National Southern Miss Scholarship Pageant Information & Rules
Pageant Information & Rules
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Location: Paradise Palms Convention Center, 12907 Front Beach Rd, Panama City Beach, Florida
Time: 2:00pm CST
Date: Saturday, November 19, 2011
Interviews: Junior 10:00 am, Teen 10:30 am, Miss 11:00 am, Mrs. 11:30am
Pageant competition - 2:00 p.m. Modeling, Swimwear, & Talent Competition right afterwards.
Admission is $10.00. Parents, Family, Vendors, hairdressers, coaches, EVERYONE PAYS Admission.
Only Contestants & National Queens are admitted free.
The Doors will open at 1:30pm to the public.
Age Divisions:
Teeny (0-3), Tiny (4-6), Little (7-9), Junior (10-12), Teen (13-16),
Miss (17-24),Mrs. (married, single 21 & up, divorced, or with child)
Teeny Division is judged on the following:
Personality 20%, Poise 20% - Beauty 20% - Gown 20% - Overall Appearance 20%
Teeny will compete in a stage walk only. Walk pattern is your walk of choice
Tiny-Little Divisions are judged on the following:
Personality & Poise 25% - Beauty 25% - Gown 20% - Overall Appearance 20% - 5% on-stage question & 5% Introduction. The Question will be from their application.
Junior are judged on the following
10% interview (5 minute), Personality & Poise 20% - Beauty 20% - Gown 20% - Overall Appearance 20% - 5% on-stage question & 5% Introduction. The Question will be from their interview.
Teen, Miss & Mrs. are judged on the following:
40% interview (5 minute), 50% evening gown, 5% on-stage question & 5% Introduction.
The Question will be from their interview
All Contestants should wear a pageant dress.
For Tiny, short pageant dress is recommended. Little can be either short or long, depending on the girl.
Junior should be long pageant dress. Teen, Miss, & Mrs. should be evening gown/pageant gown.
Introduction should include: (Name, division, contestant number, title, state, system, & a little flavor is ok, but keep it under 20 seconds.)
Introductions will be during the initial opening and parade of contestants. Very simple.
Contestants will follow their division National Queen and line up behind her at microphone for your introduction
All Contestants must/will wear Patriotic outfits of their choosing for the opening & introductions. Think patriotic, flag, red, white, blue, etc.
The walk pattern is walk of choice, BUT for Tiny-Mrs. it must include a point at the podium for their on-stage question.
There is no rehearsal, you will have time after 10:00am check-in to spend some time on the staging area,
do some final practicing, get a feel for it and ask questions at that time.
Optional Modeling, Swimwear, & Talent Competition
These optional categories are $50 each. Winners receive National Title, Crown & Sashes.
Modeling & Swimwear
Can be ANY outfit or swimsuit of your choice.
You may choose your own music but it "MUST" be submitted with application before the deadline
The modeling & swimsuit routines for ages 4-12 should be routine style, a sassy version of your walk.
You may incorporate dance style moves but it is not a dance routine.
Remember you are modeling. For ages 13-up it must be Runway style, not routine.
Modeling & Swimsuit time should be geared for 60 seconds. It is limited to 90 seconds.
Talent
Can be ANYTHING and is limited to 2 minutes max.
Special props must be discussed with director
Music must be submitted with application prior to the deadline.
1 Modeling Queen, 1 Swimwear Queen, & 1 Talent Queen will be crowned from Tiny - Junior.
1 Modeling Queen, 1 Swimsuit Queen, & 1 Talent Queen will be crowned from Teen - Mrs. Divisions.
No double crowning; Division winners are not eligible to win Modeling, Swimwear, or Talent.
Questions:
Phone 850-762-4561
Email:
nationalsouthernmiss@yahoo.com
Please make checks payable to: National Southern Miss Pageant
Mail Entry Fees and Paperwork to:
National Southern Miss
14701 NW County Rd 274
Altha, Florida 32421
THE DEADLINE TO ENTER THIS PAGEANT IS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15th, 2011!
Pageant Rules
**By signing your application, you are consenting to have read, understand & agree to abide by the Pageant Rules & Info Sheet.
(1) At-Large Contestants will compete in the age division they are in the day of the national pageant. All other contestants must compete in the age division they competed in at their State pageant.
Contestant must be a legal resident of the United States. Pageant is open to the entire United States of America.
(2) Contestants must have never been married, ever been pregnant or ever had a baby. (Exception is the 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 Queen’s reign or related events or by a contestant it is to be brought to the attention of the Director. 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 competition without refund.
(3) Furthermore, during all Queens reign, Queens cannot marry, become pregnant (Exception is the 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, myspace, face book, 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 National Southern Miss 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 National Southern Miss Pageant system. If you should lose your National title, you will not be allowed to compete in the National Southern Miss Pageant system again! If a 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, attorney fee's and or court costs incurred by the pageant system in recouping these items mentioned.
(4) If you win the National Southern Miss title. We ask that you refrain from entering any other pageants during your reign, so you can focus on promoting your title Nationally.
If you enter other pageants it may effect your end of year scholarship amount. The National Southern Miss Pageant 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. There will be approximately 10 scheduled mandatory appearances to be determined: 2 in Alabama, 2 in Georgia and 2 in Florida. Plus attendance at all State pageants that advance to Nationals to receive the minimum end of year scholarship. Additional required appearances for the Queens will be determined by their area they live in. Queens are also highly encouraged to attend & participate in all area pageants, parades, festivals & events throughout their area of residence. The more you promote your title through appearances and events you attend will cause more entries next year in the states & National Pageant. Scholarships are based on contestants. You are encouraged to recruit contestants to enter. The more contestants there are, the more scholarship money that is available. Making appearances beyond the mandatory events and the scheduled events is highly encouraged but you must contact the director for approval. We feel strongly that the more you promote your title and the pageant system, the more entries there will be, which will cause scholarships to be higher each year.
(5) Miss & Mrs. Queen are responsible for making contact with the National Director, not other family members. All other divisions should be a parent. All Queens must be on time for all appointments & appearances.
All Queens are also required to contact the National Director monthly by phone or email. All National Queens will sign a contract with National Southern Miss immediately following the Pageant.
(6) All National Queens agree to abide by all the rules and regulations set forth by the National Director & National Southern Miss Scholarship Pageant Executive Committee Board now in affect or announced thereafter. Pageant will be conducted under the rules set forth by the National Southern Miss Scholarship Executive Committee Board and a contestant agrees that the time, manner, and method of judging the pageant shall be solely within the discretion of the Executive Committee Pageant Board and the judges decision are final.
(7) If there are more than 10 in a Division we will announce 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 announce their placing.
(8) No refunds unless the pageant should be canceled. Entry fees, optional fees, Photogenic photo's & your mandatory good luck photo & 15 words of good luck to go below your photo for the program contestant division page must accompany application.
(9) The number of applications accepted in each age division will not be limited. Contestant line-up is in alphabetical order.
(10) The registration date to enter is No Later Than 15 Oct. 2011 & must be Postmarked on or before that date. A $25.00 late fee will be required for any late entries that are accepted.
(See Application for entry fee).
All Entries must be complete & include application, Entry fees, optional fees, Music CD's, Photogenic photo's & your mandatory good luck photo "EMAILED" along with 15 words of good luck
to go below your photo for the program contestant division page must accompany application.
(11) NSM is a Open/At Large Pageant. Contestants are welcomed to compete in the National Southern Miss Scholarship Pageant wether you have a current crown or not.
Or enter with a discount if you meet the following criteria.
1. A current state level pageant title holder or a contestant of any state level pageant system within the United States of America.
2. Any contestant who competed in one of the state pageants that are a prelim to National Southern Miss.
3. Any contestant who competed in any State level Pageant system within the USA.
3. A State Queen of the prior year preliminary state pageant who was ineligible to compete due to her being the prior year reigning State Queen.
Contact the national directors with any questions on this.
(12) All contestants must be sponsored by family, friends or businesses with one $25.00 good luck ad from a sponsor. Sponsor will be announced on stage & will be on their personal Good Luck Ad in the program.
Additional ad Pages can be purchased at $100.00 for a full page, $50.00 for a 1/2 page and $25.00 for a business card size ad.
These must be submitted with a hard copy with application and also emailed to nationalsouthernmiss@yahoo.com.
(13) The National Southern Miss Talent, Swimwear & Modeling Queen competitions are open to all contestants ages 4-up. Entry is only $50.00 each. They will be scored separately from the seven division competitions as separate optional competitions for a National Title. Please understand that entering these optionals seriously increases your opportunity at a National Title in the event you do not win your division. This is because we do not double crown. These competitions will take place shortly after the Division competitions are completed. In this order: Modeling, Swimwear and then Talent.
You choose you music and you must turn in a CD with your song with your application or we'll choose an upbeat song for you with a good beat to walk & Model to.
You will have a time limit of 60 seconds, 90 Max. for Modeling & Swimwear at which time if you are not done the Sound person will fade your music out.
The Swimwear & Modeling competitions are scored 1-25 in each of the following 4 areas:
(1) Beauty: of Face and Figure, (2) Attire: Color, Style & Fit, (3) Presentation: Modeling Ability, Posture & Confidence, (4) Overall Appearance:
Two (2) swimwear & (2) Modeling National titles will be crowned. Ages 4 - 12 & 13 - up.
(Ages 4-12) Routine style modeling suggested. (Ages 13-up) Runway style modeling suggested.
National Southern Miss Talent, Swimwear & Modeling Queens receive a Custom High End National Level Full Round Crown, Double stoned lined high end white sash finely embroidered in Red & Blue trimmed Banner & makes appearances with division Queens.
(14) Compete for the National Title of National Southern Miss Talent Queen. It is open to all contestants ages 4-up. Entry is only $50.00. It will be scored separately from the seven division competitions as a separate optional competition for a National Title. This competition is optional but Please understand that entering this optional seriously increases your opportunity at a National Title in the event you do not win your division. The Talent competition will begin after the Modeling and Swimwear. Chose your best Talent and have the time of your life competing for this great National Title.
It is optional to enter this competition. All entries will be judged on their Talent & Judges Appeal.
You must advise us on what you will be bringing to facilitate your talent when you turn in your application. If it is to music you must include a music cd with your application.
You will have a time limit of 2 minutes at which time if you are not done the Sound person will fade you out.
Two (2) National titles will be awarded in the Talent competition & will be crowned:
"Little National Southern Miss - Talent Queen" (Open to ages 4-12) & "National Southern Miss - Talent Queen" (Ages 13-up)
(15) The National Pageant will not double crown. Should you win your age division and the Talent, Swimwear or the Model competition you will be crowned for your age division only, which takes precedence. In the event this happens the 1st runner-up in the Swimwear, Talent and/or Modeling competitions will be crowned. This allows us to Crown more National Queens and provide more Queens with scholarships. Please understand that competing in the Talent, Swimwear and the Modeling competitions gives you 4 opportunities at a National Title.
Also, in order to be considered for the SUPREME competition you must be entered into all 4 competitions.
The contestant with the highest total score of the 4 competitions will be named National Southern Miss Supreme Queen. We will add Supreme to her banner after the pageant.
(16) We will have a professional photographer at the pageant for your convenience. You can contact them for photo's to be taken before, during & after the pageant. No one is allowed on or near the stage during crowning or after the pageant. This is so we can get the required professional photos we need.
(17) We do not want ANYONE near the stage area, the judges area or near the auditors at anytime. Anyone doing so will be promptly asked to leave or law enforcement will be called. Your cooperation is appreciated.
(18) No outside food or drinks inside auditorium at the pageant of any kind. Water is OK!
(19) 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.
(20) Teeny will not have a question on stage or do an introduction. They will be scored Personality 20% - Poise 20% - Beauty 20% - Gown 20% - Overall Appearance 20%.
Tiny & Little are scored on Personality & Poise 25% - Beauty 25% - Gown 20% - Overall Appearance 20% - Public Speaking: 5% on-stage question & 5% Introduction. They will have an on-stage question during their walk Question will be from their Bio Sheet. They will introduce themselves on stage. (Name, division, contestant number, title, state, system, & a little flavor is ok, but keep it under 20 seconds), during the Opening & introductions of contestants.
Junior will be scored 10% on a five minute interview, Personality & Poise 20% - Beauty 20% - Gown 20% - Overall Appearance 20% - Public Speaking: 5% Introduction & 5% for a on-stage question of something that came up in interview. Introduction should include (Name, division, contestant number, title, state, system, & a little flavor is ok, but keep it under 20 seconds), It will be during the initial introductions and parade of contestants.
Teen, Miss & Mrs. will be scored 40% on a five minute interview, and 50% on evening gown competition, 5% on Introduction & 5% for a on-stage question of something that came up in interview.
Introduction should include (Name, division, contestant number, title, state, system, & a little flavor is ok, but keep it under 20 seconds), It will be during the initial introductions and parade of contestants.
(21) No solicitation is allowed at the National Southern Miss Scholarship Pageant without prior approval from the Director. Such as but not limited to promoting or recruiting for any other pageant system. You will be asked to leave promptly & if necessary Law Enforcement will be called to escort you from the premises! We look forward to you joining us in the fun and excitement of competing for this National title & promoting the National Southern Miss Scholarship Pageant System.
(22) We will begin with our opening followed by introductions. Teeny is excluded from this. Tiny - Mrs. will wear Patriotic outfits of their choosing for the opening and introductions.
Then on to the division competitions and their individual walks. Then a final group line-up after each division.
Tiny - Mrs. will receive a stage question during their pageant walk at the podium, so their walk must include a stop at the podium during their walk.
(23) Please understand that the scoring & auditing of all division competitions and all the optionals may take some time to tally & require a intermission. Your patience is appreciated.
(25) All contestants that are crowned MUST remain for photos & contract signing after the pageant.
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