Pageantry

Lily is the reigning Miss United States. She was crowned in Memphis, Tennessee on October 17th, 2022.

Miss United States includes competition portions in Private Interview, Onstage Question, Personal Platform Promise (onstage pitch for charitable cause), Evening Wear, and Swimsuit. Miss America focuses on the four tenets of Service, Scholarship, Style, and Success and competes with portions of Private Interview, Onstage Question, Talent, Social Impact Pitch, and formerly Evening Wear and Swimsuit/Activewear (for the teen program). Miss USA includes competition portions in Private Interview, Onstage Question, Evening Wear, and Swimsuit. 

Through Miss United States, Miss America, and Miss USA, Lily has fundraised over $30,000 for various nonprofits and volunteered with organizations like Read Across America, Meals on Wheels America, H2O for Life, The National Park Service, and St. Ann’s Center for Children, Youth, and Families, and promoted the communities she represented with each title. Her social impact initiative is “Promoting STEM, STEAM, and Arts Education” through her nonprofit, Art Technically. You can read more about Lily’s volunteer work in her Service portfolio.

Titles and Awards Held:

Miss United States system: Miss United States 2022, Miss New York 2022, Miss Memphis 2021, Miss Tennessee 2021, 2nd runner-up to Miss United States 2021 
Miss America Organization: Miss Franklin County 2022 (TN); Miss Tennessee 2022 Spotfund #1 Fundraiser award; 3rd-place HundredX Fundraiser award; 3rd-place Women in Business interview award; Miss District of Columbia state finalist (no local titles awarded) 2018, 2019, and 2020; Miss DC 2019 STEM Scholarship; Miss DC 2019 Top 5 Children’s Miracle Network Fundraiser; Miss Mid-South’s Outstanding Teen 2015 (TN); Miss Tipton County’s Outstanding Teen 2016 (TN)
Miss USA/Universe system: Miss Shelby County USA 2021 (TN); Miss Embassy Row USA 2020 (DC); Top 12 at Miss District of Columbia USA 2020

Cheerleading

Lily was a D1 Student-Athlete on American University’s Cheerleading Team. The team cheers Men’s and Women’s basketball, traveling with them to tournament games, and competes at NCA College Nationals in Daytona, Florida every April. Their season is August to April with summer workouts May-August. They practice, cheer games, and work athletic department and community events 12-20 hours a week throughout the season. Lily was on the team all three years she attended American University (she’s a three year grad, if you’re counting).

Athletic Department Media Day 2019. Lily and Sarah Campbell-Zamudio (cheer class of 2020) in a shoulder stand.

Working Freshmen Orientation

NCA College Nationals 2019. This photo is Lily’s first time stunting after a serious fall that caused a back injury that put her on Injured/Reserved for the last quarter of the 2018-19 season.

American University Cheer 2019-20 with Children’s Miracle Network Hospital advocacy bandaids

Setting up volleyball courts for a tournament at the Washington Convention Center with AU Cheer 2017-18

NCA College Nationals 2019

NCA College Nationals 2018 Finals. The team made it to finals without having to compete at Challenge Cup and hit a perfect routine on Day 2, a milestone for the program.

2017-18 Spirit Program Banquet

Gameday Player Intros

Gameday Pyramid. Lily (main basing right group) is usually a flyer, but she can step in as a base when needed. 

8th Grade Cheer Competition

Lily and her fraternal twin sister, Cara, at a cheer competition (2012)

Lily wearing her older sister’s uniform with poms (age 3)

DANCE/MUSIC

Theatre and Lighting Design

Personal Essay (Orpheum HSMTA)

Letter from Technical Director

Lighting Design Proposal/Plan (Jan. 2017)

LEDs

Two MegaLite Baby Color LED lights


In the Prologue, as time passes, the lights change as it was “another day”. Each time it’s ‘another day’, the Baby Colors changed colors; amber for fall, pink for Valentine’s Day, etc. The Baby Colors were also used for the red flashing during the Prologue’s nuclear attack drill, and throughout the rest of the show to differentiate moods, settings, and time.

Mood Lighting

During the nuclear attack drill in the prologue, Jonny and Toffee meet and fall in love. I had the red flashing lights fade down with the sirens fading down, and added some dim pink LED lighting, along with keeping all of the front lights dim, and the followspots bright on them, in order to focus in on the moment.

I used the same technique in the Gym scene, where Delilah and Eddie meet again, to show the parallel between their relationship and Jonny and Toffee’s. This was also used for comic effect, as when Josh interrupted them, the lights suddenly came back up full, effectively breaking the moment.

During “Case Closed”, the lights started moving in a sequence towards the end in order to reflect the chaos between the trio. At the end of the song (which

When Toffee entered the prom, the lights on everyone else went dim, and she had a pink followspot hit her, to separate her from the rest of the kids. Then, when Jonny came out, a followspot went on him, green, and the two were effectively in ‘their own little world.’

Concepts

When Jonny commits suicide, he runs through the back door of the set, and jump off the backstage platform. I hung a small can light gelled R89 Moss Green so the audience could see Jonny jump, and when he did, (with the explosion sound effect) I had all of the front lights come up at 100% very quickly and then the atom gobo came up. This was to simulate the nuclear explosion.

Before “Blast from the Past”, when Jonny comes back as a nuclear zombie, Toffee keeps hearing his voice saying, “Toffee, Toffee.” Each time this happened, The scoops and the LEDs lit the stage up green, and the green light behind the door also came on.

Due to makeup supply and sweating issues, Jonny had trouble staying green enough. Because of this, I had the spot ops keep their followspots gelled green when they were on Jonny. “Come Join Us” takes place in a TV studio. To simulate the cameras coming on and off areas, I had the lights come up full in those areas when the cameras switched to them, then go back to half when the cameras were off those areas.