1. • Full Name : Isis Twyia Mckenzie
   • Age: 27
   • Occupation: Public Relations Coordinator @ DeVry University
   • Height: 5’ 8”
   • Weight : 136
   • Eye Color: Brown
   • Hair Color: Black
   • High School: Etiwanda High
   • Year: 1994
   • College: Graduated in Communications from Cal State University of Northridge, currently working on my Masters Degree in Project Management, and taking Broadcast Journalism courses at UCLA
   • Year: 2001 I received my B.A. in Communications Studies
   • Special Talents: Acting, Broadcast Journalism, dance, poetry, musical choreographer, and Public Speaking.
   • Award & Honors: Award of Excellence for being President of the most outstanding club called STAND (Social Together And Naturally Diverse), Certificate of Appreciation for the Ebony Entertainment Fashion Show by Alpha Phi Alpha, Certificate’s awarding Social Help for Children Affected by Aids Foundation, National Aids Marathon, Revlon’s Run for Breast Cancer, Certificate for excellence in Novice Tandem Sky Diving. Homecoming Princess.
   • Hobbies & Interest: Acting, broadcast journalism, dance, poetry, traveling, hiking, sky diving, watching theater dance/musicals, Toast Masters, Board of Directors for Women in Theater
   • Favorite book: The Bible, and The Alchemist
   • Favorite Movies: The Wiz, Color Purple, The Passion of Christ, and Witches of Eastwick
   • Favorite Shows: The Cosby Show, Oprah, Sex in the City, and Friends
   • Favorite Magazine: People
   • Ambition: To be an icon/leader for young adults. In order to inspire them to strive for great achievements.
   • Three words that best describe you:
     1) Ambitious
     2) Understanding/Compassionate
     3) People person
   • What is your Favorite Quote: If at first you don’t succeed try try again
   • Who is the person that you most admire: (Father) Elliott Mckenzie & Oprah Winfrey.
   • What do you plan to achieve by winning this pageant? Becoming a positive role model/mentor for teens and young adults.
   • What are your community involvements? I’m active in volunteering my time in raising funds for finding a cure for aids and cancer. Participate in working with children, teens, and young adults in performing arts, volunteering my time in organizing events for Women in Radio Television and Film (the Genii Awards), sponsoring/organizing for events with the Canoga Park Chamber of Commerce, and sports reporting for ESPN 2 Valley Sports 2 through Time Warner Cable in Chatsworth.
   • List any special training you have had or special skills: Acting, dance, T.V. broadcasting, and speech / debate.
   • What do you like to do in your spare time? Read monologues, go to gym, travel with family and friends, and work on community projects.
   • Favorite Food or Dish: Shrimp, Cat Fish, Lobster tail, stuffed salmon, grilled asparagus.
   • Favorite Junk Food: Chocolate Malted Crunch Ice cream, Cheese Cake, Ice cream Cake, strawberry short cake, Peach Cobbler.
   • Favorite Movie Stars: Halle Berry, Denzel Washington, Bett Midler, and Jack Nicholson
   • Favorite TV Program: Cosby Show
   • Favorite recording Group or Star: Janet Jackson
   • Favorite Sport (as a spectator or participant) Sky diving, bike riding, basket ball
   • Favorite weekend activity: Watching Movies / Plays, and looking at new model homes.
   • Most Cherished Childhood: Christmas Eve Family gatherings.
   • Write about a time when you broke a law or a rule: When I was 14 years old I broke a law by attending an eighteen and older club to see a hip-hop artist perform.
   • Who will be in the audience supporting you on Pageant night? Family and Friends
   • Where have you traveled before? London, Holland, Sweden, Switzerland, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Mexico, Florida, Nevada, Washington D.C., Virginia, Arizona,  Okalahoma, and Hawaii
   • Are looks important? Why or Why not? Yes looks are important. How people carry themselves says a lot about how they feel at the moment.
   • What do you like most about yourself? My drive to continue to work at accomplishing goals I set for myself, and my ability for nurturing others.
   • Where do you go to have fun? It is usually the company I keep not the location that determines my fun. In other words I could be at several different places and have fun depending on the company.
   • What is the best way to care for the elderly? Spend quality time with them.
   • When was the last time you cried? Why? June 11^th. A friend of mines quit her job in order to pursue her dream. I was moved by her determination.
   • What do you think about interracial couples? I think that it is great that there are couples…period, despite racial backgrounds. To have someone to share moments with (good or bad) is what matters.
   • Advice for Divorced mothers: Gods plans for your life far exceeds what you can dream of.
   • My Philosophy in Life: If at first you don’t succeed try again until you do.
   • My thoughts on affirmative action: I understood affirmative action was to support and try to balance opportunities for minorities. I am disappointed that it no longer exists, because there still is not an equal level playing field in this society.
   • What would you say is the real purpose of this pageant? To extend more opportunities for African American women. In order to make us more politically astute, economically empowered, socially diverse, and spiritually sound.
   • The biggest failure of my life: I cannot think of a time when I have failed, just made a few mistakes.
   • What should be the penalty for convicted rapist? An immense amount of psychological and spiritual help while being confined to an institute that specializes in reforming those with that type of illness.
   • What do I consider myself a girl or a woman? I am a young woman.
   • What is my secret to success? Well it is no secret, but I believe that to attain and sustain success one should never give up on their goals and be happy with their progress. If a person keeps their eyes on the “prize” and is proud of the accomplishments they have made thus far, then they are forever enduring success.
   • What are my indulgences? At the moment I have none; I do many different things in moderation.
   • Do I believe that American youth are more interested in social issues or status symbols? Why? I believe that today’s youth are more interested in status symbols. Based on peer pressure, and commercial marketing; our youth are imitating what they see in pop culture and are making efforts to live that lifestyle that is fictional or beyond their years of maturity.
   • From whom would you like to receive a great big hug? My father Elliott Mckenzie
   • What living person do I most despise? There a number of people that I despise of what they do, it would not be “fair” for me to pick just one individual (ha, ha), but if I must… it would be Saddam Hussein. Hussein has destroyed, killed, robbed, and abused, many people for several years and even now he has strong convictions that he was right for doing so. He is a menace to the world.
   • What do people think about you? People think that I am a high achiever, family oriented, funny, beautiful, and capable of accomplishing whatever I set out to do.
   • Am I a role model? Yes I am. I have students, family, friends, colleagues, and even strangers (oddly enough) that I am aware of who admire and look up to me.
   • How can we end racial prejudice? By demonstrating racial tolerance / acceptance, or better yet just continue to show “who cares about ones race” to a mass of people through the media, and from within the homes of the families.
   • My greatest responsibility as a friend: being supportive.
   • If I had to choose to be beautiful or intelligent which would I choose? Why? Being beautiful encompasses intelligent's. I do not believe it is possible to separate the two. Gorgeous, sexy, and even fine defines only the physical attributes of a person. Beauty is being phenomenal in mind, spirit, and body.  In short I am beautiful!
   • If my best friend flirted with my boyfriend how would I handle it? I would intervene immediately, ask my “friend” to join me in a separate room and read her “her rights”.
   • What person would you most like to meet who exemplifies your standards, goals, and achievements? I have more than one. It would be Oprah Winfrey, Halle Barry, Denzel Washington, and Bill Cosby.
   • What is the most important lesson in life you have learned? Never give up on your goals if God has blessed you to live another day.
   • If money and skills were no object, describe your ideal life/career:  Luxury traveling throughout the world working with children and young adults in their hobbies/career's choices (that’s living). My career would be an actress who performs important social issues/topics that will educate people globally.
   • Have I ever participated in a pageant before? Yes. In the years of 2001, and 2003.
   • What frightens me most about competing in a pageant? Politics. I am not frighten about competing in a pageant, but concerned about any politics involved.
   • What will be my platform for the year if I should win the title? Developing mentors to support our children and young adults.