TEEN | MISS | MS. | MRS.

Jimaniece Ware Berry, known to many as “Gem,”  holds many titles: mother, daughter, sister,  neuroscience hospital account manager and many more.  But it’s her most recent title of USOA Ms. Texas 2024 that allows her to continue  her passion of helping those in need!  Gem enjoys advocating through her platform, “Total Sparkle/Beyond the Pill,” she encourages women and children to remember that being physically healthy starts with mental health! Her advocacy includes mental health issues that lead to drug abuse, mental health episodes induced by crisis, (ie. Cancer diagnosis, death in the family, loss of employment etc.) and anything that life might throw at you that can lead to an unhealthy mental state.  

 

Through her platform, “Total Sparkle/Beyond the Pill,” she is able to continuously advocate for mental health and total wellness;  encourage and uplift others and commit to community service, with a purpose to help those who are less fortunate.  Her plan is to educate them on the resources available for early prevention or treatment of a variety of diseases and health conditions including but not limited to mental health awareness.

 

Gem has had the privilege to and/or currently support and volunteer for the following in organizations and events:

 

Hope Fort Bend Clubhouse-Sugar Land

The George Floyd Foundation

Attack Poverty

NAMI-Greater Houston

Hope for Three- Sugar Land 

Pretty Girls With Cancer, Inc.

Angels Surviving Cancer

Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 

Make a Wish Foundation

The Rose

Pumping for Preemies

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In 2012 at the age of 27, she underwent a double  mastectomy, after recovering she decided to provide support to the same high school she graduated from at the age of 16, James Madison High School in Houston, TX.  In 2015 Gem created the "Think Pink for Success Scholarship”, which awards  two selected seniors whose mothers have lost their battle with Breast Cancer; or are currently battling cancer. 

 

The a scholarship covers all senior dues, prom fees, college application fees, graduation photos and invitations and anything else a senior student might need during their outgoing year of high school. 

 

Gem has also partnered with Pretty Girls With Cancer, Inc., a 501(C) non-profit organization founded by Kandice Rose, who is a cancer survivor herself.  The organization provides support and assistance for young women  that are battling cancer. More recently, PGWC has incorporated providing support to those diagnosed mental illness to its mission. 

 

Through her work with the George Floyd Foundation she has been able to continue to fuel her passion for service. Gem works closely with TGFF to assist in providing scholarships and support for youth in Houston’s historic Third Ward community.

 

Jimaniece is a Houston native; current Sugar Land resident for the past 20 years, graduate of James Madison High School and Alum of The University of Houston’s, Valenti School of Communications.   She currently resides in Sugar Land, TX with her 12 year-old son, Chauncey Jacory and 5 year-old daughter Logan Mariah Connie.  She enjoys spending time with her family, cooking,  traveling, going fishing, and of course philanthropy.

 

Outside of being a pageant queen and mother, Jimaniece is a career woman and has spent the last 19 years  in the pharmaceutical industry, where she also pursues her passion of helping others lead healthier lives. Most recently, she spent the last 3 years marketing and promoting a Long Acting Injectable for the treatment of Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia. Currently, she has expanded her passion for helping others build confidence and total health through her work with Vain Aesthetics and Wellness, as the  Sales/Operations Director.  

 

Gem is currently attending nursing school and pursuing a Doctorate of Nurse Practice degree. She has begun her DNP journey at Victoria College in Victoria, TX and will transition to the UTMB’s dual Family Nurse Practitioner/Doctor of Nurse Practice Program!

 

Gem’s ultimate goal is to one day have a single building that will offer anything a woman and her children might need, from healthcare to career services, and being a medical professional would allow her to help at all levels.