Meet the Team
After both competing years at National American Miss state and Nationals, both Katie Kenny (Cole) and Allie Curtis were crowned National All-American Miss and National All-American Miss Teen 2010-2011 and became pageants sisters.
Allie came to visit Katie in her 50-state bucket list tour and the two decided it would be ideal to start coaching together.
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In 2025, Rebecca joined the team as a coach.
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Katie, Allie, and Rebecca all have a passion for finding the true inner growth of individuals both professionally and in pageants. Clients succeeding in life is the ultimate goal!
"You either take control of your future or it takes control of you. It’s that simple. Let's make it EPIC!"
We are so excited to get to know you! With a combined 30 plus years of pageant, recruitment, and human resources experience, we are thrilled to bring you a variety of services for your professional careers and pageant competition phases.
Katie Kenny,
SHRM-CP, MBA
Owner, Consultant
Katie Kenny has over 20 years of experience as a pageant contestant and titleholder. Katie's experience competing consists of National American Miss, Royal International Miss, Miss America Organization, Miss USA, American Coed, Outstanding American Miss, Miss Nationwide, World's Glamorous Miss, Miss American Model, America's Total Miss, America's US Miss, and Star Jewel. Awards and titles are listed below. As a lifetime dancer and adrenaline rush junkie, she found her way into cheerleading in high school after competing for dance and gymnastics for over 10 years. She was a state champion in cheerleading and went on to cheer at Iowa Central Community College and later Northwest Missouri State University where her team was named two-time UCA Collegiate Champions. She worked eight years on UCA staff. Over her time with UCA, she led coaches training sessions, worked college staff all over the United States, and led camps of over 300 athletes. After starting her job full time, she started her own choreography business called, Intensity Choreography. She now choreographs cheer routines all over the Midwest. She can also choreograph dance routines and alter dance routines to meet the pageant competition world.
Katie has been a featured speaker at Huron's What's Right in Healthcare Conference and facilitates leadership sessions and has developed a Leadership Playbook for use with her past organization. She is a TEDxSpeaker, with a talk titled "Bullying, Death, and Drama: Don't Judge a Book by It's Cover". She is a trained Predictive Index Consultant, Extended DISC certified, a graduate of Dale Carnegie's courses titled "How to Win Friends and Influence Business People" and "Breakthrough to Leadership", Aveea Consulting Extreme Facilitation, IMPACT- Speak Your Way to Success, and a Six Sigma Yellow Belt.
Katie holds a B.S. in Marketing and Management and a Master's in Business Administration from Northwest Missouri State University. Katie has worked in Human Resources since 2015. She currently serves as a Senior HR Business Partner for a corporate organization. She resides in Waukee, IA and has two children (Josie and Christian), and has two dogs Charley and Bentley and is married to Will. In her spare time she loves working out, reading, binge watching shows, volunteering, and going to Hope Lutheran Church.
Titles and Awards
NAM Iowa Teen 2007
ACP Miss Iowa Teen 2008 (Top 10/7th at Nationals)
ACP Miss Iowa Victory Teen 2007
ACP Miss Iowa Victory Teen 2008
National All-American Miss 2010-2011 (National Winner)
Miss Greater Des Moines 2013 and 2nd RU to Miss Iowa, Prelim Fitness Winner, and Academic Winner
Miss Iowa Nationwide 2015 and Miss Nationwide 2015 (National Winner)
World's Glamorous Miss Iowa 2016 and World's Glamorous Miss 2016 (National Winner)
NAM Iowa 2007 Optional Winner: Actress, Casual Wear, Spokesmodel, Most Promising Model
NAM Iowa 2005 Optional Winner: Talent
American Coed (ACP) Iowa Teen Hostess 2007
ACP Iowa 2007 Optional Winner: Sportswear, Actress, Cheerleading Overall Sportswear
ACP Nationals 2008 Top 15 (7th overall to Teen title)
ACP Nationals 2009 Optional Winner in Talent and Cheerleading and 1st RU in Actress and Casual Wear
America's US Miss 2009 4th runner up Miss, Sportswear, Talent, and Actress Winner
America's US Miss 2010 1st runner up Miss, 2nd RU Sportswear
World's Glamorous Miss 2010 3rd RU Miss
NAM Nationals 2010 Talent 2nd RU, Casual Wear 4th RU, Academic Achievement Winner, 4th RU Most Promising Model, 1st RU Best Resume
World's Glamorous Miss Sportswear Winner 2016
Outstanding American Miss 1st RU Ms 2021
Miss American Model 2023
Royal International Ms. Iowa 2024
RIM Midwestern States Purple Passion and Fun Fashion Winner 2024
Outstanding American Miss 1st RU Ms 2024
Outstanding American Miss Community Service Winner
Royal International Ms International 1st RU 2024
Royal International Miss International 1st RU Fitness 2024
Royal International Miss International 1st RU Top Model 2024
Royal International Miss International 2nd RU Purple Passion 2024
Royal International Miss International 4th RU Spokesmodel 2024
Royal International Miss International 3rd RU Talent 2024
Royal International Miss International Community Service Scrapbook Winner 2024
Bronze Presidential Community Service 2024
America's Total Miss 3rd RU 2025
Royal International Ms Hawkeye State 2025
2nd RU Royal International Ms Role Model 2025
2nd RU Fitness, Casualwear, Spokesmodel International RIM 2025
4th RU Top Model International RIM 2025
Royal International Miss International Community Service Scrapbook Winner 2024
DSK Bronze Presidential Community Service 2025
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Allie Curtis
Consultant
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Titles and Awards
2015 Miss Rhode Island (MAO)
2010-2011 National All-American Miss Teen (National Winner)
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Rebecca Chia
Consultant
Rebecca Chia has worn many hats in her almost 15 years in pageantry, including being a titleholder, director, judge, hair and makeup artist, and now a coach with EPIC Consulting! Rebecca has been involved in various national and international pageants, holding numerous regional, state, and national titles for systems including Miss America, National American Miss, International United Miss, and Princess of America.
Rebecca has been recognized and awarded for her work with her service initiative platform, RealizASIANS: Ending Bias & Uplifting Culture, which brings awareness, educates, and amplifies the voices of marginalized communities. Her platform became the foundation for her education, as Rebecca holds a master’s degree in Sociology with research interests in popular culture and race and ethnicity, with a special emphasis on Asians and Asian Americans. Her master’s thesis focuses on the experiences of Asian women who compete in beauty pageants, which has been recognized and presented at conferences in Iowa and Illinois and read by thousands around the world. Rebecca was previously a college instructor, teaching undergraduate courses on race and ethnicity, gender, and social inequality.
Rebecca is also the marketing director and social media manager for a national organization where her work reaches audiences of over 100,000 people and 32,000 followers. She is the CEO and founder of her own social media management business called Rebranded by Rebecca, where she creates custom graphics, branding services, and social media services to business owners, influencers, and, of course, pageant titleholders. From the stage to the interview room to social media, Rebecca is ready to elevate YOU to become the most EPIC version of yourself!
Titles and Awards
2025 International United Ms Top 18
2025 IUM Ms International Photogenic
International United Ms Missouri 2025
Miss Iowa 2024 non-finalist interview winner
Miss Iowa 2024 Heart for Service winner
Miss Iowa 2024 on stage question preliminary winner
Miss Greater Des Moines 2024
Miss Iowa 2023 Top 10
Miss Metro 2023
2022 NAM Iowa Miss 1st runner up
2022 NAM Iowa Miss top interview score
2021 Miss Princess of America
2021 Princess of America Miss top personal introduction score
2021 POA Overall Sr. Division Spokesmodel
2021 POA Overall Sr. Division Photogenic
2021 POA Divisional State Costume winner
2021 POA Divisional Crown Cover Model winner
Princess of America Miss Northern States 2021
Princess of America Wisconsin/Northern States 2021 Overall Casual Wear, Spokesmodel, and Photogenic winner
2020 Miss Princess of America 1st runner-up
2020 Princess of America Miss top introduction score
2020 POA Overall Sr. Division Photogenic
2020 POA Divisional Top Model winner
Princess of America Miss Iowa 2020
2018 National All-American Miss Top 10
2018 NAM Nationals Miss Top Model 2nd runner up
2018 NAM Nationals Miss Actress 1st runner up
2018 International United Miss 2nd runner up
2018 IUM Miss Actress/Spokesmodel winner
2018 IUM Miss Top Model winner
International United Miss Iowa 2018
2017 National All-American Miss Top 10
2017 NAM Nationals Miss Actress 2nd runner up
2017 NAM Nationals Miss Runway 4th runner up
2017 IJM Teen Spokesmodel 1st runner up
International Junior Miss Iowa Teen 2017
2015 NAM Nationals Teen Actress 1st runner up
2015 NAM Nationals Teen Top Model 4th runner up
National American Miss Iowa Teen 2015
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