Hi! My name is Lesley…Lesley Yvonne (Hunter). I am Mrs. Florida (2021), a model/on-camera talent, business woman and pianist.
For those of you who know me or who follow me online, you probably see that I travel a lot and have lived in a few places, including Los Angeles, Chicago and now, Miami. But at heart, I’m a Midwest girl, as I grew up in St. Louis, Missouri.
So…where to begin! I was born and raised in a very historical part of St. Louis called the Central West End, known for its beauty and charm and attended what is considered to be a top-tier high school (Mary Institute Country Day School, MICDS for short), that put a lot of emphasis on academic success and even the arts. So, I focused on my studies and my training in classical piano which led me to study music in college–Illinois-Wesleyan University, where I obtained a piano performance scholarship. I continued to keep up taking music performance classes but also had an interest in language (French, my second language) and business, so studied abroad in France for the 2nd time and ended up switching majors, graduating with a degree in Economics.
When done with college, I was lost! What was I going to do? I had a few things under my belt but didn’t know the best route to go, so I did what most people do when they’re confused; I jumped into different opportunities! One of these opportunities included competing in pageants, which I had not had much former experience, but after a few pageants, I was blessed to hold a title (Miss US Missouri) in 2009 (fortunately I was able to show off my piano skills during the talent competition). That was a fun and interesting year!
From there, I was given an opportunity to host my own webcast entertainment show called ‘Lesley On The Town,’ which I wrote and produced myself. On the show, I interviewed amazing entertainers and business owners from around the Midwest and sometimes had guests in visiting from LA. My show received a lot of good feedback and there was something invigorating to me about interviewing interesting and successful people as well as the creative process.
A few years later, I moved to Chicago, IL (my dream city at the time) and did the corporate job thing, keeping up talent on the side; a few years after that I got married, moved to LA, started my own business and pursued acting, voiceover and writing—talk about making a big change! (I tend to be one who likes adventure 🙂
A few years later, I moved to Chicago, IL (my dream city at the time) and did the corporate job thing, keeping up talent on the side and a few years after, I moved to LA, started my own business (www.resumemakeover.com) and pursued acting, voiceover and writing—talk about making a big change! (I tend to be one who likes adventure 🙂 ).
However, something inside of me really missed my interaction with people talking about tons of topics, like I did on my show, so I decided to start up a blog with the same name—‘Lesley On The Town.’
Obviously, you can see I have different interests—piano, travel, modeling, acting etc.—but at my core, with all my creative passions, I truly believe in connecting with others…and helping others. So with that, I’d love to share my life and my story with you and talk about all the things that matter to me and hopefully find out about some of you too. I look forward to getting to know each and every one of you and thank you for visiting Lesley On The Town. God bless <3
~Lesley Yvonne, Mrs. Florida 2021