Gowns and Crowns

Preparing for any competition is no easy task, especially if you are in it to succeed. Preparing for a pageant, that's another story. 

At Gowns & Crowns it is my personal goal to make your pageant preparation a growing experience that is not only rewarding, but fun!!

Whether you want to be a school queen, a festival sweetheart, state queen, or national winner, let me use my 30 years of experience in public speaking, judging, directing, producing, emceeing, and wardrobe consulting, to assist you in making your pageant package a well rounded presentation.

I offer individual pageant instruction in every area from interview to what accessories work best for an opening number.

Keep in mind one person may not be able to meet all of your important needs. I have a wide variety of professional referrals and resources to give you the most expert advice and help make your tough decision making with confidence.

While standing in the winner's circle certainly is glorious, the art of pageant preparation at Gowns & Crowns far exceeds satin banners, rhinestone tiaras, and golden trophies.

Learning to be your best for life regardless of the outcome of any competition is critical, and at Gowns & Crowns we consider being your best a crowning achievement within itself.

Success is a journey, not a destination. With that in mind, remember, Gowns & Crowns will be happy to assist you on your journey.

Cyrus Frakes-King / CEO of Cosmic King Productions. INC. 

Owner of The Gowns and Crowns Studio.

Cy is a graduate of the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor of Arts in advertising & public relations and a minor in communications.

His pageant experience spans 30 years as a pageant and fashion show director, producer, emcee, judge, pageant wear consultant, and photographer. The past thirteen years he has worked as an individual pageant instructor for Gowns & Crowns, LLC., a pageant preparation studio he owns and operates in Columbia, South Carolina.

Gowns and Crowns (a Cosmic King Productions Inc. Studio)  specializes in the TOTAL PACKAGE!  Cy and the Gowns and Crowns Team can assist a client in all areas of preparation from interview, on-stage speaking skills, proper walking techniques for swimsuit and evening gown, stage modeling routines, over-all stage presence; wardrobe selection, physical fitness, talent presentation, make-up artistry, to platforms and community service.

Understanding you can't buy confidence, but you can build it Cy teaches individual classes giving each client the freedom and privacy to discover their own individuality through pageantry. Cy feels individual attention is a necessity for young women to recognize weaknesses and learn to showcase their best qualities and attributes.

Cyrus appeared in his own reality show for TLC The King of the Crown (currently seen on Netflix/ www.netflix.com) and has made guest  appearnaces on The Anderson Cooper Show, Lifetime's The Week The Women Went, and The Real Housewives of Atlanta.

• Studio Number: 803-750-7778 (leave a clear, brief message. Leave a phone number and include area code).
• Location: 1593 Broad River Road, Columbia, South Carolina 29210 (see map)
• By Appointment Only
• Hourly Rates: $65.00 per hour (First session a required 2 hours) to get to know you and develop a game plan.
• We accept Cash, Check, Visa, M/C and Paypal (@gcfrakes.aol.com)
• 24hr Cancellation Policy: Payment in full for less than 24 hr. notice
• No shows will be billed full amount of session.
• Clients under the age of 17 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian
• You are welcome to Facebook us to book sessions  but we do not teach class through social media.
• We do not provide Glitz Coaching
• We are not a Modeling Agency
• Skype Sessions upon availability
• Photos are permitted in the studio
• Videos Prohibited in the studio