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The crown comes off. Who are you now?
Supporting Pageant Girls and Queens navigating life after the stage: rebuilding confidence, reconnecting with who you are beyond the title, and finding your direction forward.

Is this you?​

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  • The sash is off, the schedule is empty, and the silence feels louder than you expected.

  • You're proud of what you achieved, but you quietly wonder who you are without the title.

  • You scroll and compare yourself to the girls still winning, still on stage, still seen.

  • The structure, the goals and the community that came with competing have suddenly disappeared.

  • You're holding onto a version of yourself that was built for the stage, and it's getting tiring.

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If you nodded along, you're not behind and you're not alone. In my experience, this is one of the most real and least talked about parts of the pageant journey. Everyone prepares you for how to win. Almost no one prepares you for what comes after.

That's why The Next Chapter exists.

Reset. Reclaim. Redefine.

A gentle, structured way to move from "who am I now?" to "I know where I'm going."

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Reset

Understand and normalise the emotional transition after pageants. Let go of comparison, pressure and “what ifs.”

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Reclaim

Reconnect with who you are beyond titles. Define your values, strengths and sense of self.

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Redefine

Get clear on your direction moving forward. Set meaningful goals and create a plan that aligns with who you are now.

Built by someone who's been on both sides of the stage

250+

Girls and women supported as a national pageant director.

20+ 

Queens supported at international level.

100+

young people supported to share their lived-experience stories safely.

Former delegate, national and international titleholder, and national pageant director. Meet Shikye Alyce Smith.

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Shikye Alyce Smith, founder of The Next Chapter
Meet Shikye Alyce Smith.
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Performer, Pageant Director, former Pageant Queen & founder of The Next Chapter.

THE NEXT CHAPTER

By Shikye Alyce Smith

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The Next Chapter offers coaching, reflection and support for women after pageants. It is not therapy, counselling, psychological or medical advice, and it is not a substitute for professional mental health care.

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