#40 ALICIA VAN SCHOONHOVEN INTERVIEW: MISS GALAXY AUSTRALIA 2019

Consistency is key. That's just one of the lessons to be learnt from Alicia Van Schoonhoven, who finally took out the Miss Galaxy Australia title on her FOURTH attempt. Alicia is also a dear friend of mine, having been the Ambassador for The Fear to Freedom Project, a project aimed at women's empowerment and mental health. If you enjoy this interview, make sure to SUBSCRIBE for more amazing pageant-related content! TIMESTAMPS 1:39 Emotions on FINALLY being crowned 6:35 Favourite portion of the Galaxy competition 9:27 Maintaining motivation over the years 12:10 Main motivations for winning the title 16:40 Mental health as a pageant competitor 24:36 Why did Alicia keep coming back to Galaxy? 28:06 Advice on competing whilst dealing with mental health 35:53 Competing in USA 42:35 Plans for the rest of her reign 52:12 Legacy 52:20 NO ten questions with Alicia Van Schoonhoven 56:30 Shout outs 1:01:54 Vegemite argument FOLLOW THE PAGEANT PROJECT https://www.facebook.com/thepageantproject/ https://www.instagram.com/thepageantproject/ https://www.thepageantproject.com/ FOLLOW ALICIA https://www.facebook.com/aliciajvs/ https://www.instagram.com/missgalaxyaustralia2019/ https://www.aliciajvs.com/ INTERVIEW REQUESTS https://www.thepageantproject.com/content-lounge/#interview-request

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