5 Minute Faces

🔥❄️ FIRE & ICE Runway Show — Salisbury, Maryland! ❄️🔥

Calling all vendors, seamstresses, fashion designers, and boutiques! We’re looking for creatives who would love to showcase their apparel at our upcoming event.

Models wanted—limited spots available! ✨

Interested in participating? DM me or email [email protected] with the subject line FIRE & ICE for details.

Let’s bring creativity, fashion, and community together. Thank you for your support!

MAC Tuesday featuring studio radiance skin tint sticks

🌟 GOOD MORNING! TODAY IS THE FINAL DAY! 🌟

I cannot fully express how thankful I am for every vote, share, and word of encouragement throughout this journey!

Today is the last day of the WILDCARD ROUND, and your vote could determine whether I advance to the QUARTERFINALS! Voting closes tonight, August 18, at 9:00 p.m. EST.

🗳️ Please cast your vote today!
✨ Look out for the special 2-for-1 bonus voting opportunity, which will be posted on my page and in my story.
🔗 The voting link is pinned on my page or available through the link in my bio.

https://nextrunwaystar.com/2026/tijuana-vann

Thank you again for believing in me, supporting my vision, and helping me move one step closer to the runway. Every vote counts—let’s win this together! 🙏🏽💜

FaithOverFear

✨ I MADE IT TO THE WILDCARD ROUND! ✨

Thank you again to everyone who has supported me, voted, shared my posts, and encouraged me throughout this journey. The competition continues, and I still have an opportunity to win the Next Runway Star Competition—but I need your help!

The Wildcard Round ends Tuesday, August 18, at 9:00 p.m. Please vote for me once daily and encourage your friends and family to vote too. Keep watching for the special 2-for-1 voting bonus!

Winning would mean so much more than receiving a title. My portion of the winnings will help fund A.R.I.S.E. Youth Mentoring, Corp., a mission I hold dear to my heart. A.R.I.S.E. is committed to empowering male and female youth through:

✨ Leadership
✨ Entrepreneurship
✨ Financial literacy
✨ Creative arts
✨ Confidence and personal development

When you vote for me, you are also supporting a greater vision for our youth and helping us create opportunities for the next generation of leaders and entrepreneurs.

Be a part of the vision and help your girl win this competition! Every vote, share, and tag can make a difference.

https://nextrunwaystar.com/2026/tijuana-vann

🗳️ Vote once daily through August 18 at 9:00 p.m.
🔗 The voting link is pinned on my page or available through the link in my bio.

Thank you for believing in me and the mission of A.R.I.S.E. Youth Mentoring. Let’s win this Wildcard Round together! 💜

🚨 READY, SET, GO! 🚨

The 2-for-1 voting period has officially started, and charitable votes count double as well!

Thank you again for taking the time to vote and support me throughout this journey. Please share my voting link on your page and with your family and friends.

Help me reach 1st place and advance to the next round of the Next Runway Star Competition! ⭐️

🔗 The link is pinned on my page and in my bio.

Every vote and share makes a difference. Thank you! ❤️ https://nextrunwaystar.com/2026/tijuana-vann

🎉 I MADE IT TO THE GROUP FINALS! 🎉

First, I would like to recognize and thank some of my top supporters and voters: Martina Mcmillon, Elise Eckerd-Dickerson, Kim Campanella , Jessica Steele, Eugenia Briddell Mumford, and Deborah Jones.

I could not have made it this far without each and every person who voted, shared my story, and encouraged me along this journey. Your support means more than you know!

Amanda Nguyen, founder of Next Runway Star and the RISE Fashion Show, supports survivors and advocates by reclaiming the runway as a place of empowerment, visibility, and celebration.

I am Tijuana “TJ” Vann—entrepreneur and founder of A.R.I.S.E. Youth Mentoring, Corp., The Essence of S.A.W., and other community-focused initiatives.

As a young girl, I was raised by my grandmother without either of my biological parents. Although I was surrounded by love, I struggled with feelings of abandonment, low self-worth, and a lack of confidence that followed me into adulthood. Those challenges contributed to unhealthy relationships, self-sabotage, and years of questioning my value.

But my challenges did not determine my future—they helped shape my purpose.

I am competing to create a greater platform for young people ages 10–25. Through A.R.I.S.E. Youth Mentoring, I want to empower boys and girls to become confident leaders, entrepreneurs, and living witnesses that dreams really do come true.

There are five more rounds to go, and I need your help to keep moving forward! Please read the rest of my story and cast your vote once daily through September 9. 👇🏽
👉🏽 “Link in Bio”
💜 https://nextrunwaystar.com/2026/tijuana-vann

Your vote is more than a vote for me—it is a vote for the lives, dreams, and futures of young people throughout our communities.

Thank you for believing in me and the mission. Let’s make it to the next round together! 💜

Please vote, share, and invite your family and friends to support this journey.

—Tijuana “TJ” Vann
Founder, A.R.I.S.E. Youth Mentoring, Corp.