National Extraordinary Ms. Tennessee 2021- Lisa Richardson

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Last Sunday was my second graduation with MCU. I was again honored to receive trio PhD’s, along with two masters, and two doctorates.

Thank you Dr. Octavia Mallory and staff at MCU for everything you do to make this possible for myself and so many others.

To my family, both through blood and heart, thank you for all the love and support you have shown me.

To my babies, you are the reason behind everything I do. It is my hope to build a better tomorrow for each of you. Stand proud, believe in yourself, and never ever stop reaching for the stars. Always choose kindness. Wake-up every morning and ask yourself who can I help day. I love you all so much!



-lisarichardson

So many families were affected by theses storms that hit Monday night and early Tuesday morning. They need our help!







The horrific tornado damage in Mayfield, KY brings back bad memories we all have of what hit our community in March 2020. Mayor Porter and I remember how the outpouring of support from other communities across the country made a huge difference in our recovery, so we want to do the same for Mayfield. We have setup the Mayfield Tornado Relief Fund at One Bank of TN. We will work with the City and County Mayors in Mayfield to make sure 100% of the donations go to victims of the tornado. If you would like to donate to the fund, you can do so by visiting any of the branches of One Bank, or you can mail your donation to: One Bank of TN, C/O Mayfield Tornado Relief Fund, 140 S. Jefferson Ave, Cookeville, TN 38501. Please keep all the communities that were hit by the tornados in your prayers.

Screaming Happy 12th Birthday to my little Payton🎉🎁🎈 Payton is your National Extraordinary Miss Pre Teen Pennsylvania🥰







Today starts our 25 days of extraordinary kindness with NEM🥰

Day 1- I got my covid booster today and wasn’t feeling very well so I paid for the person behind me at Starbucks.

I had the honor of judging the Miss November Queen pageant yesterday that was held in Deer Lodge, Tn by Brianna De La Torre. The contestants at this pageant brought toys to help with my toy drive for needy children and I must say I am blown away by the inner beauty these girls have shown. Special thanks to the two Humanitarian Queens Avery Innes and Beth Tripp. Brianna, thank you for supporting me with my toy drive to give these children a Christmas this year. Keisha Kirby thank you for coming to help judge and being my riding buddy lol. Beth, what can I say? You’re just always there for me. 303 toys. You’re awesome my friend ❤️ To every girl who competed, please know that you are truly beautiful inside and out. Dream big and then never let anyone get in the way of you making those dreams come true.

I did the Miss Tennessee Diamond pageant last weekend and was crowned your 2021 Elite and Humanitarian Queen. This pageant was to benefit the Ronald McDonald House. Thank you Patterson for amazing hair and makeup, @ Susan Chaffin at Ready Set Grown for helping me find the perfect dress, @ Lauren Fowller with Brassy Thimble for making the quick alterations to my dress, and as always Secrest with Crowns Of Jewels for a fun pageant with beautiful crowns and friends.

Thanksgiving 2021 is a wrap. Let the Christmas decorating begin! I hope everyone had a wonderful day yesterday with family and friends and remembered to say a prayer for those who celebrated with an empty chair.

Exciting news!

On December 12th I will be graduating once again from M.C.U. This will make 6 Phds and 2 Doctorates. I am truly honored for this amazing opportunity and can not thank them enough.

Phds:

1] Health Care Studies-Nurse

2[ Women Empowerment Advocacy

3] Alzheimer's Awareness Communications

Duo Doctorate Degrees:

1] Heart Attack & Stroke Prevention

2] Creative & Professional Writing

Concentration:
Adult & Youth Mentorship

Emphasis:
Empowerment Communications

Makeup and girly stuff collected for the ladies at The Genesis House.

25 Women’s dress coats being donated to The Genesis House for battered women and children. These coats will be used when they venture out this winter to look for jobs to start their new lives free from abuse. Wishing each one of these ladies all the best 🥰

It’s that time of year again! The time when we start collecting shoes to help end poverty. If you have new or used shoes you would like to donate please send me a private message to schedule a pick up🥰

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. It is important to know that anyone can be a victim, domestic violence does not care how you were raised, how educated you are, if you are young or old. The abuse can be physical, mental, emotionally, and even economically.

It is important for us to remember that it is not our fault. We did not cause nor do we deserve the abuse. Speak up and don’t be afraid to reach out for help. There are so many organizations out here that will help you start a new life and keep you and your children safe.

Love can be blind and the abuser doesn’t help by constantly making you feel like you’re not worthy of anything more, like there’s no way out and he’ll always be able to find you or you can’t make it without him. This is nothing more than him trying to put fear in you so that you stay. Love should never leave bruises and scars.

If you are reading this and you need help please send me a private message. I don’t care what time it is. You’re safety is important to me. I will help you get in touch with the right people.

Today is my birthday and I am so happy to be able to share it with one of my beautiful sister queens. Happy Birthday Bianca Villalobos I hope you have a wonderful day sweetheart ❤️

Choose kindness ❤️

It’s graduation time!!! This Sunday MCU will be holding their graduation ceremony and I will be receiving three honorary Phds. This is such a huge honor and I can not thank them enough🥰

National Extraordinary Miss is collecting snap closure sleepers for NICU babies that are born with gastroschisis. Please check out my list, and if you are able, purchase a sleeper for these tiny little fighters.

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1EYMN39HE7SEL?ref_=wl_share

The occasion of Labor Day reminds each one of us of the importance of working hard in life. Keep working hard and nothing will be able to stop you.

Remember, no great achievement is possible without persistent work.

111 Days till Christmas!

I will be holding a toy drive now until December 4th. All toys will be delivered on December 5th because I truly want every family to experience the joy of the Christmas holiday and the kids getting excited about opening their gifts ❤️

Donation boxes will be placed at stores locally or you can message me to schedule pickup. I am also making an Amazon page for those who would like to donate that way.

Aside from everything else these babies have been through so much and given up so much with this pandemic. That’s help put a smile on their faces and make their Christmas magical this year. Thank you all in advance.

Day 10- One year away

I can not wait to spend the weekend with all my sister queens making life long memories ❤️

Day 9- Pageant tip

Be you. Do you. Stop looking at other contestants and telling yourself oh that’s good I’m going to do that. What works for one person may not work for the next. Smile and get out there and give them the best you there is.

Day 8- Favorite place to volunteer

I enjoy working with many organizations and helping out where I’m needed so it’s hard for me to choose just one. Below I working with Mother To Mother which is a wonderful group that helps with items for babies and young children.

Day 7- Favorite way to prepare for a pageant

This little book is my lifesaver. Thank you Samantha Abraham❤️

Day 6- What I find interesting about Tennessee

Tennessee is known as the volunteer state due to its prominent role of sending 1,500 volunteer soldiers during the war and that alone is something to be proud of.

What I love the most about my home state of Tennessee is how people always pull together to help each other out during a crisis situation. Dolly Parton is one perfect example of this. Regardless of her fame she always remembers where she came from and when Tennessee needs help she’s first in line. This is the spirit of Tennessee and I am proud to call it my home. Oh and let us not forget Elvis because after all I share the same name as his daughter.

Day 5- Favorite area of competition

I would have to say my favorite area of competition is fun fashion. I love getting creative and putting new designs together. Although I’m new to competing I’ve created many outfits for my granddaughter. Fun fast also gives me a chance to have fun and show my personality.

After pulling through some very serious health issues I decided to take on the challenge of competing in a national pageant. I knew this would take a lot of hard work and commitment from me because of what I’ve been through (4 heart attacks and a stroke) so I wanted to find a system that would be just as committed to their girls. I followed National Extraordinary Miss for over a year and did a lot of research and I have to tell you I have no doubt I have found my home. Our director Beth Smith is one of the best and she truly cares. I love that our system focuses on community service and close sisterhood.

Day 3- A little about me

Outside of pageants I am a wife, mother of three grown children, and grandma to three little ones.

I have an obsession with bees, not the mean looking ones that I’m allergic to but the cute little honey bees that remind me that I can “ BEE” anything I put my mind to. I also love purses of any shape or form, lip gloss, the color purple, bling, and my coffee.

Those who know me will tell you I like to play and have fun. I believe that everyone should make time to enjoy life and live each day as if it were your last because tomorrow is not promised.

My platform is Warrior Women Empowerment (W.W.E.)empowering women and young girls to overcome the battles that come your way in life. I feel like my platform describes who I am more than anything. Warrior Women Empowerment, because women can overcome it all.

I am so honored to represent the state of Tennessee and look forward to nationals next year. I am so excited to see where this journey takes us.

September is NICU Awareness Month. This is something that is very dear to me because I am the mother of four NICU babies, three who are grown and doing well and a baby in heaven.

I’m also the proud grandmother to a beautiful baby girl who entered this world a month early on December 29, 2020. So I certainly understand what these families are going through.

I recently became a volunteer with Sidelines which is a High Risk Pregnancy Network that supports mothers and their families that are going through these very difficult times in life.

Sometimes it just helps to have someone to talk to who really cares.

Day 2- platform

My platform is Warrior Women Empowerment ( W. W. E)and I work to empower women and young girls to reach for a better tomorrow and overcome the struggles that life has thrown at them regardless of what that may be. I work through many community services, fundraising, and public speaking to try and let these ladies and young ladies know that they are not alone and their future is worth fighting for. This is not just my platform but this is who I am. I am a survivor of many things thrown at me and I want to help these ladies be survivors as well. Warrior women empowerment. Because women can overcome it all.

I’m a little behind but we are doing a 10 day social media challenge so here we go 🥰

Day 1: introduction

Hello everyone! My name is Lisa Richardson and I am your 2021 Ms. Tennessee. I am originally from Louisiana and moved here 18 years ago and married the love of my life and now have three beautiful grandchildren that mean the world to me. I have an obsession with bees, not the mean looking ones that I’m allergic to but the cute little honey bees that remind me that I can “ BEE”. I also love purses of any shape or form, lip gloss, the color purple, bling, and my coffee. Those who know me will tell you I like to play and have fun. Yes, I’m a 52 year old grandma and I still play! I am so honored to represent the state of Tennessee at nationals next year and can’t wait to see where this journey takes us.

Today was National Cousin’s Day. Hope everyone had a great one❤️

Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.
Deuteronomy 31:6

Today I had the honor of working with Mother To Mother to help make sure that the little ones have what they need.

Ladies join me this Saturday at white county YMCA for a self defense seminar. Free for ages 14 and up!