Our mission at the AUTHENTICALLY ME INTERNATIONAL PAGEANTS, is to empower and recognize girls and women ages 5 - 30, in a pageant system created to celebrate the diversity of all ethnicities and to make a difference on local and national levels. Through educational workshops and offering opportunities for community service, we bring an aspirational view of what we can do individually and collectively to better the world we live in. At AUTHENTICALLY ME INTERNATIONAL PAGEANTS, we believe that by accentuating our strengths and eliminating the self-doubt, lack of knowledge, and societal influences that can hold us back, we become unstoppable. Additionally, we strive to offer an environment of healthy sisterhood that embraces all cultures and makes a difference when we are face-to-face with others and online or communicating through social media. We encourage all of our participants to "Be Real. Be True. Be Authentically YOU!"