Welcome, Traviance with her spoon. Well, all the glasses came on. Look at that. And
move a little close to that microphone. And when everything you have to say, well, good
morning, Traviance. How are you? Good morning. I'm doing well. You came in the crown
in the sash and everything this morning. Now, you do a lot of pageants. That's why you
are you're a local or seen native? Were you born here in Racine? Yes, born and raised.
A local local. All right. Born and raised in Racine. And you were in a lot of pageants.
We'll discuss that in a minute. And I died. I know these people that would never want
to get out. Well, they do a lot of public things, but I'm like, deal with the public one
on one. But you always have to smile and deal with the public. You have to be happy and
public all the time. You can't be like, yes, they had to scream at somebody with block
and traffic. And you can't do that. All right. When you give us a little background
of yourself, you're from here. Would you go to school? I went to Park High School, graduated
in 2015. And I also went to UW Madison and UW Parkside. And when did you get into pageants?
At the age of seven. Seven. Yes. Whoa. What kind of pageants are there at the age of seven?
There is a leadership pageant called American Coed pageants. That's the one I was in when
I was younger. But the pageant system that I'm currently in National American Miss and International
Junior Miss, they have four years old all the way up to 39 now. You have that look. I mean,
you look like you're in pageants. Thank you. I mean, you just have that that petite look when
I see you. I would never have guessed your age. Oh, yeah. No one does. No, I would never have
guessed that. I would have said you're about 19, 20, maybe. Now, you may not like that now,
but you will in about 20 years. I appreciate it. Okay. So the first pageant, you said it was
seven years old. Yes. Did you win it? No. Oh, okay. I did that. Okay. But that didn't deter you.
No. I did seven years old. You really don't care that much. Do you?
I had big dreams, but it was my first time doing it. So I was just learning. So I'm all down for
learning and things like that. Did you have that boys on stage when you went out like you commanded
the stage? That's what you have to do when you're in it. You have to command. Yes. At seven,
I don't know. I think I think so, but not as much as now, because it was I just always had the
personality for the stage. So when I might be shy before I hit the stage, but as soon as I
hit the stage, it's like, whoa, is that the same person? So because I started dance at three. So
well, you know, it's not about that too. You said you were in dance three years old. Yes, ballet,
tap and jazz. I didn't know how to tie my shoelaces at three years old. I can't remember three years
old. And you were dancing at tap, huh? Yeah. Did you tap? You tap dance now? No. Oh, you
the muscle memory is still there for all the dance styles that I've done, but, but yeah,
no, I don't do I don't actively tap dance. You know, I wish I had a talent like that. My
wife is teaching me to play the piano. I just want to talent. I don't know why, but I just want to
when I go into grave someday say, oh, he played the piano. So she teach me, I just don't have it.
My brother played every instrument there is. He was with some of the biggest rock groups of the
sixties, the sherelles, the chiffon, Benny King. He played with all those great groups of the
sick. I have no musical talent. And dance, can sing, can't play an instrument. So I'm trying to
pee. I know. And I'm just I don't practice enough. I could do it. But that's the thing you got
to practice. Yes, I know. And I just don't have only because I guess I don't want to do it. Yeah,
that's I just want it. I want to know how to play it. I don't want to go through the hassle of
learning how to play it. So so you you would learn dance with you with three years old. Yes,
I guess your mom here got to start it because no three-year-old wakes up in the morning and said,
I want to dance. I actually wanted to dance. Really? That was something that I was inclined to do
with my dad's DJ. So there was always music at the house. And I naturally was dancing. So
we in one of my barbies were ballerina. So I wanted to do do that too. So what kind of
we thought of ballroom dancing? What kind of dancing we're talking about? No, so I just said ballet
tap. Yeah, so ballet was my first style. And then I ventured into jazz and then tap.
Tap came later because I saw people at the dance studio and their feet were making noise. And I
wanted my feet to make noise. That's literally. I do have to do tap dancing that because that's
something you can entertain yourself with and you do by yourself. Yes, ballroom dancing. You
look like an idiot if you're doing it by yourself. You got to have a partner with you. That is
just great. You play an instrument. I did. Come on. Just I want to play one thing you can't do.
Fourth grade. I started playing violin. I don't do that anymore either, but I have the mechanism
to know certain things like I probably can still play like Twinkle Twinkle or something.
I could play take me out to the ballgame on the piano. That I could do. Oh, I used to work for
the Brewers and like we did that and the dugout on the seventh. What did you do for the Brewers?
I was an entertainer. So they had an entertainment team. They still have the entertainment team.
The four one force. And we threw brats, t-shirts, helped out with promotions and things like that.
So I got to dance on the dugout and just entertain the crowd. Did you have that gun t-shirt thing
where they should? Yes, you did that. Yes. And my favorite part was actually the brat gun
because I got to shoot out real brats for anyone who really shot brats into the audience in the
crowd. Yeah, I was saying when they shoot those, I never got them, but they shoot the
t-shirts are fun too, but the brats are bigger. The brats can hurt you. No, they don't. We can't
shoot them directly at the people in the front. We have to aim. We have a safety guy for that.
Get that guy right in the glass as well. We have a safety guy for that. So they were like,
okay, you have to angle it a certain way so that you're not directly in this person in the
front row. I'm going to get that guy's cup of beer and knock it all over. Get him in with a blot.
No, that would be so dangerous. That's what I would do. So that's why I would never be allowed
to do something like that. Yeah, you'll get banned. Okay, so after you said your first pageant
was at age seven, after that, what'd you move on to? I competed in pageants from seven to 17,
and then... What kind of pageants? So they were called leadership pageants. They helped us to
develop our self-esteem. We couldn't wear makeup until like 15 or so in the pageants that I was in.
So that was a way of going out there, presenting yourself, learning how to speak. You have
interview, personal introduction, evening gown, and those were the main components for the
competitions. And yeah, we also had optional competitions. So like if we like to sing or dance and
model and do those type of things, we could also do that for additional opportunities for cash
prizes or other awards. You went to Park, you said? Yes. For Glasgow. Were you one of those people
that were gathered around all the time? No, it was interesting. So I was in sports and in choir
things like that. So I had a broad range of, I don't know, a social life, but I actually kind of
got bullied sometimes, but I was also well-known. So it was a balance. So it wasn't bullied all the time.
You have to do B6 foot five in high school. Nobody bullies you. So yeah, I can't, I can't control my
hair.
Triviance Witherspoon is joining us this morning and she is a pageant person. I don't know what
to say, but you do a lot of pageants and you dedicated your so far, 28 years of your life to it,
starting at three years old, which I can't, I couldn't even, I don't know. What do I do? I can't
remember three years old. I know I was, I know I didn't time my shoes thing because I remember
when I learned I was riding a three wheeler. I wasn't doing any of the two wheeler, I was riding
a three wheeler. The Triicycle, that was about it. So we, we left off now. You are in, well,
dear, while you were in high school, that's what we're talking about. Do you have a bullied in high
school? Yeah, for a little bit. Well, throughout the journey of high school, but it didn't really bother
me as much because I was so involved with a lot of different things. I was too busy to actually
sit in it. Now, how did you do schooling in pageants? That's a lot of, we're getting a lot of
traveling, do I would assume, right? Most of my pageants were during the summer. So we would have
state competition in the summer. And then my nationals, if I made it to nationals, would be in
November around Thanksgiving. Now, I was wondering this, when you get with the other ladies at the
pageant, eventually you're all in a room together. It always went to a lot of little cat stuff going
on there. Depends on the system. We want the school. Depends on the system. But for my, the ones
that I've been a part of the ladies are pretty nice because you all have a big investment in this,
got money and time and everything. And everybody wants to win. I mean, runner up is nice, but
people remember the winner. They don't remember second place. Yes. And so it's nice. Well, that's
good. Yes. The little ladies are nice about it. Yes. Well, that's great. So when you're in high
school, what pageants did we win? So in high school, I was in American co-ed pageants. Or later,
they called it Miss American Co-ed. So Mac. And that was, oh, and I also participated in the
mystery scene outstanding team program. So the North, the mystery scene that everyone thinks of,
that organization that goes up to Miss America, if you continue on. I was a part of that one.
As a 14 year old. You have to have a talent for that one. Yes. What would you do? I sang.
Oh, you sing too. Yes. Look at you. The triple thread dance instruments and singing. Whoa. I act
too. You act too. Where do you at? I did theater and things like that. And I recently was doing
a stage play like this year in May. Do you ever do anything at the Racine Theater Guild?
No. You should. I know. But I just got back into acting.
They're always looking for talented people there. Because I just said Chitty Chitty bang bang there.
And there was a huge amount of people on stage. And you got to sing. You got to dance. You got to
act. And you're the triple threat. So you should get down there. That's not bad at all. All right.
I'm very impressed. Okay. Age 17. Would you go from there? I went to college. Okay. And would you go to
college? UW Madison. Oh, you actually went to Madison. Okay. Yes. Yes. So I went off to college,
got my first job working in sports, working in sports and hospitality, doing kitchen stuff.
Because actually do you want to be sports management? Yes. I didn't know back then. But that was
the job. I always liked sports. So I happened to pick up that job working for Camp Rando in the
Cole Center. And got to watch every badger football game from the press. Oh, not press box.
From the box seats. So now in sports management, you have to be a good negotiator. Yes.
You know how to do that? Yes. Actually, one of our projects for my sports management class at Parkside
was focused on negotiations. And it was a big part of our grade. We had like three projects.
And if we didn't negotiate properly, according to the stipulations that we were given,
our grade suffered. So yeah, I became really good at it. My mother was very tough. She worked for
the Department of Consumer Affairs in New York for 21 years. And she took on the biggest
corporations, including McDonald's. When McDonald's came out with a quarter pounder,
she sent out her weights and measures people to measure them. See if they were a quarter pounder,
they weren't. She brought the McDonald's people in. She said, what are you going to do about that?
You can't say quarter pounder. No way. A quarter pounder. I didn't close the way in a quarter pound.
So they came up with my mother came up with the phrase pre-cooked weight. That's my mother's
and it's on every single quarter pounder in America. She got to be tough like that. Yes.
I mean, back in the seventies, women didn't take on corporations. And she used to bring these
people in and she was tough. I mean, she's not around the house. She was kind of smooth,
but not with us, but with it. Okay. So where are you off to next off to Orlando? What's that about?
Yes. So I just got back from competing at National American Miss Nationals, which was also
on Orlando Thanksgiving Week and Week. And now I qualified to compete at the International Junior
Miss competition. And I'll be representing Wisconsin and the U.S. on the international stage
as International Junior Miss, Ms. Wisconsin. Well, you got to keep track of all this stuff.
Yeah. Who's this lady sitting over here taking up space? My mom, Tracy.
Tracy, move closer, Tracy, because you're the one who contacted us and you're the mom.
Yes. A proud mother. Yes. Do you have any of the children? Yes. I have a son. His name is
Dance Witherspoon III. And was he even like the Miss Universe Pat? Mr. Universe or something?
Well, technically, he's only 10 and a half months older than Travians. And he actually does music.
Oh, really? He graduated from UW-Mawaki and he has a marketing degree from there. Look at
your kids ready to take care of you and your old age. You're right. That's good. Train them right.
You know, they always say, be nice to your kids because they're going to pick out the home for
you someday. Yeah. The freedom night. Well, it looks like he did a great job with Travians.
Now, you go with her everywhere she goes? Well, I see when she was three years old.
Yeah. So all of her competitions, yes. And you're the cheerleader?
Oh, I don't know what I am. I'm just basically just there for I like to support my kids dreams.
Well, you're raised a very lovely lady. Well, thank you. She's got she does have the
boys. She's got the look. She's got the talent. She's got everything going for. Thank you.
Well, that is just amazing. Yeah. I love seeing you. And you've got the look. Look at that
sash and the crown and everything coming in this morning. So you're leaving for Orlando when?
In seven days on December 30th. You spend New Year's Day in
in Orlando. You know, I spent New Year's Day in Christmas once in Puerto Rico and once in
what's the island? It's a cheers. I'd send it to Mingo.
And it was something about sending poolside in your bathing suit on New Year's Eve with a,
you know, it's just something with something that didn't fit. I couldn't put my finger on it.
Something was wrong. And same thing with Christmas, you know, Santa gets sunstroke down there and
there was something wrong. Well, I wish you the best of luck, Trevians. Thank you. And I think
you're the whole package. I really do. And this is what you wanted to do with your life. And
pretty soon, you'd be negotiating with football players, basketball players, baseball players,
golfers, soccer players, sports broadcaster. All right. Yes. We do sports broadcasting here. We do
high school sports. We do, well, we run the Packers, but we don't control that. We control the
high school sports. Well, good for you, Trevians. I love it. All right. Tracy, thank you very
much for introducing me to your daughter. Oh, my pleasure. Well, you do well and let us know how
you do. Keep in touch with us. We want to know. All right. Okay. Good. Thank you, Trevians. Thank you.
Merry Christmas. Happy New Year's to you both. Same to you. Thanks for having us. And have a safe trip.
You hear me? All right. Be good down there. Don't do anything stupid. All right.