Art Napiontek is Mr. New Mexico in the 2024 Mister USA competition. He chatted about his latest endeavors, and partaking in the upcoming pageant.
American author Napolean Hill once said: “What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” This quote applies to Art Napiontek.
Mister USA is an American beauty pageant, which is held annually, and the winner goes on to represent the United States in the Mister Universe competition. It is a celebration of culture, diversity, beauty, intelligence and empowerment. They believe in the power of young leaders to make a difference in the world. It is not solely about outer beauty; it recognizes the inner beauty and intelligence of their contestants. The finals will be held on August 31, 2024 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles in Hollywood.
“New Mexico is one of my favorite places,” He admitted. “I have family there, and White Sands is probably my favorite place on Earth; it is really incredible. I am stoked to be repping New Mexico. This is pretty exciting. I know it’s the first year they are doing this, so we will see how it goes.”
“I haven’t been in the entertainment industry for quite a while, I took a little bit of a hiatus, so I think this will help me bounce back into the entertainment industry,” he said.
“I am not expecting too much out of the competition other than being myself, and if I win, it will be because I’m me. I’m not going in to be crazy competitive with the other guys. I am just going to go in and be myself. My main thing is to make an impact on other people’s lives in a positive way,” he underscored.
Napiontek shared that his advocacy will be mental health. “The past couple of years, I have had mental health issues,” he noted. “That is my main thing is helping people to overcome things that I’ve gone through. I am pretty excited about that.”
“Mental health is a big issue right now with most of America and the world. If I can help people and positively move their lives in a good direction, then I will be happy,” he said.
On his daily motivations, he said, “First off, I would say, my son is my biggest motivator. My son motivates me to get up and get after him each day. I really love health and taking care of myself. I have a self-care routine that I do every day. That helps with the mind and gives good vibrations throughout the day, and it helps attract positive things. Every day, I want to learn more things.”
Regarding the title of the current chapter of his life, he said, “Rebirth.” “I feel I am going through a transitionary point in life where I am emerging into a new version of myself,” he explained.
“I am not sure where I am, but I know that I am going through a heavy transition right now, and I am excited about that. I feel like a phoenix that is coming out of the ashes,” he added.
On his future plans, he shared, “I am starting a nonprofit called Armor Club, and I shot a few episodes for my podcast already with my producer friends. We filmed three episodes but I haven’t released them yet. This podcast is all about mental, physical, spiritual, and social health… basically, every aspect of health.”
“At this point, I am working on self-development to help others, especially since if I am not doing that for myself, I won’t be able to help other people that are going through similar things… That has been my main concert at the moment… doing inner work on my own self,” he said.
If he were to have any superpower, it would be “to read hearts.” “I don’t keep too many people close to me… only my family and my very best friends (people that build me up). If I was able to read people’s hearts every time, life would be pretty good,” he said.
Regarding his definition of success, Napiontek said, “Success is making a difference on other people’s lives in a positive way. Uplifting people and uplifting hearts is my biggest goal.”
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