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This is the time of year for wrapping up gifts, projects, and pageants. In 4 days, it will be a brand new year filled with opportunities, if that’s how you choose to look at it. With a seemingly endless list of tasks, appointments, final exams, shopping, travel, [Read more…]
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Any clarification and questions you have about rules, schedule, payments, and general details of the pageant need to go to the director first. The following list will help you [Read more…]
In December, most people turn their attention to the holidays with all the shopping, gift giving, parties, baking, cleaning, concerts, and volunteering. Before they know it, the New Year is upon them. Now is the time to plan which pageant or pageants you will participate in.
Personally, I love [Read more…]
Hair to the face is like a frame to the picture. The perfect frame magically transforms any painting or print into a beautiful work of art. The frame magnetically draws your attention to the details and invites you to appreciate the beautiful features of the picture. However, if the frame is of the wrong color or style, the true beauty of the picture is not fully revealed.
The same is true with [Read more…]
Technorati Tags: What are pageant judges looking for in a winner?
This week I decided to wear my judge’s hat and share with you important insight into the mind of a judge. Well, at least this judge :). I feel if the contestants had a better understanding of what the judges were looking for, it would help them prepare better for the pageant. As a general rule, judges are looking for a titleholder who is [Read more…]
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Packing for your pageant can be overwhelming and a major STRESS FEST if you wait until the last minute. Do yourself a huge favor and begin packing two weeks before you leave so you can focus your attention on bigger and better things. Following are some tips I use when getting ready to go to a pageant. [Read more…]
In my special report, 10 Insider Secrets To Winning, I share that the main reason some contestants do not experience the results they want or the full benefits of pageantry is because they do not start preparing soon enough. It takes time to properly develop BOTH the inner and outer skills necessary of a winner. Also, some pageants are more demanding than others. The age of the contestant,also, plays into the preparations. How much time should a person allow? Ideally, allow at least [Read more…]
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Do I need a pageant coach?
What can a pageant coach do for me?
When is the best time for me to start working with a pageant coach?
How do I find and choose a pageant coach?
Had I known the answers to these four questions before I entered my first professional beauty pageant, I would have saved precious time and money. Because I had [Read more…]
You’ve heard the saying “a picture is worth a thousand words”. In pageantry, your headshot speaks your first words to the pageant director, staff and the judges.
Kyle Baugh of Gallippo’s Photography , took a few moments from his busy schedule to share with me some of his insider tips on how you can get your best pageant headshot. Kyle has taken headshots for every major pageant system (Miss America, Miss USA, Mrs. America, Mrs. United States, Mrs. International, Teen USA, Coed, NAM, Cinderella, and more) and his artistic work has helped his clients capture multiple photogenic and cover girl awards at all levels of competition.
“In The Real Truth About Beauty: A Global Report, of the 3,200 women polled around the world, only 2 percent of the women described themselves as beautiful. Two percent! Most described themselves as average and were highly uncomfortable using the words “attractive,” “beautiful,” “pretty” or “cute” when referring to themselves. In 2009, the average American woman is 5’4”, weighs 152 lbs. and wears a size 14. The ideal image portrayed by models and Hollywood is 5’7” and weighs 100 lbs. “-Michelle Moore, CMH Magazine
Wow! When Michelle shared that with us at the beginning of the interview, it blew my mind. [Read more…]
