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Beauty Pageant News, Articles, and Advice
The latest pageant news, events, coaching tips and pageant reports.
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A Queen's Guide to Pageant Makeup
Your pageant makeup can either complete a look or make a mess out of your flawless look. How do you make sure your pageant makeup is as perfect as the rest of your outfit? How do you select the right foundation or false eyelashes for you? Pageant Pla...
The ULTIMATE Guide to Pageant Hair
Pageant hair is one of those things that can make or break your image. You placed First runner-up in your last pageant and feel that you couldn't have done any better. You finally get your judges' comments and see "pageant hair fell in h...
What to Wear For Fun Fashion
Did your fun fashion outfit stand out from the rest? Fun fashion is the phase of the competition where you can show off your personality, fashion sense, uniqueness and modeling skills. Since you are a one-of-a-kind contestant, it's important that...
How to Become a Pageant Director
Pageant directors are some of the most passionate pageant enthusiasts in the industry. They are not only knowledgeable of their system and pageantry as a whole, but they are also organized, outgoing people who can get a job done. Directors don't ...
How to Start Your Own Pageant
Making the decision to start your own pageant can mark a monumental change in your life. The transition from a competitor, or even a pageant fan, to a pageant director, is a big leap. There is a lot of work that must go on behind the scenes in order ...
Etiquette Rules That Every Pageant Judge Must Know
Judging a pageant is no easy task. You are presented with a number of contestants who you see for a total of fewer than 30 minutes each and expected to choose who will be a role model and leader within the surrounding community for the next year. In ...
Top 10 Best Pageants for Moms to Compete in
Mothers are the real life Wonder Women. They are some of the busiest humans on the planet. They always put their families first and sometimes, in consequence, end up neglecting their own dreams and goals. Luckily, pageantry offers a wide range of com...
Best Pageant Talents of All Time: 2018 Edition
Every year Pageant Planet compiles a list of the best pageant talents from the previous year based on our Best in Pageantry Awards. Spending hours on your pageant talent to make it just right shouldn’t go unnoticed! If you're a pageant tale...
How to Find Beauty Pageants to Compete in
For those who are new to the pageant world, finding information on the first initial steps can be a difficult process. Pageant preparation is, of course, an ongoing process of discovery. But finding a pageant is a hard step as well. This article...
Best Pageant Interview Questions (and Answers) of 2017
During the interview portion of a pageant, judges have the opportunity to truly get to know who a contestant is. Whether it is a panel or one-on-one interview, judges can learn about a contestant's character, opinions and knowledge of current eve...
Best Evening Gowns in Pageantry: 2017 Edition
If you're a first time pageant contestant, sometimes it makes sense to just buy from a pageant contesant who no longer needs the gown you're eyeing. But if you're in this for the long haul, there's many benefits to investing in your o...
How to Clean Your Pageant Sash
Most pageant girls will tell you that one of the most difficult pageant items to keep clean is their sash. Since most sashes are white, wearing them out to appearances provides a ton of opportunities for them to get a bit dirty. People, especially ch...
Top 10 Tips to Succeed at National American Miss
National American Miss isn't your usual beauty pageant. It isn't actually a beauty pageant at all. The pageant doesn't focus on physical beauty but instead focuses on molding young girls into confident and poised young ladies. If you are ...
4 Questions You Will Be Asked During a Miss America Interview
Interview is your first and only one-on-one interaction with the judges. A strong interview is essential to winning any title. However, a Miss America interview, whether it be at the local, state or national level, is one of the most challenging. Aft...
How to Prepare for a Local Miss America Pageant
Arguably the first American beauty pageant, Miss America has been making small town girls' dreams come true for decades. How do you get started on your journey to becoming the next Miss America? Well, every Miss America started out the same way. ...
3 Qualities You Need to Win a Pageant
Pageant can have anywhere from two to over 200 girls all competing for one title. With so many girls, how can you make sure to stand out against from the crowd? When you are competing with so many girls in your division, what makes one contestant mor...
How to Raise Money for Pageants
Miss America 2019 Nia Franklin and Miss New York 2018 Rahmeka Cox support Children's Miracle Network. Photo: Miss America Facebook So, you want to compete in a pageant? Chances are if you are competing in a pageant, there is some...
5 Tips to Getting More People's Choice Votes
With the rise of social media, many pageants are initiating a People’s Choice at multiple levels of competition. Some pageants use social media to link to the pageant’s website where a vote can cost $1 to raise money for charity while oth...
Top Pageant Choreographers: 2018 Edition
Every year Pageant Planet compiles a list of the best pageant choreographers from the previous year based on our Best in Pageantry Awards. Not only will this list help you find your next pageant choreographer, but it can even assist when finding...
Pageant Arrival Etiquette: What You NEED To Know
There are several phases of events you'll go through when it comes to competing for a crown. First you'll research systems and possibly meet with a director or attend open calls. Next, you may do appearances with a local title before preparin...
What Nail Colors Should You Wear for a Pageant?
In preparation for your next pageant, you've thought about everything from head to toe. You know exactly how you plan to style your hair, what you'll be wearing, and what shoes you'll be wearing. However, did you consider what color...
What Should Be Included in a Pageant Photo Package?
Next to an appearance, few things can help market a pageant or a queen like a good pageant photo package. Attractive photos of a pageant can help recruit new contestants and build sponsorship for the director, as well as bring attention and pageant-r...
Top 10 Pageant Interview Questions for the Princess Division
The questions asked for the Princess Division are typically appropriate for girls ages 3 to 6. National American Miss has their Princess Division for contestants 4 through 6. Miss America Coed has their Princess division at ages 3 thro...
What You NEED to Know to Win a Festival Pageant
Call them what you will, festival pageants are a different genre of pageant altogether. Also referred to as royalty, scholarship, ambassador programs or the like, these pageants are typically run in cooperation with a fair or festival. Winners are ch...
