By Hannah Karki
Now as you know, I am the reigning Teen Petite USA 2024, so I spend a lot of time at events, being in front of the camera, and spreading awareness about my platform and uplifting young ladies competing in person by doing events, being a guest speaker, and a author.
I also believe the power of uplifting woman comes with creating Hannah’s Hot Tools, HansHH for short, the hair for Slay Your Moment Photography. I love being able to be behind the camera and talk to the ladies who we work with about who they are and get to know them beyond their crown or platform. Learning about their personalities and lives makes me feel super fulfilled as a person. Being able to make them feel beautiful by styling their hair also helps me spread my message of love and positivity for supporting woman competing in pageants.
I believe strongly that every woman deserves a strong family of sister queens from multiple systems and states. For me, I have sister queens from the Miss USA organization who I competed with when I was 14-17, the HighSchool America System, and now the Petite USA system. Even though they are different systems with different values, the same encouragement of creating a sisterhood is strong and prominent in all three. I also have many connections in the America system and Miss Earth system. All of these connections were forged on the belief that pageants are meant for woman to make long lasting friendships and better themselves. It’s truly an amazing feeling to know I have sisters all across the country, and all across the world that I can rely on!
But back to hair, I have naturally curly, black hair. Learning how to style my hair was not for the weak. Having to dry, then straighten, and then curl my hair definitely took some getting used to, but I also felt inspired to help others style their hair.
Making woman feel beautiful and seeing them physically glow in-front of the camera is one of the best feelings in the world. Being able to hype them up behind the camera, whether I am doing their behind the scenes or working on their hair has driven my passion to want to go to cosmetology school(whenever I’m not competing, which will be like 50 years).
In pageantry, my main goal is to celebrate woman and their accomplishments, but also help woman find hair styles they love for stage and photoshoots cost free.
I also love being able to work with the woman who inspired me to keep competing in pageants. Shannah is a force, and is literally able to do any task you give that girl. She has taught me everything, from doing my own hair and makeup, to walking, and to styling myself. Seeing her be a successful photographer and having her dreams come true on-top of being in school and being Ms New England Petite is truly inspiring. Watching us grow together the last few years has been one greatest experiences I’ve ever been a part of. Watching her make women feel seen, heard, and understood while doing their makeup, and then their faces after they see her work is one of my favorite moments.
Overall, I actually prefer being behind the camera. My experience with being in-front of it hasn’t been easy; especially when I had the Edna Mode bangs and would only wear dark colors. I don’t really like myself with makeup, and I feel like if I stare at my own photos for too long I start to not love how I look. Being able to take a step back once and awhile and watch others bask in the sunlight is one of my favorite things about doing hair.
All in all, doing hair has forged bonds with amazing woman in the pageant world and has brought me many amazing connections. I can’t wait to keep doing hair and making woman feel beautiful.
Anyways, see yall next time! I hope you are enjoying these fun filled blogs!
A reminder to go tell someone that you love them today, and how proud of them you are and their progress!
With love and see you soon!
Han
Han
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Hannah has been kind enough to write several submissions for us. Follow the link for her other Section 36 Forevers Guest Blogs.
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