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Best In Pageantry Winners: 2024 Edition

Every year, Pageant Planet organizes and hosts the Best in Pageantry Awards. Since 2013, we have celebrated contestants, directors, and experts for their priceless contributions to the Pageant industry. Without your tireless dedication, commitment, a...

01, November 2023

Is your pageant rigged? Here's the safest way to ensure fair pageant results.

The pageant industry has had its fair share of cheating scandals that have thrown lucrative pageants into disarray, ruining the reputations of contestants, and tarnishing the image of the entire industry. Last year, the Miss USA 2022 pageant was e...

29, September 2023

It’s Time For A (Directory) Change

Here at Pageant Planet, everything we do is to serve YOU - our contestants, directors, and experts - and to give you the best help, information, and support possible. For that reason, when we first got started in 2014, we made the decision to allo...

13, July 2023

Best Dress Stores: 2024 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 ...

31, January 2023

Best Pageant Coaches: 2024 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...

31, January 2023

Best Prize Packages in Pageantry: 2023 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 ...

31, January 2023

Best Pageant Talent Outfits: 2024 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...

31, January 2023

Best Pageant Directors: 2024 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...

31, January 2023

Best Beauty Pageants: 2024 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...

31, January 2023

The Biggest Pageants Coming in 2023 And Where To Watch Them

  Whether you are a pageant contestant or just a fan, we've got you covered with this comprehensive timeline of the twelve biggest and most popular pageants coming your way in  2023. Miss Universe 2023 (Saturday, January 14, 2...

19, January 2023

15 States That Have Never Won Miss USA

Since its founding in 1952, Miss USA has crowned one lucky lady a year to represent the country and live out her dreams. Although most states have taken home the coveted crown, there are some states that have produced several Miss USAs. State...

02, October 2022

Top 15 Most Influential Women in Pageantry

Our mission at Pageant Planet is to connect and expand the pageant industry, with the ultimate goal of motivating ALL girls to participate in pageants. We believe that the world of pageantry is for everyone who wants to be a part of it, and that the ...

28, April 2021

Best Emcees in Pageantry: 2020 Edition

Emcees play a special role in every pageant. They set the mood of the night for the audience. A great emcee is able to engage the crowd, has impeccable public speaking skills and has a unique ability to make each contestants' onstage moment speci...

03, February 2020

Best Pageant Products (2020 Edition)

We all have our very favorite products. You know, the ones who can't live without, much less compete without. From hairspray to garment bags, we wouldn't be able to be our best on stage without quality products. To help you choose which produ...

22, January 2020

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...

02, August 2017

What You MUST Know About Miss America Rules Before Competing

The Miss America Organization is known for having very strict rules for titleholders. To girls new to the pageant world, or new to the Miss America Org., these rules can be very confusing (or even seem like a foreign language!) As a MAO competitor my...

17, January 2015

Miss America vs Miss United States

In the pageant world, we know of hundreds of thousands of pageant systems. But many pageant systems seem to stand out with how popular they have become or how long they have been a popular item. Note: Now before getting started, this isn't an art...

19, November 2014

4 Best Pageant Scholarship Programs

Girls enter pageants for different reasons, but many young women are drawn to programs that give outstanding scholarships to their winners or even to the runners up. While there are many pageants in which you can win some scholarship money, there are...

03, September 2014

Titleholders Respond to Voy Board Bullies

The other night I was watching Breaking Bad on Netflix when my iPhone chimed telling me that I had a new email. I saw that it was a alert from Google and that they found someone talking about, "Pageant Planet". Curious...I opened up my e...

02, July 2014

Miss America Pageant Talent Rules: What You Need to Know

Updated: July 9, 2018. To see all other Miss America rule updates visit, Miss America 2019 Changes. In the Miss America Organization, talent is a large portion to competing in the pageant. The talent competition counts as 50% of your overall score...

31, December 2013

Which States Have Not Won Miss USA

The easiest way to make history and become famous in pageantry is to become the first girl to win in a state or country where there has never been a national or international titleholder. This rule is called that "Law of Firsts." Some ...

01, January 2013