A pageant of purpose.
Sponsored by House of Eli, founded by Jamez Eli — celebrated pageant coach, fashion icon and visionary behind a new movement in modern pageantry.
House of Eli
A boutique and beauty bar founded by Jamez Eli, House of Eli is where makeup, hair, fashion, interior design and all things style come together under one roof. It is the home base of this pageant — the place where the standards of poise, craft and presentation you see on our stage are practiced every day.
Hair · Makeup · Fashion · Styling · Event Planning
Jamez Eli is the founder and CEO of Jamez Eli Cosmetics, a New Jersey native, and the proud boutique and beauty bar owner of House of Eli. He earned his fashion design degree and training from the Art Institute of New York City.
Jamez worked his way up through college mastering another one of his passions — makeup artistry for some of the top brands in the world — where he fine-tuned his skills for makeup artistry. He also studied at the Hudson County School of Technology, where he learned all the skills necessary to receive his state license in cosmetology and hairstyling.
After making his mark on the beauty industry, he decided to create his own lifestyle brand that encompasses his passions in life: makeup, hair, fashion, interior design and all things style. Jamez also held a national state title as Mr. New Jersey US 2018, where he publicly introduced his platform Anxiety Speaks Up, and continues to build his pageant presence as he starts his own national pageant, Miss Activist USA.
Our delegates are educators, aviators, advocates, artists and entrepreneurs. They show up for their communities. They lead by example. They have something to say — and we make sure the world hears them.