AMERICA OPPORTUNITY HAD TO OFFER, AND SHE COACHED ME THROUGH MY FIRST PAGEANT. AND WITH THAT, I HAVE CAUGHT THE PAGEANT BUG, AS THEY SAY, AND I’VE NEVER LEFT. OH, I GOT TO LOVE THAT SO MUCH. SO YOU’RE DOING THESE PAGEANTS. YOU’RE MISS ROCKVILLE NOW. YOU’RE GOING TO BE COMPETING. WHEN IS THE COMPETITION? WHAT’S ALL GOING TO BE INVOLVED? WHERE IS IT ALL THAT? YES. SO IT’S THE WEEK OF JUNE 16TH. IT’S GOING TO BE IN HAGERSTOWN, MARYLAND. AND WITH THAT, THERE’S GOING TO BE SO MANY WOMEN FROM ALL ACROSS THE STATE WITH THEIR OWN INITIATIVES, WITH THEIR OWN TALENTS VYING FOR THE CROWN. AND I AM SO EXCITED TO MEET THESE YOUNG WOMEN AND TO HEAR ABOUT THEIR STORIES AS WELL. YEAH, WELL, GOOD LUCK O
Beauty, Service, and Skill: The competition to be Miss Maryland
Updated: 10:39 AM EDT Apr 14, 2025
National Pageant Week is coming to a close, but Miss Rockville Anne Dieme graces the newsroom to discuss the Miss Maryland Pageant coming this June.
National Pageant Week is coming to a close, but Miss Rockville Anne Dieme graces the newsroom to discuss the Miss Maryland Pageant coming this June.
