Life After The Crown With Tim Tialdo

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Pageantry Didn't Die. Its Business Model Did. Sep 21, 2026

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Pageantry didn't suddenly stop mattering. The world around it changed—and the business model didn't change fast enough.

In Part 1 of Life After the Crown: Rebuilding Pageantry, Tim Tialdo examines the economics behind the industry's decline and asks a fundamental question: What happens when an industry built around television audiences, sponsorships, and cultural relevance keeps operating as if the old model still works?

This episode looks beyond declining viewership and shrinking visibility to examine the underlying business problem: how pageantry created value in its strongest years, what changed as television and consumer behavior evolved, and why simply recreating the past isn't a strategy for the future.

But this series isn't an obituary for pageantry. It's about rebuilding it.

Over four episodes, Rebuilding Pageantry examines the money, contestants, customers, and companies that make up the pageant ecosystem—and explores what would have to change for the industry to become culturally relevant, commercially sustainable, and genuinely valuable again.

Part 1 begins with the money—because before you can rebuild an industry, you have to understand the business underneath it.

The War on Beauty: Can Pageants Be Saved? Sep 04, 2025

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Pageantry is in crisis. Miss Universe is tangled in financial chaos. Miss USA is losing trust by the day. Miss America has faded into irrelevance. And contestants? They see it. They feel it. They're tired of pretending everything's fine.

For five years, Life After the Crown has been silent. But in this episode, I'm breaking that silence with a hard truth: if pageantry is going to matter again, it needs courage. It needs vision. It needs leaders who are willing to stop waiting and start leading.

In this no-holds-barred conversation, I expose the cultural rot, the corruption, and the cowardice holding pageantry back — and I lay out why beauty, dignity, and truth are still worth fighting for. You may agree with me. You may disagree. And that's fine. But if we don't start this conversation now, there won't be anything left to save.

This isn't just a commentary. It's a rallying cry. Because pageantry once inspired a nation — and it can again.

THE FINAL EPISODE Aug 31, 2020

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Today I explain why I've decided to end the Life After the Crown Podcast and what lies ahead.

ENCORE EPISODE - Miss Kansas USA 1993 Tavia Hunt - Being a Pageant Mom, Super Bowl Winning Wife of an NFL Team Owner and What Changes She Would Like to See For Miss USA Aug 06, 2020

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My guest today was Miss Kansas USA 1993 and second runner up that year at Miss USA. She was also a semi-finalist at Miss Teen USA 1990, representing Missouri. She is married to Clark Hunt, the Chairman and CEO of the Kansas City Chiefs. Today we chat about being a pageant mom to her daughter Gracie, being the wife of an NFL owner and possibly getting more involved in the world of pageantry in the future.

ENCORE REPLAY - Miss USA 2015 Olivia Jordan - How I Prepared For Miss USA and Landed The SI Swimsuit Issue Jun 02, 2020

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She has also been featured in Cosmo, Shape, Maxim and Vogue magazines. She graduated in 2011 from Boston University with a Bachelor of Science in Heath Sciences. This past August she got engaged to her now Fiancé Jay Hector. Excited to welcome Miss USA 210, Olivia Jordan to the Podcast!

ENCORE REPLAY - Miss USA 2018 Sarah Rose Summers - Reflecting On Her Year As Miss USA & What's Next May 20, 2020

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A Nebraska native, Sarah graduated cum laude from Texas Christian University (AKA TCU) in four years with two degrees while working part-time as a pilates instructor at Tatiana at Lululemon Athletica.

Following graduation, she completed her clinical rotations to become a Certified Child Life Specialist. In addition to child advocacy, she is passionate about encouraging others to have a healthy relationship with food and fitness - she spoke out about body shaming during her year as Miss USA to shine a light on society's distorted ideals of beauty.

She can now be found hosting events, taking a dance party cycling class, or enriching people's lives through her new podcast called More Than A Crown.

ENCORE REPLAY - Miss America 2020 Recap and Discussion with Former Miss America's Betty Maxwell & Savvy Shields May 12, 2020

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Fresh off the latest version of Miss America airing on NBC, former Miss America's Betty Maxwell and Savvy Shields have plenty to say about the newest version of the pageant (aka competition) and today they share ALL their thoughts on Miss America 2.0

GOING ON SUMMER HIATUS May 05, 2020

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After 2 years and 102 guests, I explain why I'm taking a Summer Hiatus before I launch the 3rd season!

SEASON 2 FINALE Miss Texas USA 2020 Taylor Kessler - Preparing for Miss USA during the China Virus and Pursuing a Career as an NFL Sideline Reporter Apr 28, 2020

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My guest today is the current Miss Texas USA and in 2017 was Miss Grand United States where she was able to travel the world and spent a month in Vietnam. With all the craziness surrounding being quarantined and not knowing when Miss USA will be in 2020, we chat about how she's preparing and what her goals are once pageantry is done.

100th EPISODE!!! Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2018 Sofie Rovenstine - How she landed the Victoria's Secret Fashion show, the ugly side of modeling, growing up tall and how Pageantry changed her for the better Apr 21, 2020

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I've had a ton of requests for today's guest. She was Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2018 and placed Top 10 that year at Miss Teen USA. Since giving up her crown she has gone on to walk in the coveted Victoria's Secret Fashion show, shoot their campaign, and has quickly made a name for herself as an up and coming model.

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