As Alycia said, you want to have a plan to use your pageantry success to achieve your goals outside of the world of pageantry. As a teen, that may be getting into your dream school or scoring a fantastic internship. Whatever it may be, see what ways pageantry can help you to reach those goals. Knowing where you want to go and using your pageant experience will not only help you keep the bigger picture in mind and give you crown-winning confidence, it will also help you to navigate your pageant interview because you already know what you plan to do with the crown should you win.