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Submission declined on 27 November 2023 by Aviram7 (talk).

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Comment: Please don't use wikipedia as reference.prime video +imdb and youtube links are not a reliable source. So, remove these link. ~~ αvírαm|(tαlk) 17:11, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

Krystian Alexandra Leonard (born September 12, 1996) is an American writer, actor, former beauty pageant titleholder, and founder of the online non-profit Shining S.C.A.R.S. Inc. She gave a Tedx talk at the age of 17, titled ‘Find your inner star’^[1]

She is known for her scar activism, ^[2]and lead actress role in the JC Films award winning Christian film Break Every Chain.

Early life

Krystian was born in Clovis, New Mexico on September 12, 1996, into a military family and later moved to Clarksburg, West Virginia . Krystian experienced bullying at a young age. ^[3]She created a nonprofit and wrote her children’s book at the age of 16.^[4] https://store.momschoiceawards.com/product/2955 She spoke about her scars at Tedx Boca Raton, and was featured in the book and stage for Contagious Optimism, by David Mezzapelle.^[5] http://www.contagiousoptimism.com/About-our-Author.html

After graduating from Robert C. Byrd High School, she went on to study Broadcast Journalism and graduated from West Virginia University.

Miss West Virginia USA

Krystian won the Miss West Virginia USA 2022 pageant in June 2022. She placed in the top 16 Miss USA 2022 pageant.^[6]

Career

In 2014, Krystian traveled to New York Book Expo America for the release of her children’s book, Shining Scars. There she met David Mezzapple,^[7] author of Contagious Optimism, who introduced her to the TEDx stage. Krystian voiced her experience with bullying at Boca Raton TEDx^[8], Contagious Optimism Live Stage and at NEXTGen Summit in Austin Texas, where she received the Humanitarian Award. ^[9]

Krystian was a Channel Kindness Reporter for Lady Gaga's nonprofit foundation, Channel Kindness, A Project of Born This Way.^[10]

In 2019, Krystian was cast in several films for the JC Films^[11] production company, in West Virginia. In 2020 she was cast for the film, Break Every Chain (film) as the lead actress alongside Dean Cain and Ignacyo Matynia ^[12]Break Every Chain was one of the first films that was able to proceed with production, with COVID-19 safety measures in place. In the film Break Every Chain (film), Krystian plays the wife (Stacy Hickory) of police officer Jonathan Hickory, who wrote the autobiographical novel^[13] the film is based on, held its world premiere on February 20, 2021, in Tempe, Arizona.

Filmography

Film

2019	The Zombie Club	Ms. Walker
2020	Dispatched	Bruce's girlfriend
2020	Being Trump	Party Store Clerk
2021	The Bridge	Katherine
2021	Break Every Chain	Stacy Hickory	Lead actress
2021	The Man Who Went to Heaven	Bri (Store Clerk)
2021	Nun Nancy	Madi
2022	Moses Prayer for Easter	Tammy Weatherly

References[edit]

^ MEDIA, Charles Young NCWV (2018-02-20). "Clarksburg-born model, activist and author Krystian Leonard: perfectly imperfect". WV News. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
^ "Teen Author Receives Recognition for Book and Pageantry Journey".
^ Post, Jeniffer Graham, The Dominion (2021-02-22). "Shining Scars helping kids see themselves differently". Dominion Post. Retrieved 2023-11-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "Shining Scars". store.momschoiceawards.com. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
^ "Author | David Mezzapelle". www.contagiousoptimism.com. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
^ Reports, From Staff (2022-06-07). "Morgantown's Krystian Leonard named Miss West Virginia USA 2022". WV News. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
^ "Krystian Leonard". Headline Books. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
^ www.bizjournals.com https://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/blog/2014/02/first-tedx-talks-coming-to-boca-raton.html. Retrieved 2023-11-27. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ "Miss West Virginia Three Rivers Festival Queen Krystian Leonard Returns". 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
^ Leonard, Krystian (2017-06-30). "Medical Technology Helps Children With Scars". Channel Kindness. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
^ "JCFilms | jcfilms-Studios". jcfilms-presents. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
^ "Break Every Chain Film". Ignacyo Matynia. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
^ "BOOK". Break Every Chain. Retrieved 2023-11-27.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10843335/

https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Break-Every-Chain/0SVOMF4VGVX6O2EVZQJ99ZEO3K

https://www.pageantupdate.info/profiles/miss-west-virginia-usa-2022/https://www.jcfilms.org/post/a-much-needed-police-appreciation-film-starts-production https://breakeverychainbook.com/https://www.ignacyomatynia.com/work/breakeverychain https://www.roku.com/whats-on/movies/break-every-chain?id=0b9f73ba00f9590abc5630019ff66fe8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DELbSpC69Tc https://brianondrako.com/podcast/krystian_leonard/https://www.wdtv.com/2022/09/09/first-4-forum-miss-west-virginia-usa-krystian-leonard/https://twitter.com/krystiansscars?lang=en

[1] MEDIA, Charles Young NCWV (2018-02-20). "Clarksburg-born model, activist and author Krystian Leonard: perfectly imperfect". WV News. Retrieved 2023-11-27.

[2] "Teen Author Receives Recognition for Book and Pageantry Journey".

[3] Post, Jeniffer Graham, The Dominion (2021-02-22). "Shining Scars helping kids see themselves differently". Dominion Post. Retrieved 2023-11-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[4] "Shining Scars". store.momschoiceawards.com. Retrieved 2023-11-27.

[5] "Author | David Mezzapelle". www.contagiousoptimism.com. Retrieved 2023-11-27.

[6] Reports, From Staff (2022-06-07). "Morgantown's Krystian Leonard named Miss West Virginia USA 2022". WV News. Retrieved 2023-11-27.

[7] "Krystian Leonard". Headline Books. Retrieved 2023-11-27.

[8] www.bizjournals.com https://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/blog/2014/02/first-tedx-talks-coming-to-boca-raton.html. Retrieved 2023-11-27. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[9] "Miss West Virginia Three Rivers Festival Queen Krystian Leonard Returns". 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2023-11-27.

[10] Leonard, Krystian (2017-06-30). "Medical Technology Helps Children With Scars". Channel Kindness. Retrieved 2023-11-27.

[11] "JCFilms | jcfilms-Studios". jcfilms-presents. Retrieved 2023-11-27.

[12] "Break Every Chain Film". Ignacyo Matynia. Retrieved 2023-11-27.

[13] "BOOK". Break Every Chain. Retrieved 2023-11-27.

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