Every contestant dreads becoming a viral YouTube moment. Whether it's mumbling your way through a terrible onstage question or tripping in your evening gown, making a mistake is something that stays with you forever. Don't believe me? People are still talking about Caitlin Upton's "geography" answer at Miss Teen USA 2007.While nobody wants to make that kind of mistake, the most common pageant mistakes actually take place during your pageant prep. And those mistakes can kill your shot at the title just as quickly as anything you do at the competition. Since I don't want that to happen to Adorable You, here are the Top 3 Worst Pageant Prep Mistakes and how to avoid them.

So, you're clipping along in your interview answering questions about your accomplishments, goals, personal platform, and current events. Everything's going just fine. And then someone asks, "If you could be a tree, what kind of tree would you be and why?" Your expression goes blank. You think to yourself, "That's a stupid question." You internally roll your eyes - except that you didn't really do it internally, it was obvious to the judges. Then, you struggle to get out an answer that makes any sense. Why can you answer complicated questions about world news and then bomb on something so simple? Because the question doesn't seem intelligent or or related to the duties and

Don't you hate it when you think you nailed your pageant interview, but the scores show that the judges disagree? You end up feeling seriously frustrated. Then, to make things worse, you get confusing feedback about your interview. So, what's a girl to do? No worries. Here are 3 Problems That Are Killing Your Pageant Interview and what you can do to fix them. When you walk into the interview room, you feel confident and ready to go. The judges ask a few introductory questions, and all is going well. Then, it happens. You get asked a question that you know you have an answer for, but for some reason, you freeze. You stand there for a few seconds of silence and finally put together a few sentences.