Taryn Delanie Smith: Content Creator and Former Miss New York
Second Life
Second Life
4.7 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 9 December 2024
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Taryn Delanie is a content creator and a former Miss New York. Taryn grew up in Seattle and originally had her heart set on becoming a diplomat. She gained a bachelor’s degree in communication studies from St. John’s University, and even spent time in Paris working in diplomacy. But when she was studying for a master’s degree in international communication and intercultural studies at St. John’s (and trying to stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic), she started posting comedic videos on TikTok. She immediately went viral, and her second-ever video—which was of reviewing her less-than-desirable NYC apartment—currently has over 21 million views. She started posting regularly, with fans loving her honest, joyful sense of humor. Ever the multitasker, in 2022, she won the Miss New York pageant, spending her time raising awareness of housing insecurity, and in 2023, she became the first runner-up for Miss America. In the last year, she’s grown her following and created new and instantly beloved characters like Denise, a receptionist in heaven. She’s also explored new opportunities such as co-hosting the Amazon Prime talk show Influenced.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, everyone. I'm Hillary Kerr, the co-founder and chief content officer of Who What Where, |
| 0:11.1 | and this is Second Life, a podcast spotlighting women who have truly inspiring careers. |
| 0:18.5 | We're talking about their work journeys, what they've learned from the process |
| 0:21.9 | of setting aside their doubts or fears, and what happens when they embark on their second life. |
| 0:28.2 | Today on the show, I'm speaking with the content creator and former Miss New York, Teran Delaney |
| 0:34.5 | Smith. I first saw Terran in 2022 when she was the first black Miss New York to be |
| 0:40.3 | crowned while wearing her natural hair. I saw her again when she was the runner up in the |
| 0:45.6 | 23 Miss America pageant where she truly glowed on stage, inside and out. But I met her in a very |
| 0:53.6 | different way when she started posting hilarious and |
| 0:56.8 | heartfelt sketches online as Denise, a receptionist in heaven. The videos, which went viral pretty |
| 1:05.0 | much from the jump, were super funny, but what people really responded to was her heartfelt approach to grief and missing |
| 1:12.1 | a loved one. Honestly, I feel like the character encapsulates Terran's personality, funny, |
| 1:18.5 | entertaining, but with service and care at the heart of her message. Today, Terran's path is |
| 1:25.6 | taking her far from the one she thought she'd once be on, up until |
| 1:29.3 | even a few years ago, she was convinced that she was going to be a diplomat and live in Paris, |
| 1:35.3 | but it's exciting in a new and unexpected way. |
| 1:39.3 | She's pursuing new ventures in entertainment like co-hosting the Amazon Prime Talk Show influenced, making new videos, |
| 1:46.8 | and using her platform to bring light to the causes that are closest to her heart like housing |
| 1:51.6 | insecurity. I cannot wait to see where her unique perspective takes her next. Now on Second Live, |
| 1:59.0 | it's Terran Delaney Smith. |
| 2:03.0 | Hi, Terran, how are you? |
| 2:05.1 | Good, how are you? |
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