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Setting (and achieving) Pageant Goals

Here we are - the dreaded final quarter of the year. It’s a barren wasteland of abandoned planners and empty Ben and Jerry’s containers, where once-beloved pageant goals are pushed aside, only to die slowly…pitiful and forgotten. ...

01, September 2022

Diet vs. Exercise: Which Deserves The Weight Loss Title?

By Guest Writer, Amanda Nighbert, Registered Dietitian. We’ve all been there: the 5:45am spin class, swathed in Lycra, pedaling and panting like the Demagorgon from Stranger Things is on our heels (and hoping our lungs don&rs...

19, August 2022

Pageant Weekly

You've landed on Pageant Weekly - a weekly newsletter with FREE coaching, resources, features, practice questions and sometimes, even great deals! Our goal is simple; to help you win your pageant. To get access to this FREE COACHING, ...

21, February 2022

101 Pageant Tips (for First Time Contestants)

So you've signed up for a pageant and you don't know where to start preparing... Or, maybe you haven't signed up yet but you're trying to pick a pageant to participate in. The pageant world can be overwhelming when everything is ...

04, February 2022

Best Prize Packages in Pageantry: 2021 Edition

We all know that excitement when you scroll through an amazing prize package for the title of your dreams. Anything from international trips to photoshoots, being a titleholder can certainly be a glamorous life. Directors go through a lot to get the ...

04, February 2022

Pageant Dresses: How to Style, Pose and Walk

Your pageant dress will not win you the competition but it can certainly be the reason why you lose the crown. Pageant dresses are among the most iconic parts of pageantry, but your dress alone will not win you the crown. If you make the wrong cho...

02, February 2022

Best Pageant Directors: 2022 Edition

Pageants are a whole lot of fun, but organizing one is no easy task. There are thousands of hours spent behind the scenes overseeing paperwork, sponsors, and dozens of state and local directors. Thousands of nominations were received for nationa...

01, February 2022

Top 25 Pageant Questions Asked by Judges (in Every Pageant)

Top Pageant Hairstyles of All Time: 2022 Edition

Every year Pageant Planet compiles a list of the best pageant hairstyles from the previous year based on our Best in Pageantry Awards. This list may even help you find your next photoshoot or pageant look! If you're a hairstylist who would lik...

30, January 2022

How to Succeed in Pageant Interview

Pageants are won or lost in pageant interview. If you've spent any time at all in pageantry, you've heard this saying at least once. And for good reason - pageant interview is probably the most important competition of ...

29, January 2022

Best Beauty Pageants: 2022 Edition

Every year Pageant Planet compiles a list of the best pageants from the previous year based on our Best in Pageantry Awards. This list may even help you find a pageant to competed in. How Pageants Make the "Best Beauty P...

28, January 2022

Best Evening Gowns in Pageantry: 2022 Edition

The biggest lie in pageantry is that judges do not judge your evening gown. The majority of directors in the industry encourage their judges not to "judge the dress" but rather judge the girl in the dress. Judges are supposed to score th...

25, January 2022

Best Pageant Interview Outfits: 2022 Edition

Even though the judges want to be wowed by your confidence, poise, and personality, they also want to see that you're dressed to impress! These contestants absolutely shined in their interview outfits, so if you need some inspiration, you're ...

20, January 2022

Best Pageant Fitness: 2022 Edition

Every year Pageant Planet compiles a list of the best pageant swimsuit bodies from the previous year based on our Best in Pageantry Awards. Getting in shape takes hard work and all that effort does not go unnoticed! If you're a trainer who wou...

18, January 2022

Best Fun Fashion Pageant Dresses: 2022 Edition

Every year Pageant Planet compiles a list of the best pageant fun fashion from the previous year based on our Best in Pageantry Awards. This list may even help you find your next fun fashion outfit! If you're a designer who would like to be li...

13, January 2022

Best Pageant Talent Outfits (2022 Edition)

Pageant talent is a crowd favorite competition and an opportunity to showcase a contestant's personality and well, talent! While contestants are often praised for their technical skills or entertainment, the thoughtful consideration put into tale...

12, January 2022

Best Dress Stores: 2022 Edition

The results are in and we've heard some of your favorite boutiques to shop at. The stores in this year's top 10 list specialize in custom designs and cater specifically to pageant girls and women and your prom needs. To find a pageant or ...

11, January 2022

Best Dress Designers: 2022 Edition

Every year Pageant Planet compiles a list of the best pageant and prom designers from the previous year based on our Best in Pageantry Awards. This list may even help you find your next pageant dress! If your favorite designer isn't on this list,...

11, January 2022

Best Pageant Makeup Artists: 2022 Edition

Every year Pageant Planet compiles a list of the best pageant makeup artists from the previous year based on our Best in Pageantry Awards. Not only will this list help you find your next pageant makeup artist, but it can even assist when finding...

10, January 2022

Best Pageant Headshots: 2022 Edition

Every year Pageant Planet compiles a list of the best pageant headshots from the previous year based on our Best in Pageantry Awards. This list may even help you find your next photoshoot look! If you're looking for a pageant headshot photographe...

06, January 2022

Best Pageant Photographers: 2022 Edition

Every year Pageant Planet compiles a list of the best pageant photographers from the previous year based on our Best in Pageantry Awards. Not only will this list help you find your next pageant photographer, but it can even assist when finding t...

05, January 2022

Best Pageant Coaches (2022 Edition)

Every year Pageant Planet compiles a list of the best pageant coaches from the previous year based on our Best in Pageantry Awards. Not only will this list help you find your next pageant coach, but it can even assist when finding the pageant co...

04, January 2022

Pageant Paperwork & Resume (Examples, Templates and Tips)

Everything that you do in a pageant is about communication, including and especially your pageant paperwork. The very first place that you begin that process of communication occurs long before you ever set foot in the interview room or on stage. You...

12, May 2021

The ULTIMATE Guide to Pageant Shoes

There are hundreds of pageant shoes out there, so how do you know which pageant shoes are right for you? Picking the wrong pageant shoes can distract from your perfectly planned out outfit. Likewise, picking the right pageant shoes can give you that ...

10, May 2021