Brooklyn Rivera was crowned Mrs. America 2021 on March 27 at the Westgate Resorts in Las Vegas, NV.
A veteran wife and mother to an active duty United States Marine, Brooklyn is an advocate for our military’s mental health needs and is using her title to serve and speak for the new Beauty for Good initiative started by Victoria’s Voice Foundation.
A professional singer and dancer, Brooklyn has performed at more than 1500 events before audiences of over 40,000. She held lead acting roles at Tampa Bay’s Busch Gardens Amusement Park, danced for the Stanley Cup Champions Tampa Bay Lightning and 4 time ECHL Champions Allen Americans Hockey Club.
An entrepreneur, Brooklyn opened her own e-commerce boutique in 2016 which led to her current role as Operations Manager for Typically Blush, a successful world known clothing boutique.
An active volunteer and philanthropist, Brooklyn believes in the importance of giving back and making a difference in the world around her. She is an active member of the communications ministry at her church, keynote speaker for GiRLiFE and activist for the 22KILL organization.
Born in Covington, Georgia, Brooklyn currently resides in McKinney, Texas with her husband and three young children. Outside of professional and household roles, Brooklyn is an avid Peloton rider and enjoys competitive board game nights with her family.
We are so honored to interview such an amazing and empowering woman today! Check out her interview below:
1) What is your biggest dream in life: My biggest dream in life is to leave a legacy for my children. Long after I am gone, I want the impacts I have made in my community and around the nation to hold value and be treasured by my family. I hope that they will carry on my passion for veterans and this country.
2) What made you want to compete in Pageants? I have loved the stage for as long as I can remember. At the age of 18, I started performing professionally at an amusement park and the skill I learned through live theater truly helped prepare me for pageantry. In 2019, I was introduced to the Mrs. America Organization and decided I would apply to compete for Mrs. Texas. The pageant encouraged me to champion a cause that I was passionate about and that is when I became an advocate for the 22Kill Organization (now renamed ONE TRIBE FOUNDATION). As a veteran wife and step mother to an active duty Marine, the mental health of our nation’s veterans is a priority of mine and pageantry gave me a platform to speak about it.
3)Why is being Mrs. Texas and Mrs. America Title Holder so important to you? Having the title of Mrs. America is so much more than a sparkly crown and sash. This title has given me a microphone that the entire nation can hear. As Mrs. America, I am able to bring awareness to causes that I truly believe in. I also have the unique opportunity to touch lives of all ages. I have spoken to 5 yr olds on how important self love and words of affirmations are and I’ve led a workshop for women older than I am on how to have work/life balance. Not many “titles” in life afford you these types of opportunities. Being Mrs. Texas and Mrs. America are important tiles to me because they are important to so many others. I value the titles and work every day to uphold the brand and everything it stands for.
4) Please tell us more about your platform? When I was crowned Mrs. Texas and Mrs. America, my platform was raising awareness for Veterans and their mental health needs. I am an advocate for the 22Kill organization (now renamed ONE TRIBE FOUNDATION) and have worked for 3 years to help combat the suiside rate in our nation’s veterans and first responders. As Mrs. America, I also advocate for the Victoria’s Voice Foundation which helps raise awareness and prevent opioid addiction in our youth.
5) How do your children feel about your being Mrs. America? My children love that I am Mrs. America. My daughter is 10 and tells me all her friends think I am the coolest mom ever. My youngest who is only 3 years asked me just the other day when I was dressed up and had my sash on if I was “going to America?”. He thinks that every time I have an appearance that I am going to America (not that I am Mrs. America).
6) What do you do for a living? I am the Operations Manager for Typically Blush. Typically Blush is a popular e-commerce women’s fashion boutique.
7) I see you were a professional dancer. What was that like and what teams were you on? I started my professional dance career at Busch Gardens Amusement Park when I was 18 years old. I went on to dance for the NHL Tampa Bay Lightning and the ECHL Allen Americans. Being a professional dancer truly helped mold me into the person I am today. It taught me self confidence, poise and grace.
8) Any Advice for upcoming Mrs. Texas Pageant Delegates? My biggest advice to the 2021 delegates is to make your reign matter! Regardless if you receive the title of Mrs. Texas or not, you still represent your community and can make an impact right where you are. Enjoy the process. Be unapologetically you and have FUN!
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