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3 Qualities You Need to Win a Pageant
Pageant can have anywhere from two to over 200 girls all competing for one title. With so many girls, how can you make sure to stand out against from the crowd? When you are competing with so many girls in your division, what makes one contestant mor...
How to Raise Money for Pageants
Miss America 2019 Nia Franklin and Miss New York 2018 Rahmeka Cox support Children's Miracle Network. Photo: Miss America Facebook So, you want to compete in a pageant? Chances are if you are competing in a pageant, there is some...
5 Tips to Getting More People's Choice Votes
With the rise of social media, many pageants are initiating a People’s Choice at multiple levels of competition. Some pageants use social media to link to the pageant’s website where a vote can cost $1 to raise money for charity while oth...
Top Pageant Choreographers: 2018 Edition
Every year Pageant Planet compiles a list of the best pageant choreographers from the previous year based on our Best in Pageantry Awards. Not only will this list help you find your next pageant choreographer, but it can even assist when finding...
Pageant Arrival Etiquette: What You NEED To Know
There are several phases of events you'll go through when it comes to competing for a crown. First you'll research systems and possibly meet with a director or attend open calls. Next, you may do appearances with a local title before preparin...
What Nail Colors Should You Wear for a Pageant?
In preparation for your next pageant, you've thought about everything from head to toe. You know exactly how you plan to style your hair, what you'll be wearing, and what shoes you'll be wearing. However, did you consider what color...
What Should Be Included in a Pageant Photo Package?
Next to an appearance, few things can help market a pageant or a queen like a good pageant photo package. Attractive photos of a pageant can help recruit new contestants and build sponsorship for the director, as well as bring attention and pageant-r...
Top 10 Pageant Interview Questions for the Princess Division
The questions asked for the Princess Division are typically appropriate for girls ages 3 to 6. National American Miss has their Princess Division for contestants 4 through 6. Miss America Coed has their Princess division at ages 3 thro...
What You NEED to Know to Win a Festival Pageant
Call them what you will, festival pageants are a different genre of pageant altogether. Also referred to as royalty, scholarship, ambassador programs or the like, these pageants are typically run in cooperation with a fair or festival. Winners are ch...
10 Male Pageant Questions Asked in Every Interview
You win and lose your pageant inside of the interview room. The judges are not going to crown someone whom they do not like or connect with inside of the interview room. However, if the judges fall in love with you inside of the interview room the...
Strict Height Requirements Set for Miss India
A recent article was published about the process that Miss India hopefuls have to go through to compete for the crown. The article discusses extensively one requirement for the competition: the height requirement, and how you can start your jour...
What is the Difference Between Casual Wear and Fun Fashion?
I’ll never forget competing in Miss America locals in Arizona in the early 2000's and all of us being confused by Casual Wear. I had Theme Wear in pageants in the years prior to my MAO years, and we seemed to always wear a Casual Wear type ...
7 Tuxedo Trends to Consider for Your Next Male Pageant
It’s not every day that men have a tuxedo, or even a suit, in their closets. Most men these days rent them for that day’s event only and many offices have turned into “Business Casual,” work places. Throughout the 80’s a...
What Pageant Judges Look for When Judging Photogenic
A picture says 1000 words, and with a growing presence online with social media, it is vital for pageants, and all businesses, to provide an appealing visual presentation. Much of our communication about our brands today comes from photos, so it&rsqu...
What You NEED to Know to Prepare for Pageant Fitness Wear
With the official transition of many systems from swimsuit to fitness, like Miss Teen USA, you may be wondering how you can train your body to appeal in fitness gear where it once shined in a bikini. There are a few details to know when it comes from...
Best Evening Gowns in Pageantry: 2016 Edition
When you're designing your dream gown for your pageant, not only should it be a goal for you to look stunning at your pageant competition, you should also strive to create a gown that lands you on the Top 10 in Pageantry for Evening Gown! If you&...
Guidelines for Parents When Practicing for a Pageant
“Parents, particularly those involved in children's pageants, often forget that it's just a pageant which can be equated to Little League for boys – a hobby where one learns good sportsmanship, gains self-esteem and most impo...
10 Common Questions Asked in a Miss America Interview
Our new Miss America was just crowned, and while we saw the ladies strut their stuff on stage in Evening Gown, Talent, and Onstage Question, earlier this week each delegate participated in the Interview competition. The interview is a panel-style int...
10 Lazy Beauty Hacks Every Pageant Girl Should Know
We all know the feeling: It's 6 a.m., you've hit the snooze button multiple times stalling until the last possible second, and you definitely can't function without your favorite cup of Starbucks or Dunkin coffee. Chances are, you're ...
How to Perfect Your Pageant Walk
Nothing is more important to your overall pageant score than perfecting your pageant walk and mastering your pageant pose. I have seen girls with perfect swimsuit bodies score average while girls with average bodies have score perfectly. Likewise I&#...
The Ultimate Guide to African American Pageants
The pageant world broadens itself daily as new and exciting systems are emerging. There are so many different types of pageants out there for every type of pageant girl that it’s difficult to keep track of them all. On the bright side, you have...
Crown and Sash Etiquette: Are You Breaking the Rules?
Some systems do not clarify the "rules" or "etiquette" of wearing your crown and sash, but it is a topic of great importance for pageant queens and directors. Without realizing it, wearing the wrong sash and crown to an appearance...
Why You Should Compete as a Ms Contestant
It's easy to get down in the dumps about a Ms. title. Historically, the Ms. title in front of a name denoted a divorcee or the crazy cat lady down the street. It used to mark the time when youth is lost on us and we are no longer privy to the Mis...
Best Evening Gowns in Pageantry: 2015 Edition
One of the most important parts of pageant weekend is the evening gown competition. With that in mind, buying a dress at the local department store can only get you so far. Many pageant girls find that designing their own unique pageant gowns is the ...
