Ep. 28 Ebony & I story

Ebony Acton’s enterprising spirit has allowed her to chameleon as an activist, beauty consultant, confidence coach, entrepreneur, model, spiritual/mental health advocate, and self-published author. Her founding philanthropic advancements highlight how home insecurities are contributing factors in the school-to-prison pipeline. This inspired her to create the Bold ‘n’ Bookish Campaign in 2021. Her career in pageants began when she won Miss Virginia State University 2016-2017. She pursued her pageant career by winning Miss District of Columbia for America Strong 2021 as Most Congenial, Photogenic and Most Whimsical National Costume; top 12 Miss DC USA 2022 and Miss Congeniality; top 12 Miss DC USA 2023 and Community Service Award Winner. Ultimately, she is the current Miss Summit United States 2024. In July 2024, she will compete for the international title in the Philippines. Overcoming home insecurities like homelessness, impoverished neighborhoods, domestic violence, molestation, bullying, and discrimination taught her the importance of resilience. Our ugly environments and circumstances are not to keep us down in the mud, but to sprout up tall above it all. Among many community initiatives, her favorite memories include: participating in a motivational session for the U.S. Taekwondo Academy; crowning young girls to princesses for a day; partnering with Judy Makes Juices to fundraise funds for humanitarian organizations; traveling to Zambia, Africa for a missions trip for well installations; partnering with She Is Incorporated’s She Is Prom for teenage moms; virtually, participating in Stand Up for Kids’ Annual 5K National Race to End Youth Homelessness, and supporting Haymakers for Hope Beltway Brawl’s funding cancer cure research.