Juanita Ingram Esq.

Juanita Brown Ingram, Esq. is an award-winning attorney, author, on-site producer, and long-time expat. Crowned Mrs. Universe® 2022/2023 by the Ms. World Corporation, she is the first Black woman to win the title. She, her husband, and their two children recently relocated to Montclair, NJ, having previously resided in Singapore, London and Taiwan.

Originally from Chattanooga, Tennessee, she is an HBCU graduate and the CEO of Purpose Productions Inc., a 501(c)(3) women-led production company with a mission of creating content that celebrates authentic BIPOC narratives while empowering women and youth through film worldwide.

She is a voting member of the Television Academy and often serves as a judge for the Daytime, Primetime, and Children's Emmy Awards.

Juanita is radically transforming the reality TV model for Black-led casts as the creator and executive producer of the unscripted docuseries The Expats: International Ingrams, currently streaming on Amazon Prime (US/UK), Apple TV, Tubi, and Roku (www.expatsshow.com). The series chronicles Black Americans living, working, and thriving abroad while directly combating the distorted representation of BIPOC people globally.

The show was designated as Emmy-eligible and was the only indie production on the Primetime Emmy nomination ballot in four categories, including Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program and Outstanding Directing, Casting, and Picture Editing for a Reality Program.