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So that we can better represent the diversity of talents and skills in our pageant, we make available a range of contests, in addition to our standard pageant competitions. These are all optional, but afford your daughter the ability to showcase her talent or ensure a place in the state royalty so that she participates in events and dignitary visits. Entering or not entering these contests will not affect the scoring for the Pageant Title. Each may have age range restrictions and optional entry fees. You do not need to decide which of these contests you want to participate in until you receive your Official Acceptance notification. It will contain all the information you need to help you decide. Each category is an extra opportunity for you to be a winner! Additional detail about these contests is included in Newsletter #1 and Newsletter #2, which is sent to registered contestants. You can also ask questions of the Director at any time if you have interest. Awards are related to the contests and other participation such as ad sales for the Miss Hostess and Cover Girl titles. |
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| Contests (Optionals) |
Contests are optional activities at the pageant. Some are free to enter. Some have a fee to enter. Many require some action on your part, such as submitting a Thank-you letter. Others are automatically considered based upon participation in the pageant, such as the Miss Personality award. These are generally known as Optional competitions, or just "Optionals."
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Academic
Achievement (no entry fee) Sweetheart and older (only one award) Contestants who wish to compete in the Academic Achievement Contest must complete appropriate form and bring it to pageant check-in. We also suggest each contestant create a portfolio which contains copies of certificates and awards as well as letters of recommendation from your Principal or other school representatives. Judges will select the contestant who has the best overall participation in their school, extracurricular activities, award certificates, and grade point average. |
Volunteer Service (no entry fee) All age groups (only one award) All contestants will receive a Volunteer Service Form. Contestants who wish to compete in this contest complete the form and bring it to pageant check-in. Judges will select the contestant who has the best record of helping others without receiving pay. |
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For the above two
contests, you
will turn in your forms at pageant
registration. Any contestant who would like to be considered for one or
both of these awards should follow instructions on the forms.
Begin
doing volunteer work now and/or working on your grades if you wish to
compete in either or both of these contests. You will truly grow
as an
individual as you volunteer to help others and set goals to improve
your grades. Set your goals and reach for them!
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Best Thank-You Letter (no entry fee) All Age Groups (two to three awards) Contestants are asked to write their sponsors "Thank-You" Letters and bring a copy of one of the notes to pageant check-in to be judged. The contestant whose Note is selected as "Best" will be recognized on stage and will receive an award. Only one thank you note per contestant will be accepted. Parents may help Princesses and Sweethearts write the letter. There will be a minimum of two or three awards with combined age groups (For example, Princess and Sweetheart, PreTeen and Jr. Teen, Teen and Coed ). These groups will be split if sufficient entries exist in one category. |
Miss Congeniality (no entry fee) All Age Groups (award each division) Contestants vote for the girl who is the friendliest, most helpful, and the most fun to be around on pageant week-end. The girl who receives the most votes is awarded the Miss Congeniality State Title. |
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People's Choice Award (no entry fee) All Age Groups (each division) As one of our most fun events for families, each member of the audience on the final night of the State Pageant can vote for their one favorite contestant in each age division. We tally the votes and award one contestants from each of the six divisions a trophy! |
Most Ticket Sales (no entry fee) All Age Groups (top one or two only) Since all or most contestants will be selling Pageant Admission Tickets for the final night, the one or two contestants who sells the MOST tickets will receive Front-Section Reserved Seats (each group on separate sides of the main isle) for their ticket holders and personally receive a trophy on stage. There may be a row of reserved seating for queen's family in front of these seats. |
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Talent Contest ($50 Entry Fee Per Talent) All Age Groups (award each division) Contestants who have developed an interest in the performing arts may choose to enter the Talent Contest. Only live presentations will be permitted. Examples of the talent contest are as follows: any form of dance, piano, any musical instrument, singing, reciting a poem monologues, baton twirling, gymnastics, etc. Contestants can enter more than one talent, but they cannot be in the same talent category. Each must be performed on the stage available at the state competition, be two minutes or less, and must be memorized. The Pageant will provide a microphone, CD player and operator, and piano. |
Sportswear Modeling ($50 Entry Fee per outfit modeled) All Age Groups (award each division) In this optional event, contestants will wear outfits of their own choice, but outfits must be age-appropriate, sporty attire that has a casual tailored look. No sports related outfits (ex: tennis, cheer, dance, soccer, etc.) may be worn. Each routine may be up to 30 seconds long and will be performed on stage to upbeat music provided by the Pageant. The feel should be positive, not pouty or demure. You may model more than one outfit if you wish, but in separate modeling sessions. |
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Miss Photogenic ($50 Entry Fee per photo) All Age Groups (award each division) Contestants competing in this optional contest will bring one more different photos that must be 8x10 size photographs of the contestant which she will bring to pageant registration. The photos may be black and white or color; head shots usually work best. More than one photo may be entered per contestant; however each will require a separate entry fee. Judges will select a "Miss Photogenic" for each division from the photographs. Your pictures will be displayed at the Pageant and available for you to pick up the second day of the pageant after the judging has taken place. Tips for the Photogenic contest are in Newsletter #2. |
Miss Victory ($75 Entry Fee) All Age Groups (award each division) Miss Victory is a separate competition that extends to the National Level and provides not only skill at answering a random question on stage in front of an audience, but also provides the opportunity for winners to compete at the National Pageant for the National Miss Victory and optional contest titles. |
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Cheerleader ($50 Entry Fee) All age groups (multiple awards) This contest seeks the Best All-Around Cheerleader! You may combine Cheer, Dance and Pom into your routine. Each routine must be in a 90 second time frame. You can choose to do a cheer, dance, and a pom routine together as one performance. If you choose to do a Cheer you can support American Coed or support your school team. If you choose to add Dance or Pom-Pom, please select dance moves that are not suggestive or provocative. If your performance is to music please bring the music on CD and don't forget a back-up just in case. Awards depend on number of entries. There will be a minimum of three awards with combined age groups (Princess and Sweetheart, PreTeen and Jr. Teen, Teen and Coed ). These groups will be split if sufficient entries exist in one category. |
Speech ($50 Entry Fee) All age groups (award each division) In this optional event, contestants will deliver a speech with themes “YOUTH - Pride of the Present, Hope of the Future” OR “My Favorite American (must be famous), OR “My Home State.” The length of the speech will be no longer than 100 words. This including all words excluding the title. Contestants with speeches over 100 words will be allowed to perform but will be disqualified from placing in the speech contest. Parents, teachers, friends or anyone may help you write your speech. Speech must be memorized; be expressive and know your speech well. Bring two typed (double spaced) copies to pageant registration. Before turning in the copies of your speech, count the words in your speech and write that number in the upper right hand corner of the pages. You must be dressed in a suit or appropriate costume related to your speech. |
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Most Promising Model (no extra entry fee) Pre-teen through Coed (one or two awards) Enter any of three of following: photogenic, speech, sportswear modeling, cheerleading, and acting, competitions and you are automatically entered in this competition FREE. This breadth of participation allows our optional judges to evaluate a well-rounded individual for the most-promising model award. Depending on participation, we offer one award to Pre-teen and Junior Teen divisions and another to the Teen and Coed divisions. |
Spirit of America Award (no entry fee) All Age Groups (multiple awards) This trophy is presented to contestants who give extra effort to become involved in a variety of activities at the pageant. You earn the Spirit of America Award by earning at least FOUR or more “credits” which come from participating in your choice of the following optional contests: Miss Victory Contest, photogenic, talent, speech, sportswear, All-Around Cheerleader contest, the Miss Hostess/advertising contest, and Ticket Sales. You can also earn credits for this Award and Trophy through the advertising program. |
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| Miss Spirit (no entry fee) All Age Groups (one award) The pageant staff will select the contestant who shows the most uplifting spirit on pageant weekend. |
Miss Ambassador & Royal Ambassador (no extra entry fee) All Age Groups (none to multiple awards) Miss Ambassador and Miss Royal Ambassador is considered part of our State Royalty. This title, crown, and banner are awarded to girls who bring a sufficient number of other girls who are new into the pageant, thus acting as an ambassador to Arizona American Coed Pageants. Other awards apply depending on how many . See the awards section below for more detail. |
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Best Scrapbook (no entry fee) All Age Groups (multiple awards) Bring your scrapbook to Pageant check-in, and enter it into the scrapbook competition. There will be a minimum of three awards with combined age groups (Princess and Sweetheart, PreTeen and Jr. Teen, Teen and Coed ). These groups will be split if sufficient entries exist in one category. |
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Hostess Outstanding Program Participation (no entry fee) All Age Groups (multiple awards) This title, crown, and banner is awarded for selling three pages of advertising for the Pageant Program Book. Crown for Hostess is larger than that of the advertising program crown. The Hostesses may attend nationals and complete in various optionals and Miss Victory. They participate as royalty in State events. Many prizes including gift certificates, crowns, banners, pageant weekend hotel accommodations, and trips to Florida may be won by selling advertising! See the "Awards" section of this page for more details. |
Cover Girl Outstanding Program Participation (no entry fee) All Age Groups (multiple awards) This title, crown, and banner is awarded for selling five pages of advertising for the Pageant Program Book. Crown for Cover Girl is larger than that of Hostess. The Cover Girls may attend nationals and complete in various optionals and Miss Victory. They participate as royalty in State events. Many prizes including gift certificates, crowns, banners, pageant weekend hotel accommodations, and trips to Florida may be won by selling advertising! See the "Awards" section of this page for more details. |
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Best
Smile
Best Eyes
Best Hair
Best Evening Gown
Best Introduction Outfit
Miss Glamour
Best Eyes
Best Hair
Best Evening Gown
Best Introduction Outfit
Miss Glamour
| Mini-Optionals |
Announcing our Mini Optionals--a trend we've seen at nationals. This is a great way to win unique awards at the pageant, along with gifts from sponsors. These Mini Optionals will be judged by a separate panel from the standard and optional panels. Winners of each age category for each optional are recognized on stage.
Here’s how it works: The standard panel of judges will be seated to the right of each contestant (if you’re on stage facing the audience), just as it’s been done in the past. The Mini Optional panel will be to the left. These panels will not commingle. They will be kept separate so that there is no bias in the judging. For each category of minis, the mini optional judges will only be scoring one particular thing.
For Best Smile, Best Eyes, and Best Hair, contestants will be scored twice (during evening gown competition and introduction). This will give a real true meaning to “best” in these categories. Of course, best evening gown and best introduction outfit will only be scored once (during their said competition). Combined scores from all judges on the mini panel will determine winner.
Mini-optionals brings us another crowned and titled event! Those contestants entered in all five categories qualify for the “Miss Glamour,” a title that captures the intent of this competition. Their scores will be combined from each category and the contestant with the highest score from all minis will be crowned Miss Glamour with banner. She will be considered State Royalty for the coming year. She will also be invited to attend Nationals. There will be one Miss Glamour in each age division with three or more qualified contestants. Those age divisions with fewer qualified contestants will be merged with an adjacent age division for that title. This is another great way to provide additional chances to win and opportunity to take part in State Royalty activities.
This is a very exciting contest for us to add to our pageant this year. Nationals offered it last year, and they anticipate even more participation this year.
So get ready...enter all the minis for just $100. Minis are $25 per contest or buy four and get the fifth free. Contestants that enter all five are automatically entered into the Miss Glamour. Good luck!!
Some
contest
structure, format, and awards depend on
the number
of entries per category, this information will be available closer to
the Pageant date. For instance, contests awards may be offered by
grouping levels if a smaller number participate. Please call the
New Mexico State Director for
more information.
| Awards |
Just as our contests provide additional opportunity to demonstrate a wide range of talent and skills in our participants, the awards are also arranged to recognize that talent and skill, as well as participation in our pageant. Awards may not only include a crown, banner, hotel stays, and travel awards; some include eligibility to compete at the National Pageant for Miss Victory and optional contests.
Queens of each State Pageant, one in each age division, will receive these awards noted in the summary below.
The Queen's Court (exact size depends on number of entries, but often first through fourth runners-up) will each receive a Trophy and the opportunity to compete at the National Pageant for the national crown. If a runner-up pays to attend nationals, they will be awarded a city or locality title, sash, and crown by the national office. The crown and sash help them better compete at nationals. In addition, they are then considered part of the State Royalty.
Winners of each paid optional event (Miss Victory, cheerleader, talent, speech, photogenic, sportswear modeling, and talent) are eligible to compete at the National Pageant for Miss Victory and all the paid optional activities at the National Pageant. All girls archiving Miss Hostess and Miss Cover Girl through the advertising program can also travel to Nationals.
The following list of awards is provided as a quick summary:
| Overall
awards (each State Queen and the multiple State Hostesses, Cover Girls, and Miss Ambassadors) |
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| City-Locality Titles (Runners up that pay to attend nationals) |
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| Optional Contests |
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| Advertising Awards (updated 16 Feb 2007 to be consistent with New Mexico's Program) |
It has never been easier
to win awards, prizes, and the State
Hostess or State
Cover Girl title,
crown, and banner! You could even obtain the title of National Hostess with crown and
banner. Everyone wins through participation in the Advertising
Sales program. This program is designed to provide other avenues of opportunity to contestants to be crowned, win awards, prizes, and attend Nationals. The State Hostesses, Cover Girls and National Hostesses can participate in year-round pageant activities with the rest of New Mexico's royalty. They also can optionally attend Nationals and compete for Miss Victory in that national competition. The National Hostess is not only recognized at the State level, but is crowned and participates in many events at the National competitions in Orlando. These advertising awards are formally presented early in the State pageant so that the girls can be recognized and wear their banner and crown for much of the time at the State Competition. The five levels that are formally recognized are:
2008 ADVERTISING AWARDS
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| Explanatory notes
for awards: [1] The Florida/Disney World trip includes a transportation allowance (up to $300) to Florida, a hotel room for you and your parents in Nationals Host Hotel (the Hilton Resort), land transportation to and from Walt Disney World Resort, and entrance fees into the park for you and one parent. Once inside, all rides are free. Constants who earn the Florida trip through ad sales must be accompanied by one parent. [2] Girls achieving the State Hostess, State Cover Girl level only receive the crown and banner for the highest level attained. They do not receive multiple crowns or banners. The National Hostess crown is larger than the State Cover Girl crown, which is larger than State Hostess crown, which is larger than the tiara. At the National Hostess level, the contestant retains both the State Cover Girl and National Hostess crown and banner. [3] Duran Events (DE) Gift Certificates can be redeemed for any AZ, MN, NM Coed state pageant fee, pageant DVD, novelty table item, or items on Princess Potpourri web store. [4] The State Director does not control National Hostess activities at the National Pageant. Nationals will inform the National Hostess about their participation directly. National Hostess title requires attendance at Nationals and payment of their fees to participate in other Nationals events beyond Hostess activities. National Hostess title, crown, and banner can only be awarded at the State pageant if partial payment of fees to Nationals takes place before the State Pageant. Otherwise, the title will be awarded at Nationals in November. The State Director only incorporates a National Hostess into State Royalty activities when that title is obtain through State ad sales. |