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Lisa Opie
Dive into summer with Vizkaya Swimwear. Stylish, comfortable, unforgettable. Make a splash with Vizkaya Swimwear. Discover your beauty with Lady Code Cosmetics. Bold colors, flawless finishes. Unleash your confidence with Lady Code. Hello, and welcome back to Misrepresented. I'm your host, Lisa Opie. And before I introduce today's guest, I have to thank Pinkapple Dresses for drop dressing us today. And we were so lucky that Joey Roland was in the studio. He styled us perfectly in these matching gold outfits, and, of course, beauty by Lady Code for our hair and makeup and the code creatives for our production. So I'm super excited to introduce Amanda Moore. Did I say that right? You did perfectly.
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Amanda Moore
Thank you.
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Lisa Opie
Oh, my gosh.
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Amanda Moore
I'm so excited to be here.
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Lisa Opie
I'm so excited to have you. We had a super fun day. I was shooting.
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Amanda Moore
It was so much fun. So much was happening. I had, like, a massive transformation.
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Lisa Opie
Did we meet your expectations?
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Amanda Moore
Oh, bloom out of the water.
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Lisa Opie
Oh, my gosh.
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Amanda Moore
Yeah, of course.
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Lisa Opie
Oh, my gosh. I feel like you walked in. Sorry. Just a little context for our listeners. We had a photo shoot first, and I was like, wait, you're Mrs. England, so I want you on my podcast. But we had a long day of shooting. What was your favorite look today?
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Amanda Moore
Oh, I think that, like, Sahara sunset. The glittery one. Oh, yeah. The tan background and lighting.
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Lisa Opie
It was everything.
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Amanda Moore
I think for me, it was mostly that I came into it of, like, I don't have any experience modeling. I don't have any experience in pageantry. I don't know what I'm doing. Usually the one behind the camera, not in front of the camera. And I've seen it all. Like, I've seen other people do it, but I haven't done it myself. So I wasn't timid or insecure, but I was just more like, how do I pose? Where did I put my arms? Like, okay, I'm just gonna figure this out. And then at the end, I was just flowing with it.
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Lisa Opie
I don't believe you because you were a pro today. Like, the energy, the attitude, the magazine stalking paid off. Oh, yeah, for sure. When you walked in, you were like, you know, so quiet. You're like, these are my colors. I can only wear these. And, like, the energy shifted. As soon as you experience experience, like, what the code creatives can provide, you're like, okay, yeah.
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Amanda Moore
You transformed me. And that allowed me to, like, tap into this little version of Amanda that I didn't know.
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Lisa Opie
I love her. She's such a diva. In the best way.
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Amanda Moore
Yeah. Like the. Like transforming into any look. Like, I could pull off everything that you guys threw at me. I was like, okay, let's do it.
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Lisa Opie
I love it. Do you feel empowered?
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Amanda Moore
Oh, for sure. Yeah. I mean, that was the whole reason why I came here in the pageant. Journey that I'm on is to empower others. Because a lot of times we go through life and have all these experience that happen to us, and then we get to a point where we're feeling a little lost or just like, more mundane, and we kind of have this realization of it was meant for more. And sometimes it takes healing some of those traumas that you go through, and then you step into the spotlight and realize, holy crap, like, I can actually do this. And it gives you that sense of confidence. Like, you can be confident already, but it breaks through that barrier and allows you to step into a higher version of yourself.
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Lisa Opie
So I love that. And you're really living that right now. So before we go into, like, your background, I love what you just said. You're meant for more. You should trademark that with your last name.
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Amanda Moore
Meant for more.
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Lisa Opie
N A W E R. That's brilliant.
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Amanda Moore
I love it.
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Lisa Opie
Okay, so while we were in glam, you were telling me about some past trauma that you had and how that inspired your platform.
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Amanda Moore
Yeah.
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Lisa Opie
So let's go ahead and dive into that first.
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Amanda Moore
Of course. So one of the reasons when I moved to Miami that I got called to support the company that I or the organization that I'm supporting is the lifestyle can be a little bit more subjected to abuse and people taking advantage of more naive or immature women or just not immature in the sense of being young but not understanding street smarts and not being aware of your surroundings. And men on the. On the prowl, they're literally predators down here.
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Lisa Opie
It's really scary.
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Amanda Moore
It is, like, really prevalent in all of America. I think America is one of the worst in the entire world for sex trafficking. And they're looking for, especially in the modeling, swimwear, pageantry. Maybe not pageantry, but I was just not exposed to that. Where I came from, it was more family oriented. Where are you from? Tampa. So still from Florida? Yeah. So Miami is a different vibe. I had an experience in college and not with sex trafficking, but just being sexually abused. And that led me to kind of shutting down a little bit and kind of going into myself right. Is I had a lot of shame and embarrassment with, oh, I'm the reason this happened, or it was my fault, or like, I did something to provoke it like it happened to me because of what I've done, not because of the person. And I carried that for years and I didn't talk about it to anybody. And moving to Miami, I experienced a few things that almost like brought that back up to the surface. I think the tipping point for me was there was a big story on south beach behind a really prevalent hotel, the one hotel. It's like really famous and it's expensive. And there was a skate, a girl on skates who got attacked not on the hotel's property, but literally like right outside on the boardwalk. She was choked, strangled, pulled into the bushes. And the scary part about it is not only was it happening in an area where you think is really secure because they have security and cameras and everything, this is a one hotel. Like it's, it's a super expensive resort. But for me, it was the, like, it gives me goosebumps every time I think about it is the exact same time in the exact same spot that I walked my dogs every night. And like, that could have been me because I'm so little. And, and I know the dogs might be a little bit of a deterrent, but I think that hit like with all the other things, it kind of snowballed. And that was the tipping point of like, people need to know about this. Like, so many women go through life and it sucks to say, but a lot of them have experienced sexual abuse at some point in their life and they can relate to this kind of concept of having your innocence stolen from you. And so I was connected with an organization for sex trafficking and that was like something I, I was a bit naive to, honestly. I mean, people don't talk about it. It's very emotional. And especially me being an empath, I was almost like, I don't want to know because it'll upset me too much. And I feel like, what can I possibly do? So this organization uses ex Special Forces military and a lot of them have PTSD when they come out of the military because of Special Forces. I mean, they do stuff we don't even know about. And so they come out of the military and are feeling lost themselves and are going through their own issues. And they're the ones doing the raid and rescues for these girls. So it's like helping both. And then there's a lot of. Yeah, so there's a lot of legislation around that. Because the scary part is this critical issue is on a really high level, a lot of government and political figures. It's deep seated the, the deepest pockets in the world are usually the ones involved. So trying to change it and stop it takes a lot of money. And so that's what this charity is doing is they're raising money to stop it at the source and get the guys, because you can rescue the girls. But unfortunately, more girls will be in their place, so it's stopping the guys from doing it. And that's like, where it takes a lot of money and power and you have to know the people higher up, and that takes money. And so it's just.
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Lisa Opie
It's an endless cycle.
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Amanda Moore
Yeah.
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Lisa Opie
But I think it's incredible what you're doing. What is the organization called?
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Amanda Moore
Love Inspiring Life.
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Lisa Opie
I love that.
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Amanda Moore
Yeah. And they're thinking about rebranding to. I know their Instagram is Guarding innocence, and they're thinking about changing instead of Love Inspiring Life because it's a lot of military and kind of bikers, it's a little bit more of a rough and tough, like, pro guns crowd. So Love Inspiring Life doesn't mean that much to them. That's more feminine. So having something that's like, guarding the innocence or protecting, like, where a man can feel really masculine and, like, go in and protect a little girl's innocence. So they're thinking about rebranding a little bit and. And like, right in that transition with them. So I love that it's cool to.
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Lisa Opie
Be going through so much, because even just here, being on this podcast right now and talking about it, that's bringing so much awareness. And now our audience knows about the organization. And not only that, but as Mrs. Mrs. Marilyn, Mrs. England. Yeah, Mrs. England. You're doing so much. So is this part of the reason why you chose pageantry or what led you to picking up the title of Mrs. England?
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Amanda Moore
So the pageantry would allow me to spread that awareness more, because you have to be more prevalent on Instagram and you have to bring awareness to the pageant, and you have to be making impact in your community. So it's like, well, if I'm going to be making impact in my community, I might as well impact it in this way. So I'm doing events. All the tickets that we. We sell, part of them go to proceeds. I did a big thing this year was vision board parties. So I did a vision board party in January, and 100% of the proceeds went to the charity. So we're constantly doing as much as we can to spread awareness and raise funds. And in June, I think it's June 21, we're doing a big charity gala. So silent auction and getting A lot of vendors to come and donate items and everything. The tickets, the items, it' all going to the charity.
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Lisa Opie
Wow, that's incredible. And what is your role in planning the whole thing? Are you hosting?
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Amanda Moore
A lot of logistics, kind of hosting, but it's more. So I'm a big connector. Is that's, like, how I empower others is I think that there's a lot of power in being feminine and femininity fosters connection.
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Lisa Opie
Yeah.
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Amanda Moore
So being vulnerable and open and sharing and supportive and loyal, so I'm able to connect. Oh, you need to meet this person. You need to meet this person. And, oh, we got to get this vendor. I'm like. I'm like the connector, the little busy bee. So, like, that's kind of my role. And I have so many people in my network that I can bring to the event, so that's how I'm trying to help. So my, like, the spreading awareness part is. Yeah. What I'm good at.
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Lisa Opie
And this is your first pageant. This is probably one of your first photo shoots, right?
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Amanda Moore
So my first. Yeah.
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Lisa Opie
What is it like diving into the world of pageantry in the Mrs. Division? Like, what is that like?
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Amanda Moore
Yeah. So my mind was open to so many different things. I think coming into it, I was so scared that the girls are going to be really catty or, like, vindictive. I thought it was a beauty contest. Like, I, you know, had to be the prettiest person. I had to be a professional model. Swimsuit, bikini, you know, all that stuff.
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Lisa Opie
Well, you are.
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Amanda Moore
Well, that's not my background, and I've never done any of that. I just. I'm blessed genetically.
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Lisa Opie
Yes, you are.
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Amanda Moore
And then I thought it was. If it wasn't any of that, then it was a popularity contest. So the person who had the biggest social media or had the biggest email list or whoever got the most votes, and none of that was true. It's the sisterhood, and it's based on substance and the impact that you're making in your values. So the Miss is a little bit different because you are married. So what I'm finding is a lot of the women we have really similar values with. Our focus is on our family, our kids, our business, and our faith. And that brings so much power to the pageant and how we can impact our community and how that affects our platform. And when you all have the same values, that's what creates that sisterhood effect.
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Lisa Opie
I love that. And I'm so happy you said sisterhood because everybody is intimidated. You know, in the outside world, they're like, oh, Passions. It's a beauty contest. So caddy. And it's literally the opposite. Right. It's, like, the most empowering experience that you can ever have in your life. Like, for me, it changed my life. Competing, and there's no cattiness at all. Like, you truly build a sisterhood, and you're gonna meet, like, well, you're already married, but, you know, we meet our bridesmaids and, like, our lifelong friends. Yeah.
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Amanda Moore
And I guess because you guys are doing such girly things, you're just bonding over girly things, even if it's not like, husbands and kids and, you know, things like that. It's more like, oh, my God, your dress. I don't wear your shoes. And like, that instantly, there's. So my dad, he always makes fun of me. In high school, he said that you. It was either dopamine or there's, like, not serotonin. Another, like, really feel good.
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Lisa Opie
Like, endorphin.
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Amanda Moore
Endorphin that is released when girls go to the bathroom together, and you're, like, talking from the mirror.
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Lisa Opie
Oh, so it's a real thing.
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Amanda Moore
It is a real thing. And so he would make fun of me because he would always. Whenever I was like, oh, I need to go to the bathroom, I was with my girlfriends, he'd be like, are you going to the bathroom to get high? And I was like, yes, dad.
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Lisa Opie
Very high on endorphins.
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Amanda Moore
Yeah. Yeah. So that was, like, a thing. So I could see pageantry. Like, that's how you meet your best friends. Is it just, like, an endorphin high?
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Lisa Opie
No, literally. So walk me through your pageant prep. Are you working with a coach? What are you thinking for your gown? How's everything going so far?
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Amanda Moore
Yeah. So I have a few coaches and mentors that are just invaluable. Like, without them, I wouldn't be where I'm at today. Shout out to Cindy. To Cindy, of course. And Alyssa Detore. And then, of course, the person who got me into this was Sandy Glante. She was Miss International in 2022. So without her even exposing me, I would have never even met Alyssa or Cindy. I mean, I probably would have, but not in the same capacity, because that's how we bonded is over the pageants. So everything kind of grows and develops once you get in there. Interview. I thought I had my dress. It had a more simple, kind of, like, fitted look like this, with some bubbly sleeves. And then I did my color analysis, and pink isn't really my palette, because I'm Warm or soft autum, more earthy colors. And I was like, okay, well, I don't have an interview dress. So I'm like, okay, I gotta figure that out. And then my opening number, I'm not quite sure the direction. If I want to be more, like, standing out or if I want to be more complimentary. And, like, the less is more. Yeah. For my evening gown, I definitely want, like, a couture white dress with, like, sheer cape or something.
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Lisa Opie
Like, so you have to wear.
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Amanda Moore
Yes, that's what I was telling Joey. I need white and then, like, dripping and beads and pearls and lace and, like, all the, like, the pretty things. So it's like sexy, feminine. I just don't want plain, simple or, like, sweet 16 ball gown. That's not really my style.
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Lisa Opie
When you're picking out your gown, you have to keep in mind that you're going to be crowned in that gown.
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Amanda Moore
Yeah.
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Lisa Opie
You know, so you have to be like, do I see myself being crowned in this gown? And then kind of go from there.
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Amanda Moore
I'm, like, inspired by the actual crown crown itself. And I'm like, I want my dress to match my crown.
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Lisa Opie
Love that.
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Amanda Moore
Not, like, rhinestones, of course, but, like, how crowns are so, like, delicate and feminine and. Yeah. Beautiful.
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Lisa Opie
And the sash for the international winner, is it also purple?
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Amanda Moore
Yeah, so it's white with the purple borders and it has rhinestones right next to it. It's like, my favorite. I've looked at all the sashes, and I could be biased, but it's one of my favorite sashes.
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Lisa Opie
Oh, my gosh. Okay, so I have to ask, because a lot of husbands get tired of their wives competing in pageants. Because it's a lot. Right. It is your husband being supportive of your journey and how does he feel?
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Amanda Moore
Yeah. So that was actually something really, really cool about us. My husband can 100% financially support me, and I wouldn't need sponsors or anybody. And I could just essentially get there based purely on him. But we decided to do it on my capabilities and what I can bring to the table. So I'm doing this 100% without one penny from my husband. All the sponsors I'm getting on my own. And I am just able to make so much more impact on myself.
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Lisa Opie
Yeah.
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Amanda Moore
Because I'm challenging yourself. Yeah. Because I'm thinking, yes, my husband's successful, but I don't need to rely on that. I don't need to depend on that. Like, this is me and what I bring to the table. And this is. This is based on my connections and My value and the conversations that I have with my, you know, connections. So it's. It's just giving me that next level empowerment as well. For myself.
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Lisa Opie
I was just gonna say that that's super empowering. Right. And it shows that you can still be independent even though you're married.
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Amanda Moore
Yes.
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Lisa Opie
How does it feel to be so empowered?
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Amanda Moore
Yeah. It makes me think I definitely need to share my story, and I need to show other women that if I can do it. And I've had this, like, crazy background. I have a great face, like a front. But if you understood everything underneath the skin, you'd be like, holy crap, how is she, like, not in jail or on drugs or doing something crazy because of all her experience. That's what most people would end up, right, Is they would end up in a bad place. So be like, here I am after everything I've been through. If I can do it, you can do it too.
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Lisa Opie
Is there anything you're comfortable sharing about your background?
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Amanda Moore
Yeah, bits and pieces. So, like, I had a really bad relationship with both my biological dad and my stepdad, and that left me with those, like, daddy issues, kind of. Of like, I. I was really hurt by my biological dad and my stepdad. I thought he was really mean. He was super military. Like, now he's my best friend. We're close. I'm almost closer to my stepdad than I am to my mom. And he's not my stepdad. I'm just saying that for the context. Yeah, but he's my dad. We had a beautiful moment at the wedding and everything. Like, it just. We're so much different than how I grew up, But I was so traumatized with not really having a dad is how I felt, because we just did not get along. I did not accept him as, like, my real dad, but my real dad was, like, a pos and, like, put us through some stuff. Like, a little bit that I could share is he was super. I was in a very abusive home. Not my brother and I, but my mom and my dad. And I just found out this last Christmas that there was a time where my dad almost killed my. Well, almost killed my brother, almost killed my mom, and threatened to kill my brother. Another time, like, it was just. It was so bad. Like, the violence that I witnessed from a young age and kind of grew up in that. And then with my. My dad being so strict, like, my stepdad being so strict, I just came from a lot of hurt, and, like, I needed a guy's attention. So that carried into my life, and that's also what carried into abusive relationships. I dated a guy when I was 19. He was 29, very controlling, manipulative, abusive. Would say things like, your own dad didn't love you. How do you expect anyone else to? He cut me off from everybody. Not only did it at the time, Facebook was really big. Like, right after MySpace, not only did I have to delete all of my Facebook friends, but I had to then delete my Facebook. So, like, before I deleted my Facebook, because I think you could have reactivated or something like that, he's like, you have to take all of your friends off as well. He also broke my phone. And back then, there was no icloud or anything. So, like, I lost all of my contacts. I lost everybody. And I had just graduated. So, like, I completely was completely cut off from everyone that I knew my whole life, from cheering, all the sports that I did, everything. And I only had my parents. My parents did not approve of him, so I couldn't talk to my parents. So I was shut off from my parents. And, of course, the things that he was saying to me. So I was like, so in. Like, I felt, like, alone. And then after, I was, like, cops were involved. Like, it was a whole thing. He tried to kidnap me once. It was really bad. And then, of course, after that is when I had the sexual abuse. And then I got into another toxic relationship, and it just, like, it all compounds. And then, thank God I met my husband, because I don't know what I could have ended up being like. It's just. No, I'm so grateful.
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Lisa Opie
And I feel like he treats you like a queen.
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Amanda Moore
Yeah. Like, I'm realizing what I'm actually capable of and what you're worthy of. Yeah.
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Lisa Opie
Yeah.
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Amanda Moore
It's been a long time coming. Wow. And he even said when he met me, like, I've carried. I've always carried myself to a certain standard, so you would just never know. And I've never opened up about my past. I mean, my closest friends know, but even Rudy probably doesn't know. He doesn't know about my sexual abuse. Like, he does, but he doesn't. Like, he knows something happened, but I think the only person who knows details is Cindy, so.
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Lisa Opie
And don't feel like, you know, pressured to talk about it, like, here or in the pageant or anything like that. You know, I feel like that's something that you handle when you're ready to talk about it.
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Amanda Moore
And I'm just here to spread awareness of, like, hey, this happens a lot more often than women think.
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Lisa Opie
It truly does.
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Amanda Moore
And it's okay. We don't necessarily have to relive those moments, but it's a way to connect with other women and we can grow together.
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Lisa Opie
Absolutely. And I love that you're doing this. You're so brave for talking about everything.
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Amanda Moore
And trying to embrace that femininity of being vulnerable.
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Lisa Opie
Absolutely. So what are some other things that you're doing in your career, maybe, or in the past to empower women? Because that is such a big message, I feel like in your life, but also today has just been all about empowerment.
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Amanda Moore
Yes. So my business, it was originally like confidence coaching, but I'm thinking instead of doing that, like, I really need to build foundations first. So just putting together more events and bringing together experts in their own field to allow women to feel empowered. So back when I wasn't feeling the way that I feel now, I could have really used a lot of mentors and different areas. So having someone who helps with your faith, having. Because that I kind of lost touch with that, like, how could all this happen? Like, how could God exist if all this was happening to me? Like, so I battled a long time with church and religion and, like, do I really believe? Because why would he allow this to happen? So having someone strong on that pillar, I think also either a relationship coach or, I mean, even a trauma coach or a trauma expert, someone who does. I think it's called somatic healing. Having beauty experts like a makeup artist or someone who can teach how to do your hair, posing, etiquette, all the feminine things. Because that's what over time I learned on my own. I'm not an expert in any of those areas, but I've learned how to do my own hair and makeup. I've learned how to walk in heels. I've done all the etiquette, like reels and tick tocks and YouTube videos, and I'm one classes and like, how to be graceful. And I still have so much to learn because I haven't done a lot in person. It's all just been on video. So having a lot of those experts come together and doing like a little workshop and then having it like a cute theme, like a feminine theme. So you can come and you can talk to other girlfriends and network, but then you can get some services that you're needing, and it's still kind of like private. Like, you can go off with that coach and do that one thing or go over here. You don't have to do it in a group setting. So it's just bringing everything together. Yeah.
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Lisa Opie
And I Love that.
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Amanda Moore
So that's where I'm, like, is shifting to, is doing more, like, feminine empowered events.
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Lisa Opie
I love that. That's, like, right up my alley. I'm actually so happy that we're connected now through Cindy because, like, I feel like me, you and Cindy were, like, all about.
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Amanda Moore
Oh, my goodness, all of this stuff. It's like the same thing, but different.
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Lisa Opie
No, exactly. So we just need to make, like, one big event, you know, Amazing. It would be incredible. So where do you see yourself in the long run, like, five years from now after winning Mrs. International?
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Amanda Moore
Yes. I mean, that's only one year, but we're definitely wanting to start trying for kids this year. So definitely a mom. I mean, that's like, hands down, I have to be a mom. And then I see myself just being a much bigger, like, person in the sense of being on stage, writing a book, having my own podcast on YouTube, like, doing all the things, but even being, like, on tv and maybe even doing a reality show with my husband, because he's kind of, like, on TV and stuff now, and he does his own TV shows of the more life or so, you know, like, how they have. Like, there's more to life. Yeah, exactly. And then, like, following us around, like, on our day to day, like, I see in five years, like, something like. Like that we're doing big things, like big in real estate. And then with my events, I'm ideally wanting to have 300, 500. I mean, a dream would be having a thousand women, you know, in a big conference or something. That is what I'm hosting. And somehow combining that with what my husband does. And so, like, figuring that out of, like, how do we join it? Because what he does is totally separate. It's more business. It's more master masculine. So right now I'm just doing this, and then we'll come together as it forms.
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Lisa Opie
Yeah, exactly. Kind of just go where God takes you.
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Amanda Moore
Right. Exactly where you end up.
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Lisa Opie
It's always the best place. Is there anything else you want to share with our audience before we wrap it up?
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Amanda Moore
I don't think so. I'm sure, like, as soon as this is over, I'm gonna be like, oh, I wish I would have said this. But as of right now, I'm kind of like, I feel like I shared so much.
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Lisa Opie
You did? Yes. No, I just need to take a breather. Of course. So we're gonna move into something fun. We're gonna do a this or that segment. So you can just answer with one word or you can elaborate if you want to and it'll let us get to know you a little bit better. Okay, so you haven't competed yet, but are you more excited for on stage question or interview?
- [25:59]
Amanda Moore
Oh, I think interview because it allows me to expand more on that topic and really connect with the judges and the directors.
- [26:05]
Lisa Opie
Yeah.
- [26:05]
Amanda Moore
On a personal level on stage, I feel like it's a bit more maybe rehearsed and nerves. It's just like in front of the camera and like on screen, but that might not be who you really are. Feel like interview, you can shine.
- [26:18]
Lisa Opie
I agree. They say you win an interview.
- [26:20]
Amanda Moore
Okay, well, there we go. Yeah, focus on an interview.
- [26:23]
Lisa Opie
Early mornings or late nights.
- [26:25]
Amanda Moore
Ooh, can I be in the middle? I'm not really a morning person.
- [26:33]
Lisa Opie
And you're not a late person. Yeah, you just like to sleep. Same. Literally same.
- [26:39]
Amanda Moore
I could sleep. I like eight, nine. So it's like semi kind of early, but not like 5:00am yeah, but if I go to bed past 11, I'm.
- [26:48]
Lisa Opie
Like, oh my gosh.
- [26:49]
Amanda Moore
Yeah. And then I'm like sleeping in until 10 and then. Yes. Oh my gosh. Anytime I go to bed at 11, I sleep in until like 9 and then the next day go to bed at midnight and I sleep in until 10. And next thing you know it's like 3am And I'm like, I need to go to bed.
- [27:05]
Lisa Opie
I've been through that cycle before and it's like so hard to break out of it. I have to like travel internationally to be in a different time zone and it resets me.
- [27:12]
Amanda Moore
Well, I think what it is mostly is because my husband's been going back and forth to LA so much. Like he's over in LA more than he's here in Miami. And because it's a three hour time zone difference, he's like, oh, I'm still filming. It'll be like nine o' clock his time, it'll be midnight my time. So I'm staying up because he doesn't get back from filming until sometimes 10 or 11 at night his time. And of course I want to say goodnight to him, talk to my husband. And next thing I'm like, oh my God. During my sleep schedule.
- [27:39]
Lisa Opie
Right, you have to go to LA.
- [27:41]
Amanda Moore
Yeah, I just move over there.
- [27:43]
Lisa Opie
A coffee or two?
- [27:45]
Amanda Moore
Coffee. 100.
- [27:47]
Lisa Opie
City life or small town?
- [27:48]
Amanda Moore
City life.
- [27:49]
Lisa Opie
Wait, I have to ask you now. LA or Miami? Obviously Miami, because you're here.
- [27:53]
Amanda Moore
Yeah, exactly. Yeah. No, LA is just different.
- [27:57]
Lisa Opie
Yeah. Curling iron or straightener?
- [28:01]
Amanda Moore
Curling iron.
- [28:03]
Lisa Opie
TikTok or Instagram?
- [28:05]
Amanda Moore
Instagram.
- [28:06]
Lisa Opie
Gown or cocktail Dress gown.
- [28:08]
Amanda Moore
Couture gown.
- [28:09]
Lisa Opie
Couture gown. A Joey Rollon signature gown. That's what we want.
- [28:14]
Amanda Moore
Yes.
- [28:15]
Lisa Opie
Road trip or flying?
- [28:18]
Amanda Moore
Ooh, it depends on where you're doing the road trip. Definitely flying, but.
- [28:23]
Lisa Opie
And, like, who you're with.
- [28:24]
Amanda Moore
Yeah.
- [28:25]
Lisa Opie
I love that you thought about it, because all my pageant divas are, like, flying. We don't have time for a road.
- [28:29]
Amanda Moore
Trip, but, like, a good road trip. So I used to be nomad, so I would travel, like, for, like, almost two years. We lived out of a suitcase, essentially, and traveled. I mean, granted, it was all on planes, but in Europe, you take a lot of trains.
- [28:43]
Lisa Opie
Yeah.
- [28:44]
Amanda Moore
So it's kind of like a road.
- [28:46]
Lisa Opie
Trip minus the driving.
- [28:47]
Amanda Moore
Yeah. Because you're. It's so small, so you could be in a different country so quickly. So we didn't take as many flights because the time going to the airport is just annoying. And, like, the train would be faster and we would just do, like, first class. We could work the whole time, and it was just so much easier.
- [29:00]
Lisa Opie
So wait, this is my favorite answer. So it's not road trip or flying. It's train in Europe.
- [29:05]
Amanda Moore
Yeah. Trains in Europe.
- [29:07]
Lisa Opie
That's so cute. Summer or winter?
- [29:10]
Amanda Moore
Summer.
- [29:11]
Lisa Opie
Reality TV or true crime documentary?
- [29:14]
Amanda Moore
Oh, that's a hard one. I really don't know. Reality TV is, like, my period bestie.
- [29:24]
Lisa Opie
Yeah.
- [29:25]
Amanda Moore
But true crime I get depends on where you are in your cycle. Honestly. Yeah, exactly.
- [29:30]
Lisa Opie
So funny. That's very feminine.
- [29:32]
Amanda Moore
Yeah. Cyclical.
- [29:34]
Lisa Opie
Yes. Okay, last one. Sparkles or solids?
- [29:38]
Amanda Moore
Sparkles. Yes.
- [29:39]
Lisa Opie
She's a pageant girl.
- [29:41]
Amanda Moore
Yeah, always.
- [29:42]
Lisa Opie
Oh, my God, I love it. So where can our audience follow you on your journey to Mrs. International.
- [29:47]
Amanda Moore
Yes. So, Amanda Moore. Well, Amanda, underscore Moore on Instagram.
- [29:51]
Lisa Opie
Spill more for us because it's a little different.
- [29:53]
Amanda Moore
M A W E R. So the American version is Maurer, but the English posh version is more like more money.
- [30:02]
Lisa Opie
I love it.
- [30:03]
Amanda Moore
I love when you say that.
- [30:05]
Lisa Opie
Well, thank you so much for joining us. I can't wait to follow your journey.
- [30:09]
Amanda Moore
Yay. I'm excited to be on this journey.