You’ve seen that girl. She comes across as plastic. In interview, it sounds like she’s memorized her answers word for word. On stage, she does the modeling pattern perfectly. She maintains her smile for the entire time she’s on stage, but her smile feels empty. Usually, this means that the contestant has overtrained. But there are times when I purposefully create an overtraining prep plan for a contestant. You see, every contestant is different. We all have different ways of learning and differences in how we handle stress. Sometimes a plan that feels like overtraining could be the best plan to help you capture the crown. Here are 3 situations when overtraining might make sense for you. It’s hard to win at

The moment is golden. You twirl and pose while everyone in the store oohs and aahs. Everything seems to sparkle and you can almost see yourself accepting the Evening Gown Award. You scoop up your dream gown and count the days 'til your moment in the spotlight. But then, at the pageant, it doesn't turn out as you expected it to. Your name isn't called for the Top 5 and you're left clapping in the background when the winner is crowned. Weeks later, you get your scores and your lowest scores were in Evening Gown. Your heart sinks. The judges hated your gown. It might be because you made one of the Top 4 Pageant Evening Gown Mistakes. 1) It's Not Anyone's Color. There are some colors in the rainbow

Don’t you hate it when you get a question that sounds like it should be easy to answer, but it’s not?  “How would you describe yourself,” is one of those questions. Do they want you to describe your personality? Are they asking you to talk about what you do? It’s such a general question that you have no idea where to go with it. And when you’re not sure where to go with an answer, you’re answer will probably be a big fat dud. The key to answering this question is to link your answer to the type of pageant you’re competing in. Different pageants look for different qualities and experiences in a titleholder. So, when judges ask this question they’re looking for an answer that fits the pageant. There are four