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SCC JUDGING PANEL

The Southern California Continental Judging Panel is staffed with renowned professionals that are acutely aware of or have been intimately involved with the Continental Pageantry System.

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All the Judges are impartial, score independently and fairly, are rational and reasonable in their assessments, provide feedback on the scoring ballots and have a great working knowledge of the Continental scoring process/system.

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KALIL VALENTINO

HEAD JUDGE

  • From Los Angeles, CA

  • Former Mr. Continental, 2014

  • Multi-talented Recording Artist

  • Male Lead Entertainer

  • Pageant Director for Southern California Continental and Caribbean Island Continental in Curacao

  • Promoter for Liberty Continental and West Coast Continental for 9 years

  • Kalil has a passion for singing, dancing, mentoring and is paralleled only by his mantra - "To be Seen, is to be Heard"

Keith Elliott

JUDGE #2

  • Resides in San Diego, CA

  • Works for EOS Fitness as a Member Experience Director, covering all gyms nationwide

  • Worked with Jim Flint (Continental Pageant CEO/Owner) for 13 years

    • Production Choreographer at the Baton Show Lounge, Chicago IL​

    • Choreographer and Director of the Opening Production numbers for the Miss Continental/Miss Continental Plus Pageants

  • Worked with and created winning talent production numbers for Ginger Grant, Mimi Marks, Monica Munro, Chelsea Pearl, Dena Cass, Lady Cateria and Maya Douglas​

  • Has a background as a professional dancer, performed for 10 years with the world-renowned Joseph Holmes Dance Theater. Additionally, Keith created and helped to produce various Fundraising Dance, Burlesque and Drag Events in Chicago

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Paris Frantz

JUDGE #3

  • From Los Angeles, CA - originally from New Orleans, Louisiana, LA

  • Former Miss Continental, 1996

  • Former Miss Black Universe and Miss Black America, 1993

  • Holds a degree in Fashion and TV Production

    • Enjoys designing clothing​

  • Health Educator a APAIT (Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team)​

  • Facilitator for the SOUL Program:  2-day leadership/development Training Curriculum for Transgender Women

Lexus Pendavis

JUDGE #4

  • Resides in San Diego, CA - originally from South Bend, IN

  • Former Miss Black San Diego

  • Former Miss Queen of Queens

  • 1st Alternate - California Continental 2002

  • Proud parent and Trans woman who has lived her life out loud, influencing many other in our community to do the same

  • Well respected in the LGBTQ+ community, Lexus generously donates her time, talent and performance expertise to support charities and special events

  • Provides support to many pageant contenders in San Diego and LA

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Kristofer Reynolds

JUDGE #5

  • Kristofer is a resident of San Diego, CA

  • He is an Internationally published and award winning photographer

  • Kristofer has worked within the LGBTQ+ community for over 20 years having served as the official photographer for the National Miss Continental Pageant (taking pics of Mimi Marks, Maya Douglas, Tommi Ross, Sasha Colby, Vanessa Van Cartier, Sunny Dee-Lite and many, many more

  • Additionally he is the official photographer for the Southern California Continental Preliminary Pageant

  • Kristofer has sat on countless judging panels for Continental Preliminaries over the years

  • One of his guilty pleasures is telling "Dad Jokes"

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