Getting To Know The President | PAULA SHUGART, Miss Universe Organization
"The greatest Miss Universe fans in the world are here in the Philippines" - Paula Shugart on Filipino fans
With more than 20 years experience in the television industry, Paula M. Shugart has become a driving force in entertainment television production for local and international viewers.
Did you know that Paula was a Summa Cum Laude with a BS in Television Production and Interpersonal Communications when she graduated in 1981? Wow! Currently, she's also the Dean's Advisory Council to the Scripps College of Communication.
As President of the Miss Universe Organization, producer of the Miss Universe, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA Pageants, Paula takes responsibilities in all business transactions and handles the production of the live worldwide telecasts each year. Shugart is also a mentor and a role model to the three titleholders, as they travel the world on behalf of the organization.
The daughter of naval officer Admiral Kenneth Shugart joined MUO in 1998 as the Vice President of Production. By 2001 she was appointed as President by then MUO owner Donald J. Trump who, incidentally, had never met Paula but had noticed her outstanding work within the company. In the years since taking charge of MUO, Paula's goal to break the stereotypes typically associated with beauty pageants and to boost the viewer demographics of all three MUO Pageants has paid off.
MUO President Paula Shugart with Ex-MUO Big Boss Donald Trump/getty images
**Dean’s Advisory Council to Ohio University Scripps College of Communication.
**Medal of Merit for Achievement in Entertainment and Television Production.
**Commissioner to NY Mayor Michael Bloomberg on New York City’s Latin Media and Entertainment Commission.
**Honored member of Women's Leadership Board at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.
Paula Shugart at MUO Head Office/ image by Critical Beauty
Tara Conner, Rachel Smith, Hilary Cruz, Katie Blair and Riyo Mori (from left)
Working at the Miss Universe Organization may have saved Paula's life, literally.
In 2000, she heard Miss USA 2000 Lynnette Cole, give a speech about breast cancer awareness ( the official cause of MISS USA) which triggered her to be checked up.
Both Shugart's parents died of cancer, she was very concerned with her findings, an aggressive pre-cancerous condition known as 'DCIS'. After early detection, she is cancer-free and has joined Miss USA's Breast Cancer Awareness advocacy.
Paula Shugart with Miss Universe 2015 Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach
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