MCC Team

Madison Curtis Gumbert

Madison Curtis is a seasoned professional in the entertainment and pageant industries, with impressive accolades such as being a two-time overall Cinderella International winner and a three-time Arizona State Cinderella winner. Her career took her from Cinderella pageants to Hollywood, where she worked on notable shows including Disney’s “Kickin’ It,” Showtime’s “Shameless,” danced on “X-Factor,” and hosted “KAR TV.” Madison holds a Bachelor's degree in News Media from The University of Alabama where she was able to work with ESPN & SEC and is currently pursuing her Master's degree. Her expertise extends to social media coordination for prominent dance organizations like Kids Artistic Revue, Rainbow, Ultra, and the Industry Dance Awards. Now residing in Dallas, TX with her husband Grant, Madison travels across the United States with the MCC team, where she has mentored over 400 queens and helped them achieve over 200 state or national titles since 2019.

Trishelle Longo Dwyer

Trishelle Dwyer is a dance teacher and pageant coach from Phoenix, Arizona. For over forty years, Trishelle has been involved in pageants as a contestant, coach, and judge. She is currently part of the prep team for seven local titleholders for the Miss Arizona and Miss Arizona’s Outstanding teen competitions. In her early twenties, she competed in the Miss Arizona/USA Pageant twice, earning fourth place and first runner-up. After competing, she graduated summa cum laude from Arizona State University with a BA in Elementary Education, focused on Early Childhood Development.

Trishelle is also an accomplished singer. Her father, Capital Records recording artist Danny Long, is a jazz pianist and singer with large local followings in Chicago and Phoenix. She was fortunate to start singing with her dad at the age of 10 and still performs with him today.

Naturally, Trishelle developed a deep love for the arts. Growing up, she was a company member of Tempe Dance Academy. Today, one of her greatest joys is teaching dance. Trishelle has taught for over twenty years, currently at Tempe Dance West in Laveen, Arizona. “Miss Trish” has developed a reputation as an instructor with the unique ability of using dance to help young people develop their whole selves, while instilling a love for the art form.

Trishelle has been married to husband Rick for 29 years and a mom to three amazing adult children. In her free time, she loves playing tennis, watching football, and volunteering for her favorite Arizona childhood cancer nonprofit, Lighthouse for Hope.

Emma Poquette

Emma Poquette, based in Grand Rapids, MI, is a dynamic Pageant Coach and Social Media Coordinator at MCC, and a passionate Dance Teacher and Choreographer at the Academy of Dance Arts. With over five years of experience, Emma has choreographed award-winning talent routines and taught at multiple dance conventions both nationally and regionally. She has excelled as a social media manager for pageant personalities across the country and manages social media for various organizations, including MCC. Emma's dedication to her craft is highlighted by her numerous interview awards and recent titles as the 2023 MI Cinderella Woman and Overall Cameo Girl. Currently, she is pursuing membership in the elite organization, Dance Master of America Chapter 46, further cementing her status as a leader in the dance and pageant communities.

Savannah Keyes

Savannah Keyes is a professional artist and songwriter in Nashville, TN. She has been writing songs and performing since she was 7 years old. Savannah signed her first record deal after performing on the Ellen Degeneres Show when she was 13 years old. At this age, she began honing in on her songwriting and artistry, while traveling back and forth from Utah to Nashville. She then moved to Nashville at 16 years old and signed her first publishing deal. Savannah wrote, produced, and hosted her own radio show for Radio Disney Country called “Let The Girls Play” where she advocated for women within country music, as well as had upcoming female artists as weekly guests to showcase their new releases. She hosted her own stage at CMA Fest with Radio Disney Country for 3 years where she was responsible for hosting, interviewing, and performing alongside other country music artists. Later, she partnered with American Girl and Taylor guitars to be the spokesmodel for their collaboration singer/songwriter doll, Tenney. She traveled the U.S. performing at different American Girl flagship stores for girls just like her that dream of being a country music artist! You may have seen her representing the state of Utah on NBC’s songwriting show “American Song Contest” or appearing on the hit docu-series “Streets of Dreams” on CNBC.

Savannah competed in the Cinderella Scholarship Program from the ages of 7 to 13 years old. She fell in love with the program and saw it as a place to learn to perform as a singer and grow as a young woman. She competed several times at the State and International level. She is a 2-time Utah State winner and an overall International Talent Winner.