Jaime Robotin was the inspiration for this post. She asked and I am responding! She wanted me to write about pageant etiquette for girls and parents. Here goes nothing.....
Pageant Etiquette is different and a little bit the same for Interview and Circuit pageants. For time reasons I will cover interview in more depth. From the moment you register for the pageant, you are making an impression on the director. Your email correspondence, phone conversations, and social media posts all show off your character. What I mean by this, If you get snippy or constantly nag a director you have then formed yourself a negative reputation with them. It is always important to be kind and LISTEN when the director is speaking. I can not tell you how many times I have sat through a pageant orientation and heard a group of people ask the same question about something that was clearly stated during the orientation. It happens ALL the time.
For any pageant, you should always be dressed well. This shows you are put together and serious about the title you are applying for. This is essentially what a pageant it, a job interview. You willingly compete knowing that you are there to land the job! A title is an important job and responsibility! If you were to show up to a job interview dressed a mess, chances are you wouldn't land that job. You should treat a pageant no differently. My advice to my girls is even if you are at a "casual" rehearsal, you should still be dressed as if you are already a national queen. Have you ever noticed how National Queens are usually dressed to the nines with full hair and makeup at every event? It is because they are the face of a system and they are the image it portrays. If you want that job you need to show you are serious about it.
Enough on dress... Time for personality. You should ALWAYS be friendly and kind. NO system wants a nasty queen. At the end of the day, if you are lucky enough to have the crown placed on your head... would you rather everyone come and congratulate you or have no one congratulate you.. When a girl wins and no one steps forward to congratulate her, it speaks VOLUMES! Be friendly and approachable during rehearsals and free time. Make friends!!! Pageants aren't about the titles you win or your placements, they are ultimately about the connections you make and the relationships you form. People lose sight of the fact that pageantry is a hobby, a hobby that is supposed to be FUN. Once someone loses sight of that it is worth reevaluating their participation in pageantry.
Moms.. my BIGGEST pet peeve of all time is when I see you walking with your daughters and you are constantly telling them to smile.. It makes both you and her look bad! We can hear you.. no matter how discreet you try to be. Never argue with each other in public areas.. Save any and all issues for the hotel room. I tell my girls to avoid drama like the plague! I also tell my pageant moms to dress appropriately as well!
I could go on about this topic for HOURS.. but I will save some for part two!!! :)
<3 Krisann
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