An Officer and Gentlewoman, LLC

After 10 years in the role of producing and directing pageants in the Mrs. America, Inc organization, An Officer and Gentlewoman, LLC (AOAGWLLC) has announced the company is stepping away from the job to focus more on television productions.

Miss DC for America 2020, LaKeisha Brown, got the surprise of a lifetime when she was proposed to by her longtime partner, Toni Lemons.

Raquel Riley Thomas, an entrepreneur, has passed down the genes to her 14-year old daughter and her 11-year old daughter. Now all three are business owners and all three put a portion of their proceeds back into the community.

Sophia "SJ" Thomas is taking the cooking world by storm! At only 11-years old she owns her own company, called SJ Savory Kitchen, a place where she shares her cooking journey by giving tips and recipes to both adults and children on gourmet cooking.

Black-Owned Cosmetics Company Selects 16-year old AA model as new Face of Campaign. Oh, by the way, the owner of the company is only 14-years old.

Teen Cosmetics Entrepreneur, Maria Raquel Thomas is encouraging girls using her cosmetic line to send messages of empowerment.

Raquel Riley Thomas, a former Army Officer turned beauty and fashion expert, has started her own cosmetic line!

Maria Raquel Thomas, a 13-year old Entreprenuer has launched a new collection of lipgloss cosmetics. The lipgloss line is the first of a series of cosmetics she will launch.

Tiarah Makenzie Williams, a 10-year old, honor roll student from Washington, DC was named the winner of the annual online contest.

The 2020 Miss DC for America and Mrs. DC America pageant date has now changed due to the increasing threat of COVID-19 at the Kennedy Center.