Elite Queen of the World Raquel Riley thomas

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Raquel Riley Thomas is a CEO, Pageant Queen, Martial Artist, Military-Veteran and Humanitarian. She is the owner of An Officer and Gentlewoman, LLC, a global media and entertainment company. 

She has also been recently crowned Elite Queen of the World 2025. Raquel’s platform   under was   DefendRILEY an initiative that provides hands on self-defense training and personal safety education to women and girls worldwide 

Raquel is a decorated military veteran, having served nine years in the U.S. Army (5-years Enlisted photojournalist;4-years Ordnance Officer) until 2002.2002. 

Raquel also became a professional model signed to Elite Model Management and later Ford Model NYC as a commercial model. She is currently signed to Select Models. She has been featured in over 125 plus print and TV commercial projects such as Coke, Wells Fargo, Delta, 1-800-Contacts and many other fortune 500 companies.2010: Raquel decided to compete in a pageant to show her daughters a princess could look like them. 

She won the title of Mrs. Maryland America 2010. She went to the national level and won Mrs. America 2011 (1st RU), the first African American to get to that level in Mrs. America pageant system.2011: Raquel started An Officer and Gentlewoman LLC, (AOAGWLLC). The company has divisions in Talent mgmt., Brand mgmt., Public Relations, and Production services. 

The company has won over 75 awards in DC, Maryland and Georgia.2020: Raquel launched her new subsidiary, Raquel Riley Thomas Beauty (RRTBeauty). The brand is a performance-based makeup brand for those who need long-wear makeup.

 Raquel is Elite Mrs. Nigeria Queen of the World 2025.2025. Raquel is crowned the overall winner of Elite Queen of the World, making her a 6x Titleholder