Kelli Franks is our Young Miss International 2025 SPOKESMODEL!

She received the highest overall combined score out of all divisions in YMI and YAMI.  Pictured above is Kelli and everything she won in 2024.  Here is Kelli's story in her own words:

"I can't begin to tell you what an exciting whirlwind of a year I've had since I've been crowned!  First, I'd like to thank Ms. Sabrina and the YAMI/YMI system for all their love and support. I have grown so much as a person these past two years, both personally and professionally, and it's all due to this pageant.  In early 2023, I was in a pretty rough place in my life.  I was going through a break-up, in nursing school, and I felt nothing was going right.  A good friend suggested we do the YAMI/YMI pageant.  I knew nothing about pageants!  She reassured me it would be fun, I'd get to work on my interview skills (which would help when I interviewed for nursing positions), and pageant weekend at the hotel would be 3 days of feeling like a princess with the excitement of costume changes and making lots of new friends.  She was right!  But guess what?  I didn't win.  HOWEVER - I had a blast and when crowning was over, I asked my friend if we could come back next year and compete.  I had a whole year to prepare and this time, I Was Ready!!! I did  2024 YAMI, YMI and all the optionals.  At crowning I watched all my friends get crowned and I was SO happy for them!  The last award of the day was SPOKESMODEL.  When Ms. Sabrina called my name, I jumped up and RAN to the stage!  My friends all laughed that I said I couldn't walk in heels, but I sure could run!  I'm so glad I came back to compete a second year.  In that time I GRADUATED from nursing school, aced my interview and I'm an RN in the emergency room in Texas City.  With the YAMI/YMI Pageant system I've done appearances, Astros games, outings like Color Factory, Halloween, 4th of July and Mardi Gras parades.  I've also developed my platform, Little Acts Of Love - Finding small needs in the community and publicizing them on my Queen's Facebook page to encourage others to join me.  Donations to different food pantries, the free toiletry closet at the local high school, little libraries, the beach box of used plastic toys, and foster care box.  If we all do a little, it adds up to a lot! I look forward to meeting all the new constestants at this year's pageant.  Please come up and say hello!  If you're on the fence about participating, I highly recommend it.  Why not try something new? You might go home a QUEEN!!!"

How can YOU win the Spokesmodel Crown this year?  Compete in YAMI & YMI!

Formal wear, Runway wear, Interview, Photo, National wear!  You can do it!