Faith Porter was crowned Miss District of Columbia USA 2022, and Asia Hickman was crowned Miss District of Columbia Teen USA on Saturday, June 4, 2022 at Renaissance Washington DC Downtown Hotel. The pageant was produced by Brains and Beauties, LLC.

Miss District of Columbia USA and Teen USA under new leadership. 2022 Pageant to be held in June.

Raquel Riley Thomas Beauty has partnered with Miss DC USA as an official cosmetic brand sponsor. The cosmetic company will provide makeup products to the 2022 winner of Miss DC USA at the upcoming pageant being held June 3-4, 2022, in Washington, DC.

Raquel Riley Thomas, a former Army Officer turned Entrepreneur has been named as a 2022 Consumer Goods Technology (CGT) Visionary for 2022. Raquel, alongside 11 other executives, were selected for this year’s prestigious list.

15-Year-Old Founder of Cosmetic Brand Partners with Miss DC Teen USA.

An Officer and Gentlewoman, LLC has been selected for the 2022 Best of Clinton Award in the Theatrical Production category by the Clinton Award Program.

An Officer and Gentlewoman LLC, a Veteran-owned media and entertainment company, is the new Chief Consulting Officer for Miss DC USA/Miss Teen DC USA, a franchise within the Miss USA pageant organization.

Emani Hill, a legal assistant in Atlanta Georgia has wed her high school sweetheart, Seattle Mariners outfielder, Taylor Trammell. The wedding was held on Saturday, Jan 8, 2022, at 6:00pm at the Biltmore Ballroom in Downtown, Atlanta. Celebrity Wedding, Planner Eliana Boucicault, oversaw the nuptials.

Sophia J. Thomas, a 12-year-old Tween chef has just made history. She is the first person of color to grace the cover of Teen HiLife magazine. Sophia is an Entrepreneur, Humanitarian and Philanthropist.

Jeron Davis, a Senior Associate at RLJ Equity Partners has been selected as one of the top Financiers by Forbes magazine. He made their annual list of 30 under 30 for 2022.

9-1-2021 Atlanta, GA Maria Raquel Thomas, a 15-year-old cosmetic brand owner, has launched a new collection of lip shine cosmetics. The lip shine collection is entitled “RockStar”, giving ode to her parents musical background and to rock bands all over the world.

Bettis Bierenbaum is Little Miss North America 2021. She was selected on June 11, 2021, and was officially crowned on June 16, 2021. Her pageant platform is No Kid Hungry.

After 10 years in the role of producing and directing pageants in the Mrs. America, Inc organization, An Officer and Gentlewoman, LLC (AOAGWLLC) has announced the company is stepping away from the job to focus more on television productions.

The District of Columbia has three new queens! On this past Saturday, May 1st, the Miss DC for America Strong, Mrs. DC American and Mrs. DC America pageant was held in the heart of Washington, D.C. Due to COVID- 19 Pandemic, the pageant was held without an audience and streamed for public viewing.

Mark your calendars and grab your popcorn as the District of Columbia sets out to crown 3 new pageant queens!

Lakeisha Brown, Miss DC for America was selected to represent Tinted Glam Subscription Box. Tinted Glam is a beauty subscription box whose mission is to always, and wholeheartedly “Celebrate glam in every tint.” The boxes contain five to six products (full and deluxe) which highlights minority owned businesses and products. Every box will have makeup, skincare, haircare, and the owner's favorite tools.

Sophia "SJ" Thomas is taking the cooking world by storm! At only 11-years old she owns her own company, called SJ Savory Kitchen, a place where she shares her cooking journey by giving tips and recipes to both adults and children on gourmet cooking. She has also started her on cooking wear line, a stylish and upscale 4-piece set.

The District of Columbia has three new queens! On Saturday, June 27th, the Miss DC of America and Mrs. DC America pageant held their first ever virtual pageant online during the COVID- 19 Pandemic.

Raquel Riley Thomas, a former Army Officer turned beauty and fashion expert, has started her own cosmetic line! Raquel launched her new signature Raquel Riley Thomas Beauty Line using her 3GL Concept. The first of the line to launch is her Virtuoso Lash Collection.