Brenda Sharman

Bio

Brenda Sharman grew up in the fashion industry after beginning her modeling and acting career in high school, and working in the business for over 20 years. She has appeared in numerous catalogs, magazines, fashion shows, T.V. commercials and ad campaigns for clients from coast to coast. In 1990, Brenda was crowned Miss Georgia USA after winning the first pageant she ever entered. She went on to finish among the top six in the 1990 Miss USA Pageant and from there was sent to represent the United States in the international "Miss Flower Queen Pageant" held in Osaka Japan. Brenda competed against women from 36 countries from around the world and won!

After growing up in an Agnostic family, Brenda's search for God began in 1995 during her pregnancy with her first son, Stephen. Through the miracle and gift of becoming a mother, she felt a growing need to discover "Who is God and where can I find Him?" Her life was forever changed when she gave her life to Christ at the Easter Vigil in 1999. "I immediately felt like a different person," recalls Brenda. "I could definitely relate to 2 Corinthians 5:17 which says, 'If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away and the new has come'." Brenda also realized that, "Our culture had grown increasingly more immodest, and indecent, and I had to decide if I was going to be part of the problem or part of the solution".

In 2006 Brenda became the founding National Director of Pure Fashion and has helped the program remain at the forefront of the "Modesty Movement" that is spreading around the world. Her insight into the world of fashion and advertising has helped to establish the Pure Fashion program as a fun and effective program which helps young women realize their inherent dignity and cultivates in them a desire to live, act and dress in accordance with that dignity. Focusing on young women dressing modestly and protecting their purity, Brenda truly believes that through Pure Fashion, we really can change our culture... one outfit at a time!

Brenda lives in Atlanta with her husband, Steve, and their 3 sons; Stephen, Michael and Matthew.

Brenda shares her humorous and insightful reflections on the fashion and entertainment industry and inspires the hearts and minds of girls from ages 8-88 about how to develop one's beauty from the inside out. A beauty that will last into eternity.

Speaking Topics

How to live a Pure Life in an Impure World
Discover Your Beauty From The Inside Out!
How To Combine Faith and Fashion
God's 7 Beauty Tips

Speaking Workshops (for teen girls)
Purity... What God says about it, and why we should protect it.
How to remain Pure in heart, mind and body and avoid the cultural threats to purity
Modesty... How dressing modestly is appropriate to cover "the temple of God"
Body language... the way we walk, sit and stand... and the importance of first impressions
The importance of good speech and how we use our voice and words
The girls will also get modeling tips and learn the basics of "How to walk the runway"
How Queen Esther used her beauty to serve and change the world in a positive way

Brenda uses Scripture, Catechism quotes, Power points, DVD's and visual aids to make her points and girls are entertained while being inspired and motivated!