joining the board of MMI in his new role as Chief Operations Officer. I was touched very much by what they both said, and I want to share it with the L’Amour Diversity readers. Also, please note that never ever do I tell anyone what to say or how to
act. They are the chosen ones for a reason, and that comes out during the competition. With Arianna and Cy that was just the case. I do this because I want the good (or bad) about MMI to always be right out there for all to see.
AriannaJasmine (Reigning Miss MMI) I chose to enter the competition because of the promise of transparency and feedback,
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which I was very happy to see was exactly what happened. We had meetings every Monday after that week’s challenge and we were given our scores and the judges’ feedback as well as where we placed for that week of the competition.
There was a great deal of support from the team. If I had a question I could go directly to anyone on the team including Ava and I’d have an answer most times immediately, but even if I had to wait a bit, it was always answered. This was helpful when I had a styling question because I wanted to make sure I wasn’t breaking the rules. Although I’m very focused and quiet when I’m doing something like a