Beyond the Sash: Allison Redman '23 Leads and Inspires on and Off the Stage

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"A mentor once told me to surround myself with women who I wanted to be like," says Miss Floriday for America Strong Allison Redman.

"I found out it was way more than just a beauty pageant."

After graduating with a bachelor's degree in music from Towson University, Redman went on to pursue a math degree at a community college before entering the pageant system, she tells People.

"I was surrounded by women who were extremely smart, who were starting their own nonprofits volunteering in the community," she says.

"And I knew that's exactly what I wanted to do."

After entering the pageant system, Redman got a job working for the government at Aberdeen Proving Ground as an intern in the Human Resources department.

She realized she didn't have a lot of knowledge about helping others or policies, or anything related to professional services, so she went back to college and got a degree in human resources.

Now she's an entrepreneur, government worker, pageant winner, and student, and she's applied to the EdD in Educational Leadership and Management program at Drexel University.

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