Welcome to SevenFG, tell us about yourself.
Hello all, I’m Katrina Beasley, and I believe my purpose is to help people develop beyond their potential. As the youngest of four from a family in Chicago, I’m proud to represent the Westside! I’m an alumnus of Whitney Young Magnet High School in Chicago (Go Dolphins!), Illinois State University (B.S. in English, Go Redbirds!), and Capella University (MBA in IT Management). I’ve worked for a Fortune 50 corporation for 20 years and I’m a wife, a mother, a pageant queen, and a businesswoman among other things. I’m a busy woman!
I consider myself to be an underestimated woman of many talents. I use my transferrable skills from my career to build upon my passion for helping others. I believe in building in silence and creating flexible plans to complete goals. I’m also a praying woman! My favorite bible is Proverbs 4:5 – 6 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not to your own understanding. Submit to him and all your ways and he’ll make your path straight.”… Amen!!!
How did you get into pageantry?
When I was little pamphlets were always sent to our house about being in a pageant. At the time, that wasn’t part of the family budget. Fast forward to 2009 and I went to my first plus-size pageant near Chicago. After moving to Texas and getting my braces off I realized that I could be in pageants, it’s in my budget now. Honestly, I was living a childhood dream and having fun. Over my years in pageantry, I’ve grown to truly appreciate so many aspects of it. From being of service to others to enhancing my skills in public speaking, to truly being able to mentor young women through different organizations and just able to connect with great genuine people.
You are the reigning Mrs. Texas All World Beauties, tell us about your pageant system and platform.
As Mrs. Texas All World Beauties 2024, my platform is Empowerment Through the Pillars. The business I created 7 Figure Girls (7FG) and All World Beauties (AWB) consist of pillars. 7FG has the pillars of faith, finance, growth, goals, glow-up, glamour, and generosity. AWB has the pillars of service, empowerment, and inner beauty. One thing I adore about AWB is it’s not a beauty pageant where you have to be a certain size or socioeconomic ranking. You have to be a genuine person that has a passion for being of service to others as you empower them and your inner beauty, your character will show in all that you do. My platform Empowerment through the Pillars allows me to speak on both 7FG which is focused on mentoring as I embody the pillars of AWB during my reign as a state queen.
What have been your appearances/speaking/volunteering opportunities during your reign this year?
I’ve enjoyed the opportunities to be a featured panelist in Chicago at the Curvy Girls Takeover in September 2023, in which I spoke on pageantry and having a media company.
In December, I was blessed to be featured in Today’s Purpose Woman as a Woman to Watch in 2024.
In February, my company was the sponsor of The Bold & Confident Fashion Show in which I appeared with my sister queen Ms. Texas All World Beauties Tanesha Townsend.
In March of 2024, I served as a panelist speaker with the Women’s Level Up Network at a global virtual conference speaking on “Elevating to Greatness with 7 Foundational Skills” and the 5th Women Making Herstory BossUp & Brunch with Stand4Sisterhood organization.
I volunteered with 202Love here in Richardson in June working with teenaged young women giving them tips on public speaking and of course they loved trying on a few of my crowns.
I’ve also had appearances with 3-N-1 Trinity Services in Dallas, Breeze Events in Frisco, the Mega Woman Conference in Dallas, and anywhere they’ll let me wear my crown.
What advice would you give a young lady entering pageantry?
My advice would be to go to as many pageants as you can, volunteer at a few, and get involved with a pageant system before you invest in it. I would have this advice for anything you want to get into in life. I’ve attended, participated, and volunteered with a few pageant systems and it has given me such an insight that I didn’t have before. Find what you’re passionate about to build your platform around. Get you a great coach and remember that pageantry is about the journey. Not about the crowns, the gowns, the make-up, or the prizes. It’s about sisterhood and elevating you to be better than your previous self.
Where is your favorite place to go around DFW?
The Dallas Arboretum is an amazing place and beautiful no matter the time of year.
What’s up next for you? How can people get in contact with you?
I’ll be competing in the National All World Beauties and Men of Distinction Pageant on July 27, 2024, at 5:30 pm at the Renaissance Dallas North Hotel!!
Presale tickets are on sale now! Come out and see all of the amazing women and men grace the stage.
https://www.ticketleap.events/…/national-all-world…
I can be reached at IG@7fg_ceo or @7figuregirls or at 7figuregirls.com for mentoring, appearances, or speaking opportunities.
What is your Pageant Power Play?
I think my Pageant Power Play is that I’m a developer of people, yet I’m also a connector of people. One thing that pageantry does is open doors to new opportunities where I can connect with others and be of service to them… I’m a working Queen!!!
You are such an inspiration! Great success at the National All World Beauties and Men of Distinction Pageant!!!
This is awesome! I love how you are actively looking for ways to uplift women and girls. Thank you so much. You wear that crown well.