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About
On-camera host, content creator, podcaster, TikToker, and former beauty queen known for winning Miss Washington USA 2020 and for being the creator and host of the advice podcast Dear Imani, where she shares motivational conversations and personal insights designed to feel like advice from a close friend. She is also known for her TikTok @itsimaniblackmon and Instagram @imani_blackmon accounts, where she shares lifestyle content, motivational messaging, and behind-the-scenes moments from her career in entertainment and media with over 60,000 TikTok followers and over 6,000 Instagram followers.
Before fame
She began competing in beauty pageants at a very young age and started when she was around 5 years old. She previously held the title Miss Washington Teen USA 2013 which was one of her first pageant milestones. She pursued performance arts and also worked professionally as a dancer at Disneyland while competing in beauty pageants. She attended Bellevue University and continued developing her communication and professional skills. She was crowned Miss Washington USA 2020 and represented the state at Miss USA. She began making content on social media in May 2021 focusing on lifestyle, confidence, and entertainment topics. She then started her Dear Imani podcast.
Trivia
She has worked as an on-camera host with AfterBuzz TV. She was interviewed by Her Campus (UCLA) in February 2022. She was featured by KING 5 News Seattle in October 2020 after her Miss Washington USA win.
Family life
She was born and raised in Tacoma, Washington.
Associated with
She once hosted an AfterBuzz TV episode featuring Masika Kalysha as a guest.
