5′11, beautiful smile, long dark hair, and personality galore describes your normal beauty pageant winner. Its also describes the young female entrepreneur who beat out all the other contestants to win the Miss USA 2008 crown.

Crystle Stewart, a graduate of the University of Houston with a degree in consumer science and merchandising, runs her own business, “Inside/Out,” which helps young women build confidence and self-esteem. Her goal during her year long reign is to spread this knowledge of a confident empowered business woman to young girls. She wants to be a positive role model and make a positive impact.

I love seeing that entrepreneurs can be anywhere and that they can be anyone. Its truly amazing to learn about a tech savvy entrepreneur one day, Miss USA the next and then a health- focused student who is creating socially conscious business the next.

Tags: , Crystal Stewart, entrepreneur, Inside/Out, Miss USA

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