Kim Parrish

A popular television host in the TV Shopping and Direct Response industry for more than 25 years, former QVC Show Host, Kim Parrish can now be seen on the network representing an internationally known anti-aging skincare line called Crepe Erase.   As a brand-builder and spokesperson, Kim also enjoyed designing and marketing a signature line of clothing, The Kim Parrish Collection, which ran for a successful seven years on HSN, ShopNBC, QVC in the United Kingdom and The Shopping Channel in Canada. 

Kim’s journey began in West Virginia, where she won the title of Miss West Virginia and represented the mountain in the Miss America Pageant in 1992.  Her appreciation for the scholarship organization and her entrepreneurial skills led her to accepting the role of President of Miss America’s teen competition, MAOTeen, Inc., where she transformed a fledgling teen pageant into a nationally known scholarship competition that awarded $33 million of in-kind and cash scholarships annually during her tenure and was recognized by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce as one of 100 Blue Ribbon award-winning businesses in America. Kim’s leadership endeavors were honored by the Stevie Awards for Women in Business with awards for Female Executive of the Year, Female Innovator of the Year, Women Helping Women and PR Campaign of the Year.

              A graduate of West Virginia University and currently a member of the College of Creative Arts Visiting Board, Kim is also a published author of the children’s book The Snapdragon Princess and has been featured in hundreds of articles from the TV Guide to the New York Times. She’s most proud of her two boys, Chase, 15, and Zach, 12, who currently run their own non-profit organization, Eco Brothers, Inc., helping the planet and its people.