Miss Memorial Day  ( Ages 17-23)
$ 90Entry Fee INCLUDES;
- Entry for all ROYALTY titles
- Miss Memorial Day City Sash
-Princess Crown
Your entry fee with Area Title must be sent in & identified by
April 14th.
EXAMPLES
Miss Mill Creek   Miss Cobb County
Miss Columbus State University
Miss University of Georgia
Miss Georgia State
Miss Gwinnett   Miss Suwanee
Miss Cobb County  Miss North Atlanta
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Miss American Beauty - $25 extra
MISS MEMORIAL DAY YOUTH & MISS PAGEANTS ARE; April  28, 2012

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YOUTH PAGEANTS -
Baby, Tiny, Petite, & Little Pageants begins at 4:00 pm

Miss & Teen  Interviews Begin at 6:00 pm

- MISS PAGEANTS -
Young, Junior, Teen & Miss Pageants at 7:00 pm


Where: Grand Ballroom at LakeView Center In Hamilton Mill
Hamilton Mill Parkway and Old Hog Mountian Road Dacula
(Located in the Hamilton Mill Hometown Community in the Lakeview Clubhouse
at the corner of Hamilton Mill Parkway and Hog Mountain Road Over looking the Pool)
Entry Fee:  $80.00 Miss Contestants $90
        CLICK ON THE CROWN FOR ENTRY FORM
Photogenic (NOT PORTFOLIO)
Please mail an 8x10 B&W or Color Head Shot of Your Choice.
Dressing rooms & stage will open at 3:30 for Birth -8 years contestants.   

We will use the "I" walk  for RW&B FASHION WEAR and BEAUTY
Miss Liberty
The contestant with the highest score in the Red, White and Blue Fashion Show
will win the title of Miss Liberty. You may wear anything as long as it is RED
WHITE AND BLUE. It can be fun or classic. BE BOLD and COMPLETE.  Scores are
always higher when the outfit is complete with hat or hair accessory to shoes or
boots. No pets.
MISS INDEPENDENCE
Our MISS& TEEN contestants, 14-23 years old, will have their personal interviews
with the judges the day of the pageant. I will call you with your time slot. It will be
a 4 minute interview. Please come prepared to interview for the job of MISS
MEMORIAL DAY. Questions will be taken off your entry sheet so prepare. The
contestant with the highest score in interview or introduction will be our Miss
Independence Queen.
Miss Spirit of America!
Entry forms for the title(found online at Daculamemorialday) of Miss Spirit of
America will be judged before the pageant so make sure your Miss  Spirit of
America forms are in by the 14th.  Miss Spirit of America is a strong volunteer in
her community. Print off & fill in the forms and turn them in with your entry form.
One girl in each division will be awarded this honor and the one girl with the best
history will be given the title Miss Spirit of America. This contestant will be
awarded the

Joseph R. & Virginia B. Littleton
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD

   Tickets
  $6 For Adults
  $3  For Students

Everyone must purchase ticket. Visiting Queen
must register with Director one week prior to
pageant to receive free entrance ticket if seating
is available.   
Seating is limited to 100 seats. Everyone, but
contestants, must have a ticket to be inside the
ballroom. Dressers, makeup artist, parents, &
grandparents,must have a ticket. Purchase
tickets for your family and guest  as you register if
possible.
Mail in the number of tickets needed with ticket
money with your application.  Those with tickets
will be seated first. Tickets are needed for each of
our pageants. The YOUTH pageant at 4pm and
the MISS pageant at
7:00pm.
       
THE  JUDGE'S  EYE   
How will the judges pick a winner from so many qualified contestants? The Miss Memorial Day Pageant uses the following judging items
when choosing a queen in the beauty portion of the pageant. For the interview process our criteria is quite different. Please look over the list
and you will be able to judge with along with our judges.  If the competition is close then you will notice the contestant with the most
infectious personality will take the crown.  

Judging Criteria for Queens
___Modeling______________________________________________________________
-Natural gate and graceful  walk
-Tall posture with chin up, rib cage lifted
-No tilting of head at turns
-Pleasant eye contact with each judge
-Smooth turns and sets -- always "pointing" at the judges
-Hands relaxed and in proper place, not on dress
-Fingers not showing nervousness by twisting and bending     
-Confident presence in self, in set, walking, or turning
-Control of her face (no deer in the headlights or freezing smile)

Dress and Style_____________________________________________________________
-Style appropriate for age (not to sexy or too mature/old Abundant cleavage is a NO NO!)
-Dress is color match for contestants skin and hair color
-Dress fits body type (drop waist or empire waist fits hips etc.)
-Dress functions (no slip dragging or tripping over or kicking of dress,no strings hanging on dress of slip)
-Beading and accents captures girl's style and beauty
-No old styles with an unkempt look about it (no stains,strings, or rips.)


Inward Beauty/ Facial Beauty                                    _______________________________
-Facial beauty, cheekbones, eye shape and smile
-Skin clarity and color, make up just right
-No facial feature disproportion to face size
-Eyes bright and relaxed and brows shaped
-Warm and inviting smile,  (braces are normal & aren't counted off)
-Hair clean and natural polished and finished look
-If colored –quality job, no roots. Hair not tight on head with ringlets
-No braids or other distracting styles, appropriate hair accessories
-Contestant appears at peace with herself
-Contestant poised and relaxed with her image


Overall Impression___________________________________________________
-Contestant is confident
-Contestant is having a great time and is relaxed
-Contestant wants the crowd to be having a great time
-Contestant’s natural personality is contagious and engaging
-Contestant has an overall pleasing and confident look about her
-Contestant dress, makeup and modeling was far superior to 90% of other contestants

Each category scores 10 points.  Pick your top 2 girls during the opening number Red White and Blue Fashion Show and mark their numbers or dress down to
look at more carefully during the individual Scoring of each girl.  Score with 7,  8,  9,  9.5  and 10’s.  Those girls with little style or confidence score with 7 and 8’
s.  Those girls with confidence, style and proper dress score with 8 and 9’s.  And those girls with some confidence, great style and dress, above average
modeling, score with a 9 or 9.5.   If you see a girl that has grand personal style, super face and hairstyle, superior modeling, and stage confidence score her with
all 10’s or maybe a 9.5 and 10.    GOOD LUCK!  Keep your numbers in the right places with the correct girls.  Don’t over think it and keep a keen eye for the
winner. If it is between beauty and confidence...go with confidence. If it is between dress and confidence...go with confidence.  If it is between interview and
confidence...go with confidence! Once you judge yourself and are honest about each contestant you will be judging like  a pro.  I hope this information will
allow you to become a great contestant!







An Example Score Sheet Looks Like This

Contestant No 1 Mary Smith

Modeling  1-10 points                        6
Dress & Style 1-10 points                  7
Beauty/Facial Beauty 1-10 Points     10
Over All Impression 1-10 points         
 8
TOTAL                              31


Contestant No 2  Jane Jones

Modeling  1-10 points                     8
Dress & Style 1-10 points               8
Beauty/Facial Beauty 1-10 Points   8
Over All Impression 1-10 points    
  8
TOTAL                                   32


Contestant No 3.  Linda Doe

Modeling  1-10 points                      9
Dress & Style 1-10 points                9
Beauty/Facial Beauty 1-10 Points   8
Over All Impression 1-10 points     
 8
TOTAL                         34


As you can see from the above scores the girl with the BEST OVERALL ABILITIES  will win.  
Cost For Age Divisions
Baby       $80 All Titles Included
Tiny         $80 All Titles Included
Petite      $80 All Titles Included
Little        $80 All Titles Included
Young      $80 All Titles Included
Junior      $80 All Titles Included
Teen        $80 All Titles Included
MISS       $90 All Titles Included

EXCEPT

Miss American Beauty-$25 extra fee
The Entry Fee Includes;

Age Entry FEE- Paid
Royalty Titles FEE - Paid
Photogenic Entry FEE - Paid
Princess Sash - Paid
Princess Crown - Paid
One Program - Paid

Miss American Beauty-$25 extra fee
ROYALTY TITLES
 MISS PATRIOTISM  
Over All Title
Miss Patriotism is the one girl that scores the highest overall in the pageant by
entering all the Royalty Titles ,she will receive crown,sash, & ride in parade on
float,
She must enter;   Miss American Beauty  (score given for portfolio),
Miss Spirit of America  (score given for community service),
   Miss American Queen  ( total amount of funds raised added to score),
Miss American Sweetheart (total amount of funds collected added to score).
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 Miss American Beauty
This year the MISS MEMORIAL DAY ORGANIZATION will recognize all contestants
whom work hard to develop a portfolio. This is a separate competition costing
$25 to enter.  The winner of this competition will be awarded the title & sash. The
judges will be looking for 6-15 photographs that include 8x10, full body, 3/4, and
head shots.

We will be looking for color, B&W, two tone, and other styles. Scoring will be
looking for quality of photos(NO paper copies) great shots, eyes in camera, color
coordination of clothes & backgrounds, subject's photogenic quality. Portfolio
books can be purchased at Staples and should have a COVER sheet in the front
of the book with her name,age, division on the sheet.                             
 
  MISS AMERICAN QUEEN

Each year the Miss Memorial Day organization
works with an organization to encourage
patriotism.  This year we will again be raising
funds for the"2012VOUR VOTE COUNTS!" Project.
Each contestant can raise
PRE PAGEANT  funds
to be used by the pageant during the year for the
year's programs and for purchasing the materials
needed for the parade float. The one contestant
that raised the most funds will be awarded the
title Miss American Queen.

  
        
 MISS AMERICAN           
SW
EETHEART
The audience can dollar vote for their favorite
contestant. The contestant with the most cash  
votes will be sashed Miss American Sweetheart.
Funds go towards the Miss Memorial Day
Scholarship Fund,
and supplies for Memorial Day
float.
 FOR MORE IN DEPTH INFORMATION GO TO THE
ROYALTY QUEEN TITLES PAGE ON THE SIDE BAR.