PAGEANTPREP

About the Instructor

    Erika Kruse Weller, Esq. is a practicing attorney, photographer, former law school professor and pageant finalist.  For over twelve years, she has offered her expertise and training on how to master the skills necessary to obtain the job you want, the college you'd like to attend, and winning the pageant title of a lifetime.  Her extensive education, combined with professional teaching and pageant experience makes the perfect combination for the highest quality personal instruction.  She has also served as a pageant competition judge including Miss Indiana USA, Miss Indiana Teen USA, National American Miss Connecticut, National American Miss Massachusetts, Maine Junior Miss and Rhode Island Junior Miss Scholarship Programs.

    An expert at interview techniques, pageant preparation, public speaking and image consultation, Erika has developed a training program that yields proven consistent results.   She offers personalized training on how to improve your presentation and convey the most compelling message.  Many coaches concentrate purely on general concepts and theories, but Erika focuses on giving each client hands-on, practical knowledge combined with theory and technique that you can, and will, actually use. 

Moreover, unlike many other pageant coaches, Erika's experience both as the daughter of a Miss America national finalist and as a former pageant finalist herself, means she can counsel you on maintaining your focus and confidence not only during the interview but during the entire competition process.  Even though some former contestants think that placing in a pageant or two somehow instantly makes them an expert, almost none have professional ability to teach effectively as well as the time-tested proven experience that yields years and years of consistent winners in a multitude of top level pageant systems locally, nationally and internationally. 

Some consultants may attempt to offer coaching over the phone or with newsletters and gimmicks, however truly effective ad comprehensive coaching is accomplished best with person to person sessions.  Erika's outstanding coaching is complete and thorough; her guidance, personal observations and analysis of the content of a client's performance, along with delivery, demeanor, and appearance all combine to make the difference between an acceptable interview or presentation and a fantastic one!  

Coaching clients of all ages, and from across the country, her instruction and expertise is individually tailored to each client and to each client’s personal goal. While it is likely that you may have the ability, talent, appearance and intelligence to reach your goal, but the real test is whether you know how to convey those qualities in the most effective and convincing way.  There are some other consultants, former contestants and coaches out there, but no one else has the unparalleled combination of professional credentials, teaching ability, instruction skills and personal experience that PageantPrep can offer you.

Read about PageantPrep and its feature on the November 2009 cover of
SUPERMODELS UNLIMITED Magazine