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When Scott Stapp and his wife Jaclyn announced last month that they were expecting another baby, they could hardly contain their excitement — but they told PEOPLE that they wouldn’t divulge the sex until the right time.  As it turns out, the right time was this past weekend, when the Grammy winner took the stage in Austin, Texas. […]

Jaclyn Stapp, wife of Scott Stapp, lead singer/songwriter of the rock band Creed, award-wining children’s book author, pageant queen and mother, graces the cover of the 2013 Summer issue of Boca Life Magazine. Jaclyn shares insight to her hard working family, being bullied as a children and what’s in the works her children’s book, Wacky […]

Jaclyn Stapp accompanies husband Scott Stapp While on Creed tour in Indonesia. The two were invited to @America Studios for a live performance with Scott & Interview with the couple on their charity work with Scott’s With Arms Wide Open Foundation.

On Sept. 15, 2012 Celebrity Spokesperson Jaclyn Stapp at National Voices for Equality Education and Enlightenment Annual ‘Not on My Watch’ Fundraiser. Jaclyn Stapp speaks to over 150 guests including VIP celebrities such as Michelle Williams of Destiny’s Child, ABC’s Secret Millionaire, Marcus Lemonis, Miami’s Elite and her husband, Grammy Award-winner, Scott Stapp, lead singer […]

Check out Celebrity Spokesperson Jaclyn Stapp at National Voices for Equality Education and Enlightenment Annual ‘Not on My Watch Fundraiser.’ Jaclyn Stapp speaks to over 150 guests including VIP celebrities such as Michelle Williams of Destiny’s Child, ABC’s Secret Millionaire, Marcus Lemonis, Miami’s Elite and her husband, Grammy Award-winner, Scott Stapp, lead singer of Creed and author […]

NVEEE to Host a Red Carpet VIP Premiere Celebration and Fundraising Event FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRLog (Press Release) – Aug 03, 2012 – Miami, Fla. – National Voices for Equality, Education and Enlightenment (NVEEE) to host the 2nd Annual “Not On My Watch” Red Carpet VIP Reception on September 15, 2012 to celebrate their appearance […]

National Voices for Equality, Education and Enlightenment (NVEEE), a Florida based Non-profit Organization, referred to by Secret Millionaire as unsung heroes. NVEEE to Host a Red Carpet VIP Premiere Celebration and Fundraising Event. National Voices for Equality, Education and Enlightenment (NVEEE), a Florida based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to prevent bullying, violence and […]

NVEEE Teen Mentors, Peace Ambassadors and Community Partners Discuss the Root Causes of Bullying PRLog (Press Release) – Jul 19, 2012 – Attendees at the National Voices for Equality, Education and Enlightenment (NVEEE) Orientation Workshop on June 16, 2012 were thrilled to meet with celebrity spokesperson Jaclyn Stapp along with husband, Grammy Award-winner, Scott Stapp, […]

Jaclyn Stapp (aka: Wacky Jacky) was an invited guest of the Mom’s Choice Awards organization for BookExpo America in June of 2012. Check out this interview at the Mom’s Choice Awards filming studio with Jaclyn as she shares her excitement for being an award winning author and learn what’s in store for Wacky Jacky book […]

Jaclyn Stapp was asked to sign copies of her award-winning children’s book by the award organization, Mom’s Choice Award. On Tuesday, June 5 Mrs. Stapp signed autographs and interviewed with MCA. Check out these live shots from BookExpo America 2012!

                                                        Jaclyn Stapp was invited by the Mom’s Choice Awards to attend and sign copies of her award-winning book, Wacky Jacky at the 2012 BookExpo America in New […]

Jaclyn Stapp and husband, Grammy Award winner Scott Stapp, singer, songwriter and voice of Creed recently took a trip to Japan one year after the devastating earthquake and tsunami. They visited the children and families of tsunami-stricken areas of Japan’s northeastern coast, such as Sendai and Ishinomaki. She met with the children on U.S. military […]

Jaclyn Stapp Talks Beauty and Philanthropy Many recognize Jaclyn Stapp as the gorgeous wife of Grammy winner Scott Stapp from the rock band Creed, but Mrs. Stapp has proven that she is much more than a rock star’s wife and a pretty face; she’s also an amazing soul who is here to conquer the world […]

Jaclyn Stapp was featured, among top 11 award winners and best selling authors with brains and beauty on the local Boston CBS syndicated website! Scroll to read the article: Sexy Scribes: 11 Beautiful Writers By: Janene Mascarella Ah yes, the pen is mightier than the sword… but when you add jaw-dropping good looks to the […]

Official PSA Release: Check out the full one-minute version of Jaclyn Stapp’s participation in NVEEE’s National Public Service Announcement Campaign. NVEEE’s Mission is to prevent bullying, violence, and suicide among youth, families and communities through direct service, mentoring and prevention education. Being a part of NVEEE means being a Voice for bullying prevention, suicide prevention, […]

(Left to right) Founder of NVEEE, Jowharah Sanders, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, NVEEE’s National Spokesperson, Jaclyn Stapp, and Creed Frontman, Scott Stapp. Creed frontman Scott Stapp was on hand to see his wife Jaclyn accept the role of celebrity spokeswoman for anti-bullying non-profit National Voices for Equality, Education and Enlightenment at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Monday night […]

Introducing Jaclyn Stapp, National Celebrity Spokesperson for the anti-bullying organization, NVEEE, National Voices for Equality, Education and Enlightenment. The official release of their national PSA campaign took place April 9, 2012 at their Annual “Voices for Equality” VIP Reception and Recognition Ceremony. NVEEE’s goal is to bring awareness of bullying and educate children, teens and […]

  BOCA RATON, FL – (April 2012) –Public speaker, philanthropist, model, and first-time children’s book author Jaclyn Stapp was recently selected as the national celebrity spokesperson for NVEEE, National Voices for Equality, Education and Enlightenment, for her social consciousness, philanthropic efforts and ongoing involvement in anti-bullying campaigns. The official public announcement will take place Monday, […]

Check out Jaclyn Stapp as featured on the cover of Entro Magazine, the online outlet for Mom’s Choice Award. Wacky Jacky was voted among the best in family-friendly media by Mom’s Choice Award in 2011! Click the cover to read the feature!   Excerpt from: Multi-Cultural Author Celebrates Diversity   For every young girl who […]

Jaclyn to visit schools, meet and greet with Japanese children devastated by the tsunami and families of U.S. Military Troops, with a reading of her award-winning children’s book, Wacky Jacky –The Story Of An Unlikely Beauty Queen in support of ‘victims of bullying’ worldwide Jaclyn Stapp, accomplished philanthropist, spokesperson, model and children’s book author, is taking her […]

Jaclyn Stapp was invited to read her children’s book “Wacky Jacky” at the first Miss Florida USA Little Sister event of the year. The Little Sister program is a non-competitive mentoring program that values esteem and empowerment amongst young women between the ages of five and twelve. South Florida pageant title holders of all ages […]

Jaclyn Stapp was invited to read her children’s book “Wacky Jacky” at the first Miss Florida USA Little Sister event of the year. South Florida pageant title holders of all ages met at The Hollywood Production Studios in Hollywood, FL to  met and greet with Jaclyn Stapp, a former Mrs. Florida herself! Check out this […]

Jaclyn Stapp was invited to the annual Bookshare event at Pine Crest Elementary School in Boca Raton. The students in the Pre-K through 1st grade classes were treated to a book reading of Wacky Jacky and photos! Children purchased their personalized signed copies before the event. It was a great event and a fantastic school […]

Jaclyn will be presenting to over 30,000 attendees, a special holiday reading of “The Night Before Christmas” along with her award winning children’s book, Wacky Jacky – The Story Of An Unlikely Beauty Queen BOCA RATON, FL – November 2011 – Jaclyn Stapp, accomplished philanthropist, spokesperson, model and children’s book author, will be officiating, with Suzanne Boyd, […]

Jaclyn Stapp will be attending the holiday lighting ceremony on December 3, a fundraising drive promoted by all the South Florida McDonald’s restaurants BOCA RATON, FL – November 2011 – Jaclyn Stapp, accomplished philanthropist, spokesperson, model and children’s book author, was selected to be the first honorary chair of the Ronald McDonald House Charities® of South Florida. She is the […]

Ronald McDonald House Lights up for the Holidays This year, giving back to charity again becomes a celebration for the family at the Ronald McDonald House of Fort Lauderdale. On Dec. 3 from 6 to 9 p.m., a lighting ceremony will kick off the eighth annual “Home for the Holidays,” presented by Ronald McDonald House […]

Literary Classics announced its 2011 selection of top books for children and young adults today.  Award recipients were selected from entries received throughout the world.  The Literary Classics selection committee is proud to recognize the following titles in children’s and young adult literature which exemplify the criteria set forth by the Literary Classics Awards committee. […]

  ‘Being Different’ Looking at her now, it’s hard to imagine Jaclyn Stapp being the object of teasing. The Jordanian American stunner has won more than 100 pageant titles, including Mss New York and Mrs. Florida. Growing up, Stapp’s lanky frame and unruly hair earned her the nickname “Wacky Jacky.” Everything changed when she entered […]

  Jaclyn Stapp was featured on the September Issue of HERLIFE Magazine. From beauty queen, to anti-bully advocate, Jaclyn Stapp is using her platform to promote awareness for an issue facing many children across the nation. Following her appointment as a national celebrity spokesperson for an anti-bullying campaign called NVEEE (National Voices for Equality, Education […]

Boca Mother pens book for children August 18, 2011|By Julie Levin, South Florida Parenting Looking back on her school years, Jaclyn Stapp remembers they were not always kind years. The Boca Raton mother of three and wife of Grammy-winning artist Scott Stapp, former lead singer of the band Creed, can vividly remember being teased over […]

“Wacky Jacky: The True Story of an Unlikely Beauty Queen” is a self-portrait of the author as a child, written for children to inspire those who encounter special treatment because of their differences. Jacky decides to try to enter a beauty contest even though she has crazy hair, skinny knees, and her ethnicity is exotic, […]

Jaclyn was featured on the cover of the Boca Raton Observer for the August 2011 issue. He’s a rock star. She’s a beauty queen. But perhaps this celebrity couple’s most important role is as mom and dad to their three children. On this particular summer afternoon, Scott Stapp, the handsome lead singer of the Grammy- winning band Creed, and […]

Wacky Jacky Jacky is different from her classmates. Her family is from Jordan, she eats strange food and she has crazy, wild hair. But Jacky volunteers at the children’s hospital, where her best friend lives, and she does her best to be herself. One day Jacky learns of a local beauty pageant, and makes the […]

On May 19, Jaclyn Stapp was among the honorees at the first City Year Miami ‘Bridge Builder’ Women’s Luncheon. Jaclyn was honored for her accomplishments as a children’s book author and for her involvement in numerous charitable organizations. City Year Miami is a non-profit organization that supports the Miami-Dade Public School System in its efforts […]

HERLIFE magazine, the only glossy magazine in the area dedicated to bringing South Florida women a strong voice and unique forum featured Jaclyn Stapp in their June issue. Jaclyn  shared her children’s book Wacky Jacky at the Young World Fashion Show in the Boca Town Center mall at Bloomingdale’s on April 2nd. Click the link […]

Wacky Jacky: The True Story of an Unlikely Beauty Queen Author: Jaclyn Stapp About this Book (as taken from the Wacky Jacky website) The kids at school call her Wacky Jacky, and with her loony lunches, knobby knees, and crazy mess of hair, it’s easy to see why! One day, Wacky Jacky grabs a pen […]

The children’s picture book, Wacky Jacky, written by Jaclyn Stapp and illustrated by Kristine Lucco, offers a heartwarming and uplifting message of acceptance and encouragement for little girls. Wacky Jacky is the true story of Jaclyn Stapp, who as a young girl, was treated unkindly by her classmates because she was different.  Learning to embrace […]

Click here to read Jaclyn’s feature in the local Umatilla paper from her visit to Umatilla Elementary STAPP_Press_NorthLakeOutpost_051211 excerpt: “What makes you differen, makes you special.” So says Jaclyn Nesheiwat Stapp, who returned to her Umatilla roots last Wednesday for a special event at Umatilla Elementary School.  Newsheiwat Stapp, a former UES student, UHS graduate, […]

Jaclyn Nesheiwat Stapp, right, a former Miss New York and Umatilla native,who is rocker Scott Stapp’s wife, signs copies of her autobiographical children’s book, “Wacky Jacky, the True Story of an Unlikely Beauty Queen,” during an appearance at Umatilla Elementary School. Students from left are Stormy Jones, Beau Mashburn, Ty Britt, Raul Rincon, Dylan Stiefeld […]

Jaclyn Nesheiwat Stapp (right) signs copies of her book “Wacky Jacky: The True Story of an Unlikely Beauty Queen,” at Umatilla Elementary School. (Photo by Lori Carter/Correspondent / May 10, 2011) By Lori Carter, CORRESPONDENTMay 10, 2011 UMATILLA — When she was young and attending the same school, Jaclyn Nesheiwat Stapp told Umatilla Elementary School […]

Jaclyn Stapp returned home to a heartfelt welcome at her alma mater, Umatilla Elementary School. She was honored to accept the official announcement from Mayor Peter Tarby proclaiming it Jaclyn Nesheiwat Stapp Day during a special reading of Wacky Jacky for over 700 elementary students. Following the reading, there was an interactive discussion with the […]

Wacky Jacky: The True Story of an Unlikely Beauty Queen “Wacky Jacky is a determined young girl who teaches important lessons through her life experiences.  Wacky Jacky, at times, is seen as both awkward and an outcast, but she transcends and transforms her circumstances with her attitude, actions and the help of her family. She […]

Children’s Book Author & Local Philanthropist Jactyn Stapp to be Honored at Upcoming ‘BRIDGE BUILDER’ Women’s Luncheon Posted April 26th, 2011 by GabGroupFL in event News The May 19 Inaugural Luncheon Honors Women Who Are “Bridge Builders” Within the South Florida Community Jaclyn Stapp, a public speaker and children’s book author, was selected as an […]

“Jaclyn Stapp is an actress, beauty queen, philanthropist, model, and now children’s book author. Married to Grammy winner Scott Stapp, the pair has three children together. Recently, Jaclyn penned a children’s book titled, Wacky Jacky: The True Story of an Unlikely Beauty Queen, based on her own experiences in childhood of growing up and feeling different. […]

ORLANDO – In her book “Wacky Jacky,” author Jaclyn Stapp writes about a little girl who is different from her classmates. Wacky Jacky has hair that doesn’t really look like everyone else’s. It’s “poofy and frizzy, zany and lazy. If combs could talk, they would say ‘This hair is crazy,’ “ Stapp writes. The little […]

Click here to read what Palm Beach Young Society Magazine said about Wacky Jacky – The Story of An Unlikely Beauty Queen and the upcoming Wacky Jacky book series. Palm Beach Young Society March 2010 (pdf) excerpt: A social issue that has always been close to her heart is the welfare of girls and young women […]

Jaclyn kicked off the book tour for her first children’s book, Wacky Jacky: The Story of An Unlikely Beauty Queen, on Friday, Feb. 25, at Le Petite Youth Spa in North Miami Beach. Jaclyn participated in a live reading, book signing and princess-inspired “play time” that included children trying on her authentic pageant crown and […]

Jaclyn Stapp, accomplished philanthropist, model, mentor, and children’s book author, lent her pageantry expertise as she judged the 2011 National Citrus Pageant held Feb. 4 – 6 in Orlando, Florida. Jaclyn, who graduated from Stetson University, participated in a book signing for Wacky Jacky: The True Story of An Unlikely Beauty Queen, her debut children’s book based […]

Watch Life Time Television Network’s, The Balancing Act, addressing the important children’s values author Jaclyn Stapp delivers with her book, “Wacky Jacky, The True Story of An Unlikely Beauty Queen”

Click here to read Sun-Sentinel Magazine’s feature on celebrity author Jaclyn Stapp and the launch of Wacky Jacky…

Jaclyn’s first children’s book, Wacky Jacky, is launching this Fall just in time for the 2010 holiday season. “Wacky Jacky” invites children to discover the exciting journeys of being an unlikely beauty queen… and proves that, with a good heart and lots of determination, you don’t need a crown to sparkle! Arriving in bookstores near you […]

Jaclyn is featured in a really great article in the July/August issue of Pregnancy magazine! Check out the (PDF)

Jaclyn was recently featured as the cover story of Palm Beach Young Society magazine about her charity work and her soon-to-be-published children’s book, Wacky Jacky! Read the cover story!(PDF)

Jaclyn  interviewed and featured as the cover story in PBG Lifestyle magazine. . View the cover story now! (PDF)