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Plus Size POWER's Ms. Plus USA Ambassador
Ms. Texas Pretty Plus Princess
Ms. Plus US All American (Sorority)
Ms. Texas Plus America Ambassador (Sorority)
2004 Ms. Texas Plus America
2004 Ms. Plus America - 1st Runner up
2004 Mardi Gras Princess (FPS-Fundraiser)
2000 Miss Brentwood Plus
1998 Miss Plus USA Women Candidate
1998 Miss Brentwood Plus
PLATFORM
Celebrating the Curvaceous You!
Promoting Self-Esteem in Women and Teens
CAREER
Social worker & Entrepreneur
Co-founder of Plus Size P.O.W.E.R. Membership Club
EDUCATION
Business Administration/Management
Wayland Baptist University
Associates in Applied Sciences/Legal Secretarial
San Antonio College
Child Protective Services Advanced Certification
UT Austin School of Social Work
MODELING
Print Model for Condra Artista Modeling Agency
Print Model for Brentwood Modeling Club
Big Beautiful Women Magazine (State winner for 1996 Model Search)
Runway Model - Bridal Extravaganza - Austin, TX
TELEVISION
2005 - Morning Local TV Show: San Antonio Living to promote Plus Size POWER's Holiday Fashion Show
2005 - Univision Miami Morning International TV Show program, Despierta America (Wake Up America!). "live" via satellite in San Antonio to the In a segment entitled: "Soy gordo y que'?" (I'm fat, so what?)
2004 - Morning Local TV Show: Great Day SA with Women Super Fitness "Big Beautiful Bodicious" Work Out Class
ACCOMPLISHMENTS & AWARDS
2004 Miss Plus America Executive Producers Award
Wall Of Tolerance Award 2004
Zeta Phi Beta Graduate Nominee 2004
High School A/B Honor Roll
Secretary of High School Senior Class
High School Student Government
Major of Marchers (Pep Squad Drill/Dance Team-High School Sophomore Year
Pamela Smith was born in San Antonio, Texas. She is the daughter to Janett and Larry Berry Sr. and has a close knit family of two sister, a brother and nieces and nephews. She is a proud parent of a son that is attending an Advance Placement Medical High School Program with the determination to become a doctor.
Pamela is a graduate from Wayland Baptist University in which she obtained a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration/Management. She earned an advance certification as a Child Protective Services Specialist IV. She also has an Associates Degree in Legal Secretarial from San Antonio College. Pamela was employed for over 15 1/2 years for the State of Texas as a social worker and has worked with abused/neglected children and their families, as well as foster parents. “Helping people, especially teenagers and children can be so rewarding when you know that you made a difference in their lives”.
Pamela has done professional print modeling for Condra Artista Modeling Agency and Brentwood Modeling Club. She won Texas 1996 BBW Model Search and her picture appeared in the winter 1997 edition of the magazine. She was an on-going hostess/greeter for Sears Roebuck Company mall grand opening in Austin, Texas. She also has done runway modeling for Catherine’s Department Store and did several bridal/prom extravaganzas at the Austin Convention Center and other various locations. She enjoys doing amateur photography, swimming and collecting Barbie Dolls.
My Motto, “Learn to appreciate being in your own skin. Accept life’s challenges and feel worthy and capable of handling them.” I feel this motto can apply to your every day life. It goes hand in hand with my platform of Celebrating the Curvaceous You/Self-Esteem and Self-Confidence in Women and Children. The motto and platform are dear to me because I wasn’t always plus-size and as an adult, I had to learn to become comfortable “in my skin” and not to put my life on hold waiting to lose weight. My mother always instilled in us that we can accomplish whatever we go forth to do; you can be plus-size and look fashionable good to. This is why my older sister and I created our own business, Plus-Size P.O.W.E.R Membership Club. It works as a support group to inspire and motivate women and teens to build self confidence, celebrating your curves, learning to believe in yourself and reach your potential, regardless of size!
