Teen Beauty Pageants Can Help Build Confidence
While beauty pageants have gotten a bad name over the years, there are some great pageants out there that help women further their academic aspirations. The California Teen Scholarship Pageant is one such pageant that isn't all about beauty or modeling, it's about helping women further their education, build confidence, and even give them a leg up on helping in their local community. These pageants really are much different than your traditional teen pageant or beauty pageant and are worth looking into for every woman.
The great thing about scholarship pageants is that they don't focus on beauty alone. Of course, judging does include beauty and poise, but it's not just about beauty. In fact, these scholarship pageants usually do not have a swimsuit or talent judging, which is a load off of most girls' minds.
In fact, pageants like the California Teen Scholarship Pageant usually judge on grade point average, poise, beauty, and overall personality and aspirations. This means that every teen, whether she has been in pageants all of her life or this is her first one.
In fact, teen pageants such as the California Teen Scholarship Pageant encourage young women from all backgrounds and all experience levels to get involved. Most of the teens that get involved with these scholarship pageants are first time pageant competitors.
California pageants report that many of the girls compete once and come back the next year with a couple friends so that they can all compete and hopefully win a scholarship to help them to go the school of their choice. The great thing about this is that good portions of the teens are on an even playing field, so that anyone truly can win. You don't have to be the most beautiful teen in the state to win this pageant, because it's about so much more than that.
Most of the teen scholarship pageants allow girls to register for the competition online or through the mail. You'll usually be required to send a picture and an essay or completed questionnaire in ahead of time and then a judging panel will determine who will go on to compete in the actual pageant.
Teens that do not get into the pageant the first time they apply should not be deterred; instead they should plan to apply again the following year. These scholarship pageants really are a great way to help pay for school, which we all know is extraordinarily expensive.
If there is a teen in your life that needs to build some self-confidence or could use some help paying for college, a pageant such as the California Teen Scholarship Pageant is a great idea. This pageant is all about rewarding the girl that is going places, to make college more affordable and reward her for all of her hard work.
The most traditional aspect of these pageants is the evening gown round, which only requires that the teens wear a long dress. The teen can pick any type of dress that she wants, so she feels comfortable and is able to portray her personality. The evening gown round is done to help the judges determine the teen that is able to carry herself well in every situation.
Many teens are looking for a way to get noticed, to pay for college, and help build their resume and self-confidence. Pageants such as the California Teen Scholarship Pageant can help a teen do all of these things, and more.
These scholarship pageants really are a confidence builder, and can be the one thing that catapults a young woman to a place where she can succeed and do the very best at whatever it is she wants to do.
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Saturday, April 28, 2007
Beauty Pageants For Teens And Pre-teens
Beauty Pageants For Teens And Pre-teens
How can my eleven year old daughter improve on her modeling? She's been in thirteen pageants, so we need a little more pageant modeling tips.
Five things to remind pre-teen girls:
• SMILE ! A good facial expression shows personality.
• If you forget part of your routine, just keep going, nobody knows what is supposed to be happening other than you, so just keep smiling and don't get discouraged, it happens to everyone.
• Always be confident in yourself, believe that you can do it. That alone will make you shine on stage.
• Have fun; don't do a routine or a pageant that you don't like. The judges can tell if you’re bored.
• No matter what happens, remember that you are beautiful. When you enter a pageant, you're not asking if you are beautiful, you are showing people that you are.
There are specific modeling tips later in the book that you can adapt for preteen contests.
I've been doing pageants for a couple of years and if I do sportswear, I seem to win in the overall division. I do not like to dance like the little girls. My question is: How do older girls do their sportswear? (Miss division and up)
For sportswear in the older divisions try to develop a theme that is not really a dance. Instead, make up a routine with a theme that goes well with the outfit you choose.
If your daughter has braces at age thirteen, is that a problem?
It depends on which pageant you enter. Although no pageant will tell you not to enter at all if you have braces there are pageants where it will matter less than others. Most judges in the Natural pageants will look at a thirteen-year-old contestant with braces and think it is to be expected at that age and no big deal. Judges for the Glitz pageants are generally searching for a more glamorous look and could consider braces uncomplimentary.
What should I do when I feel like throwing a temper tantrum?
Don’t ! You would be surprised at how many people are watching you at all times when you are competing in a pageant – even if you are not “onstage” at the moment. You are not going to make a favorable impression if you are behaving badly. And anyway, throwing temper tantrums does not get you what you want – which is generally relief from some extreme emotion like fear, frustration or fatigue.
Here are some tips to try the next time you feel like throwing a temper
tantrum:
• Breathe. Slowly. Count to ten while you breathe. Yes, seriously.
• Distract yourself. If you are frustrated with a situation, or tired, it can help to “go away” for a minute. If you can - step into another room or at least a quieter part of the room you are in. Close your eyes and breathe. If you can not do this literally you can still do it inside your head. Picture a beach. Or a treehouse. Or a rock star. Go away from the competition for just a moment and “think lovely thoughts” as Peter Pan would
say.
• If you absolutely HAVE to shout to let it all out then do something goofy. Jump up and down in place while yelling the alphabet. Turn a cartwheel and whistle as loudly as you can. Give the person next to you a huge smooch on the cheek and scream “I LOVE THE WORLD!” It will have the same effect on you physically as screaming and crying to get the tension out. People will also probably think you are strange. But at least you won’t be throwing a temper tantrum.
Do I really have to be overly, sincerely nice to all the other girls?
I know I should be polite, but I compete for a reason and, I'm not trying to be mean, but I'm not there for the other girls involved.
Think of it as training for the future.
You sound like a young lady who has plans for moving on in the world of pageant competition. If that is so then you will eventually find yourself competing in pageants in which the winner is expected to go out into the community, or the state, or the whole country and serve as a representative of the pageant for an entire year after she is crowned. Guess what she is expected to do as representative of that pageant?
Be sincerely nice to other people.
Whether she is talking to the press, speaking at a luncheon, meeting fans for an autograph session or helping out at a local school or shelter, a beauty queen needs to be able to relate to all kinds of people – all of the time. Use situations in which you would rather not be bothered as practice time to hone your public relations skills.
This doesn’t mean that you have to be fake or work excessively hard trying to be voted “Miss Congeniality” if that is not your real personality. Be the true you – behaving like a queen.
What is the best way for my daughter to stand out for the Judges in a pre-teen pageant?
Encourage her to always speak loud enough for people to hear her when she speaks. Facial expressions are a great thing – smile! But don't force the smile, think of something that's funny, smile from your heart.
Self confidence makes a girl stand out. Generally pre-teens don’t think of making eye contact with the audience. See chapter nine for tips on how to do this successfully and help your daughter practice them.
How can my eleven year old daughter improve on her modeling? She's been in thirteen pageants, so we need a little more pageant modeling tips.
Five things to remind pre-teen girls:
• SMILE ! A good facial expression shows personality.
• If you forget part of your routine, just keep going, nobody knows what is supposed to be happening other than you, so just keep smiling and don't get discouraged, it happens to everyone.
• Always be confident in yourself, believe that you can do it. That alone will make you shine on stage.
• Have fun; don't do a routine or a pageant that you don't like. The judges can tell if you’re bored.
• No matter what happens, remember that you are beautiful. When you enter a pageant, you're not asking if you are beautiful, you are showing people that you are.
There are specific modeling tips later in the book that you can adapt for preteen contests.
I've been doing pageants for a couple of years and if I do sportswear, I seem to win in the overall division. I do not like to dance like the little girls. My question is: How do older girls do their sportswear? (Miss division and up)
For sportswear in the older divisions try to develop a theme that is not really a dance. Instead, make up a routine with a theme that goes well with the outfit you choose.
If your daughter has braces at age thirteen, is that a problem?
It depends on which pageant you enter. Although no pageant will tell you not to enter at all if you have braces there are pageants where it will matter less than others. Most judges in the Natural pageants will look at a thirteen-year-old contestant with braces and think it is to be expected at that age and no big deal. Judges for the Glitz pageants are generally searching for a more glamorous look and could consider braces uncomplimentary.
What should I do when I feel like throwing a temper tantrum?
Don’t ! You would be surprised at how many people are watching you at all times when you are competing in a pageant – even if you are not “onstage” at the moment. You are not going to make a favorable impression if you are behaving badly. And anyway, throwing temper tantrums does not get you what you want – which is generally relief from some extreme emotion like fear, frustration or fatigue.
Here are some tips to try the next time you feel like throwing a temper
tantrum:
• Breathe. Slowly. Count to ten while you breathe. Yes, seriously.
• Distract yourself. If you are frustrated with a situation, or tired, it can help to “go away” for a minute. If you can - step into another room or at least a quieter part of the room you are in. Close your eyes and breathe. If you can not do this literally you can still do it inside your head. Picture a beach. Or a treehouse. Or a rock star. Go away from the competition for just a moment and “think lovely thoughts” as Peter Pan would
say.
• If you absolutely HAVE to shout to let it all out then do something goofy. Jump up and down in place while yelling the alphabet. Turn a cartwheel and whistle as loudly as you can. Give the person next to you a huge smooch on the cheek and scream “I LOVE THE WORLD!” It will have the same effect on you physically as screaming and crying to get the tension out. People will also probably think you are strange. But at least you won’t be throwing a temper tantrum.
Do I really have to be overly, sincerely nice to all the other girls?
I know I should be polite, but I compete for a reason and, I'm not trying to be mean, but I'm not there for the other girls involved.
Think of it as training for the future.
You sound like a young lady who has plans for moving on in the world of pageant competition. If that is so then you will eventually find yourself competing in pageants in which the winner is expected to go out into the community, or the state, or the whole country and serve as a representative of the pageant for an entire year after she is crowned. Guess what she is expected to do as representative of that pageant?
Be sincerely nice to other people.
Whether she is talking to the press, speaking at a luncheon, meeting fans for an autograph session or helping out at a local school or shelter, a beauty queen needs to be able to relate to all kinds of people – all of the time. Use situations in which you would rather not be bothered as practice time to hone your public relations skills.
This doesn’t mean that you have to be fake or work excessively hard trying to be voted “Miss Congeniality” if that is not your real personality. Be the true you – behaving like a queen.
What is the best way for my daughter to stand out for the Judges in a pre-teen pageant?
Encourage her to always speak loud enough for people to hear her when she speaks. Facial expressions are a great thing – smile! But don't force the smile, think of something that's funny, smile from your heart.
Self confidence makes a girl stand out. Generally pre-teens don’t think of making eye contact with the audience. See chapter nine for tips on how to do this successfully and help your daughter practice them.
Monday, April 23, 2007
Beauty Pageant Contests
Beauty Pageant Contests
What Kinds of Beauty Pageants Are There ?
There are more than 700,000 beauty pageants in the United States alone. These pageants range from local competitions designed to draw more people into a retail sales store, to county fair queens, to product promotions at a national level. They include major national contests such as the famous Miss America pageant all the way down to online photo contests for babies,
Child Beauty Pageants or Children Beauty Pageants
Beauty Pageants aimed at children and babies came into existence during the 1960’s and the latest estimates suggest that today 3,000 pageants attract 250,000 children per year.
Most child beauty pageants break competition levels out by age ranges. Category titles differ from pageant to pageant but generally fall into groups similar to this:
Babies (from the time a child can sit up independently until age 2)
• Toddlers (ages 2 – 4)
• Little Miss (ages 5 – 7)
• Junior Miss (7 – 9)
• Pre-Teen (10-12)
Natural vs. Glitz
There are two different kinds of child beauty pageants, each with a different image and emphasis.
Beauty Pageants which could be categorized as “natural” emphasize a family orientation and encourage participants not to use heavy make-up, hair pieces, tight costumes or talent performances inappropriate for the child’s age range.
Beauty Pageants which could be categorized as “glitz” emphasize a glamorous orientation and encourage participants to utilize beauty aids such as makeup and hairpieces, rhinestones and jewelry, mature costumes and talent performances to show off the child’s appeal.
Most national children beauty pageants have a presence on the World Wide Web and can be located by entering “child beauty pageants” into any major online search engine.
Teen Beauty Pageants
Teen pageants are similar to Adult pageants with the exception that some of them have a “scholarship” component and contestants are required to submit a transcript of their grades and/or write academic inspired essays.
Generally scholarship pageants do not have a swimsuit category included in the competition.
Most of the pageant tips included in the remainder of this book can be applied to winning a teen pageant as well as an adult pageant.
The evening gown competition for teens generally calls for a dress that is not as glitzy as a child’s pageant dress and yet not as sexy or mature as an adult gown. Thus, teen pageant gowns tend to be more like very special prom dresses.
National teen pageants that fall into the “scholarship” category and emphasize personal development and leadership include America’s Junior Miss Program, America’s National Teen-Ager, and Miss Teenage America.
‘TEEN magazine’s Miss Teenage America Pageant is a mail-in pageant which judges leadership, community service, scholastic achievement, poise and appearance.
National pageants that could be categorized as “glamour” pageants for teens include Miss Teen USA (which is a part of the Miss Universe pageant system), Miss Teen All American and Miss Teen America.
There are many other pageants out there and most can be accessed through any major search engine on the internet.
Adult Beauty Pageants
The cultures of individual pageants are different. Miss America, a volunteer-based nonprofit organization that emphasizes the scholarships that winners receive, tends to choose winners with high scores in the interview, intelligence and “platform” (community service and public speaking)
categories.
Miss Universe, a beauty pageant system now owned by Donald Trump which includes the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants as well as Miss Universe, focuses on beauty and swimsuit competition and tends to choose winners who are “sexy.”
Additional pageants which also fit the “glamour” culture of beauty contests include Miss World and Mrs. America among others.
Other Pageants
There are pageants for just about every kind of contestant imaginable including married women, seniors, plus size folks, and boys and men. While none of these is as popular as the pageants listed above; they are available and a concentrated search will soon turn up opportunities to fit any competitor!
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An excrept from "Insider Secrets To Winning The Beauty Pageant". If you want the complete guide - check it out!
What Kinds of Beauty Pageants Are There ?
There are more than 700,000 beauty pageants in the United States alone. These pageants range from local competitions designed to draw more people into a retail sales store, to county fair queens, to product promotions at a national level. They include major national contests such as the famous Miss America pageant all the way down to online photo contests for babies,
Child Beauty Pageants or Children Beauty Pageants
Beauty Pageants aimed at children and babies came into existence during the 1960’s and the latest estimates suggest that today 3,000 pageants attract 250,000 children per year.
Most child beauty pageants break competition levels out by age ranges. Category titles differ from pageant to pageant but generally fall into groups similar to this:
Babies (from the time a child can sit up independently until age 2)
• Toddlers (ages 2 – 4)
• Little Miss (ages 5 – 7)
• Junior Miss (7 – 9)
• Pre-Teen (10-12)
Natural vs. Glitz
There are two different kinds of child beauty pageants, each with a different image and emphasis.
Beauty Pageants which could be categorized as “natural” emphasize a family orientation and encourage participants not to use heavy make-up, hair pieces, tight costumes or talent performances inappropriate for the child’s age range.
Beauty Pageants which could be categorized as “glitz” emphasize a glamorous orientation and encourage participants to utilize beauty aids such as makeup and hairpieces, rhinestones and jewelry, mature costumes and talent performances to show off the child’s appeal.
Most national children beauty pageants have a presence on the World Wide Web and can be located by entering “child beauty pageants” into any major online search engine.
Teen Beauty Pageants
Teen pageants are similar to Adult pageants with the exception that some of them have a “scholarship” component and contestants are required to submit a transcript of their grades and/or write academic inspired essays.
Generally scholarship pageants do not have a swimsuit category included in the competition.
Most of the pageant tips included in the remainder of this book can be applied to winning a teen pageant as well as an adult pageant.
The evening gown competition for teens generally calls for a dress that is not as glitzy as a child’s pageant dress and yet not as sexy or mature as an adult gown. Thus, teen pageant gowns tend to be more like very special prom dresses.
National teen pageants that fall into the “scholarship” category and emphasize personal development and leadership include America’s Junior Miss Program, America’s National Teen-Ager, and Miss Teenage America.
‘TEEN magazine’s Miss Teenage America Pageant is a mail-in pageant which judges leadership, community service, scholastic achievement, poise and appearance.
National pageants that could be categorized as “glamour” pageants for teens include Miss Teen USA (which is a part of the Miss Universe pageant system), Miss Teen All American and Miss Teen America.
There are many other pageants out there and most can be accessed through any major search engine on the internet.
Adult Beauty Pageants
The cultures of individual pageants are different. Miss America, a volunteer-based nonprofit organization that emphasizes the scholarships that winners receive, tends to choose winners with high scores in the interview, intelligence and “platform” (community service and public speaking)
categories.
Miss Universe, a beauty pageant system now owned by Donald Trump which includes the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants as well as Miss Universe, focuses on beauty and swimsuit competition and tends to choose winners who are “sexy.”
Additional pageants which also fit the “glamour” culture of beauty contests include Miss World and Mrs. America among others.
Other Pageants
There are pageants for just about every kind of contestant imaginable including married women, seniors, plus size folks, and boys and men. While none of these is as popular as the pageants listed above; they are available and a concentrated search will soon turn up opportunities to fit any competitor!
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An excrept from "Insider Secrets To Winning The Beauty Pageant". If you want the complete guide - check it out!
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