In this debut episode of The Rewrite Club by Su, host Su sits down with Alexa Marie Grant, a Scottish-Filipino , business consultant, and now Miss World Canada 2026 to unpack the gap between how she has been perceived and who she actually is. They talk about the diary entry she wrote at 14 that predicted this exact moment, her mom who gave her an "all or nothing" ultimatum before her first pageant, the backstage breakdown after a loss that taught her more than any win could, and the adaptive, color-coded instruments she's now building for children with disabilities who don't have easy access to music.This isn't a pageant story. It's a story about what happens when you stop performing the "serious" version of yourself and start showing up as all of it : the dreamer, the musician, the consultant, the girl who once needed music just to get through the day now represents Canada in World stages! In this episode, we cover: -The childhood illness that was misdiagnosed for months, and how music became her only outlet -The diary entry she wrote at 14, watching Miss World on TV, that predicted this exact moment -Why her mom gave her an "all or nothing" ultimatum before her first-ever pageant -The severe anxiety she felt before her first Q&A and the advice from her mom that helped her win it -What it actually means to train for a pageant: walking, posture, and learning to answer with depth -The pageant she didn't place in, and the honest reason she says she was "focused on the wrong thing" -Her contrarian take on pageant body image: "It's not here's a dress, you fit into it. It's here's you, and the dress will come for you." -How she's building adaptive, color-coded instruments for children with Special Needs through her Beauty With a Purpose project -Living a dual identity: Alexa Marie Grant , the consultant, and Alexa Marie Grant, Miss World Canada -Why her mom is her biggest mentor and the advice that shaped how she thinks about ambition 🔗 Links: Follow Alexa on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexamarie_grant/ 👉 Subscribe to The Rewrite Club for new episodes with leaders, founders, and changemakers rewriting their own stories. 💬 We want to hear from you: What part of Alexa's story resonated with you most? Drop a comment below. #TheRewriteClub #MissWorldCanada #AlexaMarieGrant #BeautyWithAPurpose #PodcastInterview #WomenEmpowerment #ConfidenceMindset #OvercomingAdversity #InspirationalStory #MissWorld2027
