Phoebe Harris is a service leader, mental health advocate, keynote speaker, published writer, nonprofit founder, and the reigning International Women of Service Classic 2026. She has dedicated her life to transforming personal adversity into meaningful service, believing that our greatest hardships can become our greatest opportunities to serve others.

Raised in upstate New York, Phoebe was an academically gifted child whose dreams of attending an Ivy League university were altered after experiencing childhood trauma. The years that followed included multiple suicide attempts, domestic violence, and a long journey toward healing. Rather than allowing those experiences to define her future, Phoebe chose to reclaim her story through therapy, resilience, and an unwavering commitment to helping others know they are never alone.

As she rebuilt her life, service became the foundation of her healing. She volunteered as a Girl Scout leader, PTO volunteer, animal rescue volunteer, and supporter of numerous community organizations. After relocating to central Mississippi in 2022 with her husband, daughters, and beloved rescue animals, Phoebe continued investing her time in nonprofit organizations, local committees, and service initiatives focused on strengthening her community.

Inspired by her daughter, Phoebe entered her first pageant expecting only to share a special experience together. Instead, she rediscovered confidence, purpose, and a renewed belief that women deserve dreams of their own at every stage of life. Today, as International Women of Service Classic 2026, she uses her title as a platform to encourage volunteerism, leadership, and authentic conversations surrounding mental health and resilience.

Phoebe is the founder of Dorm Divas, a nonprofit organization that helps provide dorm room necessities and décor for college scholarship recipients. She also creates custom tumblers that raise funds for charitable causes, combining creativity with compassion to support organizations making a difference in their communities.

As a certified presenter with several mental health organizations, Phoebe speaks nationally on mental health, suicide prevention, domestic violence awareness, resilience, leadership, and the healing power of service. Through keynote presentations, community outreach, and her writing at Survive, Strive, Thrive, she encourages others to replace shame with hope, silence with conversation, and survival with purpose.

Whether she is speaking from a stage, volunteering alongside local organizations, mentoring future leaders, or representing her international title, Phoebe’s mission remains the same: to leave every community stronger than she found it. She believes service is one of the most powerful ways people can transform pain into purpose and create lasting change.

Her life’s mission is captured in the words she lives by:

“From the scars on my arms to the crown on my head – turning a lifetime of trauma into service.”

Phoebe hopes her story reminds others that healing is possible, that asking for help is a sign of strength, and that our past does not determine our future. She believes every act of service, no matter how small, has the power to change a life, including our own.

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