As director of Teen Universe Arizona, Joen Romero-Martinez is on a mission to teach young women how to become leaders and find their passion. He explains that his Teen Universe Arizona Pageant is not just a beauty pageant, but one with a cause. Joen’s goal is to present these young women, ages 15 to 18, with opportunities to get involved, inspire them to be better, and encourage them to become powerful women and leaders. He explains that he asks all the girls to dig deep and states that, “we all have our personal stories…whatever the level of feeling that story may have is up to us to try to turn it around and make sure that we can figure out.”