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Vanessa King, Executive Director

 

Vanessa King is the Founder, Board President & CEO of Queen Nefertiti Productions Inc., a nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable organization (EIN 88-2674102) that produces the Ubuntu Pageants International and several other pageant competitions.  Ubuntu Pageants International is the "brain-child" of Vanessa.  After several years of competing in pageants, where she has won local, regional, state and national and international titles, and being a director for other pageant systems, Vanessa decided to venture out on her own and design a new pageant system, different than any pageant currently existing. She still competes when she can and currently holds the international title of the Classy Regal World 2022-2023. 

 

Vanessa is one of the first recipients of the Jewel Award, presented by the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Columbus Chapter and appeared in the 7th, 9th  and 10th Anniversary Editions of Who's Who in Black Columbus for her exemplary work in the community in the area of performing arts through her work in pageantry.  In addition, she is also recognized as an Entrepreneur in the 11th, 12th, 13th, 15th and 16th Editions of Who’s Who in Black Columbus, “carving her way into the business of the city.”   Vanessa has also received recognition for community service from Former Ohio Governor Ted Strickland, Mayor Michael Coleman, Former Mayor of Columbus, and the Ohio Senate.   She was nominee for the 2015 International Women’s Day Award for women making a difference in Ohio and for the 2015 NAACP Hometown Champion Award for Columbus, Ohio.

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Vanessa became a #1 Best Selling Author, with "God Says I am Battle-Scar Free: Testimonies of Abuse Survivors - Part 3".  The book, published by Pearly Gates Publishing LLC, is a compilation of stories and poems written by abuse survivors to help victims and survivors of abuse heal, to raise awareness of the epidemic of abuse and to be the voice of those without voices.  Vanessa also Became a #1 International Best-Selling Author in Part 4 of the series, that was released on May 15, 2018.  She is also a contributing to Part 5 of "God Says I am Battle-Scar Free", which is now available for sale.  To order your copies autographed by Vanessa, click here.

 

Vanessa recently became an Ordained Minister and plans to focus on being a Wedding Officiant.  She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Organizational Management from Oakland City University.  Vanessa is a native of Columbus, Ohio and is the proud mother of Cassandra and grandmother of Austin. 

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