
Only Contestants are admitted free, everyone else must pay entry.
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(1) Contestants will compete in the age division they are in the day of the State pageant. Contestant must be a legal resident of Florida. Pageant is open to the entire state of Florida. Parents owning Property in Florida does not constitute the contestant being a resident of Florida. All Miss Florida Palm State Queens in all divisions and Miss Florida Tropical Palm State Queens from all optional divisions are required & must enter the National Southern Miss Scholarship Pageant scheduled for late fall 2010.
(2) Contestants must have never been married, ever been pregnant or ever had a baby. (Exception is Mrs. Division). Contestant & those named Queen shall possess poise, personality, intelligence, charm and be of good moral character, always act in a lady like manner & never convicted of a crime. Should there be a problem of any kind during the pageant, during a Queens's reign or related events or by a contestant it is to brought the the attention of the Directors. Any unruly, unsportsmanlike, or any unbecoming conduct by a local queen, Queen, contestant or any member of her entourage, or any disregard for the rules and regulations of this pageant could result in immediate dismissal from further competition without refund.
(3) Furthermore, during all Palm Queens reign, Queens cannot marry, become pregnant, (exception Mrs. Division) or be convicted of a crime during their reign. Queens shall possess poise, personality, intelligence, charm and be of good moral character, always act in a lady like manner & never suspended or expelled from school & never convicted of a crime. All Queens must agree to keep all internet sites, photos, media, etc… at a level that would not bring discredit to themselves or their title that they hold. In the event that a Queen gets involved in any situation that could bring into question any of the above issues it is the Queens responsibility to notify the Director in a timely manner, so that we do not hear of any issues or possible concerns from other sources 1st. Situations will be addressed on a case by case basis. All Queens must understand and agree that, should the Miss Florida Palm Pageant system & director determine that your title be relinquished; Queens will be required to return all prizes given to her without reprisal. Depending upon the severity of the action or behavior, it could result in a permanent barrier from future competition in the Miss Florida Palm State Pageant system. If you should lose your State title, you will not be allowed to compete in the Miss Florida State Palm Pageant again! If a Palm queen loses her title, she will have to return all prizes including but not limited to crown, banner, trophy, and gifts without reprisal and is responsible for any legal fee's and or court costs incurred by the pageant system in recouping these items mentioned.
(4) If you win Miss Florida Palm or hold any Local Palm title: You can hold any other pageant title, we don't care how many titles you hold, and compete for, and we encourage you in all of them. The State Miss Florida Palm Director must be made aware of any appearances you will be making & give you prior approval. Must always act in a ladylike manner, dress very appropriately for appearances, and always wear crown and banner. Always get dress attire approved by Director. Queens will have a minimum of five (5) scheduled mandatory events to attend throughout their reigning year as Miss Florida Palm State Queens to receive the minimum end of year scholarship. Additionally, their will be approximately 10 various additional other scheduled events that you may also choose to attend, which will increase your scholarship amount even more. Making appearances beyond the mandatory events and the scheduled events will increase your scholarship even more. In other words the more you promote your title and the pageant, the more state entries there will be, which will cause your scholarship to be higher than other Queens who may not be promoting there pageant as often.
(5) All Crowns, Banners/Sashes, Titles and prizes that are awarded to you are the property of the Miss Florida Palm State Scholarship Pageant System until you successfully complete your reign as Queen. At no such time is a Queen to wear any item awarded to her by the Miss Florida Palm State Scholarship Pageant to represent, promote or advertise any other pageant system. We strive to present the best image to the public possible, one that will bring the highest credit to you and our system by having the best prizes possible. The wearing of any of our prizes publically while promoting another pageant system is an infringement on our Trademark rights. Furthermore if any photos of anyone violating such practices are posted on the internet this is also be a violation of intellectual property law and our Trademark & copyrights.
(6) Miss Queen is responsible for making contact with the State Palm Director, not other family members. All Queens must be on time for all appointments & appearances.
(7) All Palm Queens agree to abide by all the rules and regulations set forth by the Miss Florida Palm Pageant Board now in affect or announced thereafter. The pageant will be conducted under the rules set forth by the Miss Florida Palm State Pageant Board and a contestant agrees that the time, manner, and method of judging the pageant shall be solely within the discretion of the Pageant Board and the judges decision are final.
(8) If there are more than 10 in a Division we will annouce the top 5 in random order, then anounce their placing. If there are more than 20 in a division we will announce the top 10 in random order, followed by the top 5 in random order, then we will anounce their placing.
(9) No refunds unless the pageant should be canceled. Entry fees, optional fees and the one mandatory ad must accompany application. The number of applications accepted in each age division will not be limited. Contestant line-up will be in alphabetical order.
(10) You must enter by July 1st 2010 for the at large $150.00 entry fee & must be Postmarked on or before this date. Applications must include all money, application, ads, & photo's.
Applications postmarked after 01 July 2010 will be accepted until 15 July 2010 (must be postmarked on or before this date), however the entry fee will increase $25.00 as a late fee to $175.00. Applications must include all money, application, ad, & photo's.
(11) Prelim to Palm Pageants: ie. Miss Sunshine, Miss Firecracker, Glitz & Glam Pageant title holders. Entry fee is only $75.00 and is to be paid by the Queen, her family or a sponsor.
Local County and City Palm Queen title holders' entry fee is only $100.00 and is to be paid by the Queen, her family or a sponsor.
Entry Fee for any other current reigning Queen from any other pageant within the State of Florida is $125.00.
At Large entry fee is $150.00. (No current title)
All entries Must be postmarked by 01 July 2010.
(12) All contestants must be sponsored by family, friends or businesses with 1 mandatory $25.00 ad. Sponsor will be announced on stage & will be a personal Good Luck Ad of 15 words or less for program that will appear below their photo on the constestant/division page.
(13) The Miss Florida Tropical Palm State Queen swimwear competition is open to all contestants. Entry is only $50.00. It will be scored separately from the seven optional & eight division competitions as a separate optional competition. The swimwear competition will take place after the beauty competition score sheets have been turned into auditor of 2:00pm & 6:00pm pageants.
The Swimwear competition will be scored from 1-25 in each of the following 4 areas:
(1) Beauty: of Face and Figure,
(2) Swimwear: Color, Style & Fit,
(3) Presentation: Modeling Ability, Posture & Confidence,
(4) Overall Appearance:
The person with the highest score in the swimwear competition will be crowned
"Little Miss Florida Tropical Palm State Queen"
"Junior Miss Florida Tropical Palm State Queen"
"Miss Florida Tropical Palm State Queen"
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Receives a High End State Level Full Round Crown, Double stoned lined high end white sash finely embroidered in Green & Orange trimmed Banner & Trophy & makes appearances with division Queens.
(14) Compete for the State Title of Miss Florida Tropical Palm Model Queen Competition. Preliminaries are Friday at 6pm. Walk the Runway, Strike that pose & compete for this State Title! Ever want to have your own personal modeling shoot. Get Ready Now! Chose your best modeling outfit and have the time of your life competing for this great State Title. It is optional to enter this competition. Entry fee is $50.00. All entries will be judged on their modeling abilities and their photogenic appeal by the Judges. Prizes: State of Florida Title of Miss Florida Tropical Palm State Pageant Queen Model of the Year. High End State Level Full Round Crown, Double stoned lined high end white sash finely embroidered & trimmed. Very nice trophy.
(15) The Miss Florida Palm State Pageant will not double crown. Should you win your age division and the swimwear or Modeling competition you will be crowned for your age division only, which takes pecedence. In the event that this happens the 1st runner-up in the swimwear or modeling competitions will be crowned. This allows us to Crown 14 State Queens instead of only 8.
(16) No electronic devices, CAMERA's, Video Recorders, Camcorders, cell phones, beepers, etc. allowed in the building. This includes members of the contestant's family. We will have a videographer and a photographer at the pageant for your convenience. Anyone caught using any of these devices will be promptly asked to leave or law enforcement will be called and points will be deducted from your contestants score. Your cooperation is appreciated.
(17) Only Money Orders or cash will be accepted after 01 July 2010 (No Checks). A $40.00 service charge will be charged for any returned checks. Checks not picked up within 30 days will be turned over to the states attorney and/or collection agency at your expense.
(18) No outside food or drinks inside auditorium at the pageant of any kind.
(19) Teen, Miss & Mrs. are judged on: 40% interview (5 minute), 10% public speaking (1 minute Platform Speech of choice), 40% evening gown competition,
5% on-stage question, 5% Introduction
Tiny-Junior Divisions are judged on the following:
Personality & Poise 25% - Beauty 25% - Gown 20% - Overall Appearance 20% -
5% on-stage question, 5% Introduction
Baby-Teeny Divisions are judged on the following:
Personality 20%, Poise 20% - Beauty 20% - Gown 20% - Overall Appearance 20%
Tiny thru Junior will receive an on-stage question during their walk from Bio Sheet so their walk must include a stop at the podium. They will introduce themselves on stage. Name, Title, division, contestant number & town during the parade of contestants as part of the opening. Pageant gown will be worn for this.
Teen, Miss & Mrs will also be introducing themselves on stage. Name, Title, division, contestant number & town during the parade of contestants as part of the opening. They will receive an on-stage question during their walk, so their walk must include a stop at the podium.
(20) No solicitation is allowed at the Miss Florida Palm Pageant without prior approval from the Director. You will be asked to leave promptly! We look forward to you joining us in the fun and excitement of competing for this state title & promoting the Miss Florida Palm Pageant System.
(21) There will be an initial parade of contestants, followed by introductions (Name, Title, division, contestant number & town), then on to the division competitions which will begin with a group line-up, then their individual walks with an on-stage question for Tiny - Mrs. divisions at podium, then a final group line-up after each division (this is when optionals will be scored).
(22) Please understand that not all contestants enter optionals & the scoring & auditing of optionals may take some time to tally & require a intermission. There are 7 optionals that the girls are competing for which takes awhile to audit.
(23) All Queens MUST remain for photos after the pageant.
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