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As Miss San Antonio 2017 (and 2015) and a finalist in the Miss Texas pageant 2017, Rudkin has beauty and grace, no doubt, but the deaf 20-something has plenty of substance to back it up. She’s used the pageants as a platform to advocate for the deaf and hard-of-hearing community and started a nonprofit called Aid the Silent. Also a musician, Rudkin and her organization created the Good Vibrations Music & Arts Festival, first ever deaf/hard-of-hearing accessible music fest last year that included captioning, sign language interpretation, vibrating backpacks and an LED dance floor to help bring the music alive to deaf or hard-of-hearing concertgoers. It won Best of the Fest-Charitable Music Fest in the FestForums Conference. aidthesilent.com
Emma Faye is a national speaker who has touched the lives of thousands of people who have had the opportunity to hear her story. If there is one thing that her audience remembers about Emma, it is her ability to connect on a raw and genuine level to those around her. She speaks with authenticity and with an immense passion for Jesus.