Miss USA 2014: Miss Nevada Nia Sanchez Talks Self Defense On The Road To Miss Universe
The fashion pendulum swung in many directions.
For spring, ’60s mod was one of the biggest trends of the season with Marc Jacobs showing it through various permutations of black and white stripes, from skirt suits to long gowns. He continued the mod streak at Louis Vuitton where he had models descend escalators in pairs wearing variations of check patterns from bandeau tops to A-line coats to shift dresses. It was, to sum it up in one word, pop. The ’60s influence was also visible at Michael Kors’ collection which had doses of stripes, graphic checks and A-line shapes.
The idea of dressed and undressed was also a big statement for spring with designers like Reed Krakoff and Prabal Gurung showing dresses and separates layered with sheer organza or chiffon. Jason Wu practically devoted his entire collection to the theme with his many sheer numbers and the leather outfits fused with lace and tulle. Donna Karan and Tom Ford also showed pieces that hinted at skin without actually revealing it.
For his final collection for Balenciaga, Nicolas Ghesquiere showed one of the most resounding trends for spring 2013 — ruffles — big, flouncy waves of fabric like modernized versions of those seen on flamenco dancers. Ruffles were also seen at Givenchy, Gucci and Peter Pilotto.
Grunge wanted to make itself felt this fall with
designers showing an assemblage of looks that featured anywhere from plaid shirts, leather trousers, biker boots and micro-printed dresses like at Saint Laurent. Allusions to grunge were also seen at 3.1 Phillip Lim, Versace and Junya Watanabe.
Supersized coats became the must-have item for fall 2013. Think exaggerated shapes with a cocoon effect. Stella McCartney is the master when it comes to tailored mannish coats. Kenzo showed it in a belted version with sloping shoulders. And Alexander Wang paired his oversized coats with boxing glove-like fur mittens.
And to show that fashion rules like no white after labor day are archaic, designers pushed for the idea of winter whites — a refreshing palate and palette cleanser after all the leather and black of spring 2013. From Celine to Salvatore
Ferragamo to Giambattista Valli, white and its offshoots like cream and ecru made for a glorious fall/winter 2013 season.
Benjamin Ekpenyong
Miss USA 2014 has been crowned with Miss Nevada Nia Sanchez becoming the 63rd winner of the famous beauty pageant. She will be representing the United States for Miss Universe 2014.
In a related report by The Inquisitr, if you like to see action at a beauty pageant, then you will be happy to hear that Sandra Bullock is considering doing a Miss Congeniality TV show. Earlier this past month, Miss South Texas declared that she had lost 100 pounds as revenge against bullies who criticized her weight.
The 24-year-old Nia Sanchez was born and raised in Sacramento, California until her family began moving around at age seven, with her family settling down into Washington state. But how did she end up as Miss Nevada, you may ask? After she finished high school Nia became a nanny in Europe and was able to travel to Austria, Switzerland, and parts of the Middle East. She also managed to travel to Mexico as part of mission trips. Once she became a full time model she traveled the world, visiting Thailand and the Great Wall of China. Sanchez was even chosen by Disney out of thousands of other models to represent a face character for Hong Kong Disney.
Nia’s path toward becoming Miss USA 2014 started when she saw a close friend, Kristen Dalton, win the crown for Miss USA back in 2009. From there Sanchez decided to enter into the world of the beauty pageant queen and she made Las Vegas, Nevada her hometown. She has competed in both the United States and in foreign nations with great success, but now she has a shot at becoming Miss Universe 2014.
When Nia Sanchez won the Miss USA 2014 contest she was wearing a red fishtail gown, but the question she was asked by judge Rumer Willis was not exactly fit for a ball. Willis pointed out the statistic which says that 19 percent of female undergraduate college students are victims of sexual assault and asked Nia about the importance of women being able to defend themselves. The reason this was asked is because Sanchez is a fourth-degree black belt in the Korean martial art of taekwondo. Nia said that awareness of the problem was important in addition to women needing to learn how to defend themselves.
What do you think about Miss USA 2014 Nia Sanchez? What do you think about the question that she was asked to respond to in order to win?
Benjamin EkpenyongThe Top Fashion Trends
Marc Jacobs spring 2013
For spring, ’60s mod was one of the biggest trends of the season with Marc Jacobs showing it through various permutations of black and white stripes, from skirt suits to long gowns. He continued the mod streak at Louis Vuitton where he had models descend escalators in pairs wearing variations of check patterns from bandeau tops to A-line coats to shift dresses. It was, to sum it up in one word, pop. The ’60s influence was also visible at Michael Kors’ collection which had doses of stripes, graphic checks and A-line shapes.
Jason Wu spring
Balenciaga spring
Grunge wanted to make itself felt this fall with
Saint Laurent fall
Stella McCartney fall
And to show that fashion rules like no white after labor day are archaic, designers pushed for the idea of winter whites — a refreshing palate and palette cleanser after all the leather and black of spring 2013. From Celine to Salvatore
Giambattista Valli fall
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