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Letricia Loftin Russell 

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A graduate of Hampton University and Maryland Theological Seminary, Letricia Loftin Russell is a professor at the latter.  She is the Founder and Executive Director of Little Miss Black US of A Pageant, an out-of-the-box ministry that celebrates, honors and promotes little girls and their Black beauty, Black brilliance, and Black legacy.  She also founded and leads MinistHer, a celebration of women in ministry, which includes a podcast, a line of inspirational t-shirts, and scripture-based scented soy candles.  

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Loftin's  joy of writing has allowed her to author "Not to Entertain You - The Ministry of Dance" and "Praise Him with the Timbrel and Dance", and she travels the East Coast to facilitate workshops to enhance church praise dance ministries. The former morning gospel radio personality also enjoys emceeing conferences, concerts and corporate events, and voices commercials, audio books and corporate voicemail greetings. Her work has landed her several awards and honors including Kirk Franklin and Mary Mary's HOMETOWN HERO, and Virginia Union University's Destiny Daughters. 

Loftin is the Marketing and Communications Manager of First Baptist Church of Glenarden's non-profit arm, SHABACH! Ministries.  

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Pageantry is in her DNA.  Aside from her Little Miss Black Foundation, she is the reigning World's Perfect Classic Woman, a pageant judge, coach, director, and her favorite - pageant mom. Her daughter reigned as Miss Hampton University.  She has judged and coached for the Miss America Organization, Miss United States, and numerous others.  Her ministry of pouring into young ladies landed her the blessing to launch and direct Cynthia Bailey's Miss Renaissance Pageant; even making a cameo appearance on the television show, "Real Housewives of Atlanta".

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With this busy schedule of her out-of-box ministry, and community service, Loftin recognizes and is grateful for her greatest gifts from above, her husband, Arthur Lee Russell, III, and their five children, Brianna (28), Brooklyne (27), Braxton (who now resides with Jesus), Kahlil (18), and Jada (15).  Their earthly and heavenly love clothe her daily with the reminder in Psalms 23:5-6, "...thou anointest my head with oil, my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life." 

 

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