JUDGING CRITERIA: WE ARE A FAMILY VALUES ORIENTATED PAGEANT SYSTEM.WE BELIEVE ALL CONTESTANTS ARE BEAUTIFUL AND THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL HAS A SPECIAL AND UNIQUE VALUE.WE OFFER A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS(WHICH APPLY TOWARDS SUPREME),EACH WEIGHTED EQUALLY,SO THAT CONTESTANTS CAN CHOOSE THEIR OWN AREAS OF STRENGTH AND PUT THEIR BEST FOOT FORWARD. WE SEEK TO BE REPRESENTED BY CONTESTANTWHO ARE NATURALLY BEAUTIFUL,INSIDE,AND OUT.THEY HAVE PERSONALITY,CHARACTER AND A SPECIAL QUALITY THAT SHINES THROUGH. THE BEAUTY SCORE IS DETERMINED BASED ON NATURAL FACIAL BEAUTY(HAIR & MAKEUP ARE ALLOWED BUT WE PREFER THEM TO BE AGE APPROPRIATE AND TO ENHANCE THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE CONTESTANT,NOT ALTER THEIR APPEARANCE TO LOOK LIKE AN UNNATURAL "STANDARD".WE DO DISCOURANGE OBVIOUS MAKE UP ON BABIES AND SMALLER CHILDREN(AGES 5-10 MAYBE LIGHT LIP GLOSS AND LIGHT BLUSH)THE POINT IS THAT COSMETICS SHOULD ENHANCE,NOT ALTER THE APPEARANCE)AND ATTIRE(WHICH IS BASED ON OW WELL THE CLOTHIN FITS,AND HOW WELL IT COMPLIMENTS THE WEARER).WE DO NOT JUDGE BY THE COST OF THE GARMENT,WHO THE DESIGNER IS OR HOW MANY BEADS ARE ON THE DRESS.A FANCY PAGEANT DRESS AND A SUNDAY BEST DRESS COULD BE EQUALLY SUCCESSFUL IF THEY FIT ALL OF THESE CRITERIA AND IF THE CONTESTANT LOOKS AND FEELS GREAT IN THEM. FOR PHOTOS WE ALLOW GLAMOUR TYPE PICTURES AND THEY CAN HAVE FANCY HAIR AND MAKE-UP.HOWEVER,WE PREFER PHOTOS THAT LOOK "REAL"AND NOT OVERLY"RETOUCHED".MANY PAGEANT PHOTOGRAPHERS AUTOMATICALLY TOUCH UP THE PHOTOS AND WE ARE NOT PENALIZING THEM FOR THIS.HOWEVER ,WE PREFER THAT THE PHOTO BE AN ACCURATE REPRESENTATION OF THE PERSON AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.WE DO NOT ONLY LOOK FOR THE BIG NAME PHOTOGRAPHERS.A GOOD PHOTO FOR THE LOCAL DEPARTMENT STORE COULD BE JUST AS SUCCESSFUL AS A TOP PAGEANT PHOTOGRAPHER.WE ARE JUDGING THE PHOTOGENIC MERIT OF THE PERSON IN THE PHOTO,NOT THE SKILL OF THE PHOTOGRAPHER.THERE IS NO SCORE FOR" EYE CONTACT".SMILING OR SERIOUS PHOTOS ARE EQUALLY ACCEPTABLE. MORE MODELING ABILITY WE LOOK AT WHAT THEY ARE ABLE TO DO AND HOW IT RELATES TO THE AGE OF THE CONTESTANT.FOR BEAUTY MODELING,WE PREFER STRAIGHT RUN-WAY,MISS AMERICA-TYPE MODELING.FOR THE OPTIONAL MODELING EVENT EACH CONTESTANT IS ALLOWED TO CHOOSE HIS OR HER OWN MODELING STYLE.WE DO NOT ADD OR SUBTRACT POINTS FOR THE STYLE THEY CHOOSE,MERELY FOR HOW WELL THEY MODEL FOR THEIR AGE.(THERE IS NO MODELING SCORE FOR THE BEAUTY COMPETITION). |
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