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The 2024 Miss Blind Diva Empowerment Pageant is now accepting applications!
The mission of the Ms. Blind Diva Empowerment Pageant is to empower women with vision loss by providing tools to cultivate and encourage their daily life experiences.
Miss Blind Diva Mondays
January 1 8 15 22 29
February 5 12 19 26
March 4 11 18 25
April 1 8 15 22 29
May 6 13 20 27
June 3 10 17 24 31
February 5 12 19 26
March 4 11 18 25
April 1 8 15 22 29
May 6 13 20 27
June 3 10 17 24 31
The 2024 Miss Blind Diva Application
Please submit the following application in order to be considered as a contestant for the 2024 Miss Blind Diva Pageant!
Prior to beginning the application, please note;
- There is a 25 dollar submission fee, payable via PayPal at the end of the application.
- Please use your phone or other appropriate device to record a 1-3 minute max video of yourself independently doing something that you would do in your everyday life and describing why you believe that you should be the 2024 titleholder. After completing your video, please upload it to YouTube and share the link in the appropriate spot below. Feel free to use music and be creative! For examples of videos submitted in the past, please visit our Youtube channel here. Again, there will be a spot to drop the link to your video in the application below.
- The deadline for submissions is July 31st, 2024.
Our 2023 Winner
Meet Kiana Vion Glanton
Winner of the 2023 Ms. Blind Diva Empowerment and Ms. Independent Pageant
Kiana Vion Glanton is a graduate of Stony Brook University She is an essential member of the Fundraising and Developmentteam at Lighthouse Guild, a non -profit organization supporting the blind and low vision community through medical vocational and rehabilitation services. At Lighthouse Guild, Kiana is the lead advocate and ambassador for Adaptive Athletics. She is the current Secretary for the U.S. Blind Baseball Association and is the current Co-Captain of the Lighthouse Guild Lightning blind baseball team. Kiana holds the distinction of being the only Black woman to earn a medal for the U.S.A. in any world championship for Blind Baseball (Bronze medal 2022 Beek, Netherlands). Most notably, Kiana is the proud mother of one exceptional child, her 8 year-old Kali J. Vion. Kiana credits Kali as the driving force for entering and winning the 2023 Miss Independent Challenge and 2023 Miss Blind Diva Pageant. She is quoted as saying, “I wear this crown so that she can visualize what is possible when a D.I.V.A. Diligence, Integrity, Vivaciousness and Authenticity, puts on her own crown.”
Our Ms. Independent 2022 Winner
Meet Talia Woodard
Winner of the 2022 Ms. Independent Pageant
Talia Woodard is a licensed massage therapist specializing in pregnancy massage. Talia enjoys reading, swimming, and cooking. Talia has a passion for advocating for the blind and is actively involved in many organizations that cater to the needs of the blind and visually impaired. Talia aims to inspire others, specifically those in the blind community that the possibilities are endless!
Our 2021 Winner
Meet Naomi Panarella
Winner of the 2021 Ms. Blind Diva Empowerment Pageant
Naomi Panarella, lives in Houston, Texas, attended the University of Houston and graduate with a degree in Communications. Naomi works as an executive assistant for an oil and gas company. She enjoys reading, exercising, yoga, dancing, baking and educating sighted individuals about her visual impairment, Retinitis Pigmentosa.