Now that you've entered your pageant you've probably started to think about your competition wardrobe. You'll need a killer outfit for your personal interview and an evening gown that makes you feel like a princess. And you may decide to book a pageant makeup artist so that your hair and makeup are as beautiful as your competition wardrobe. Not sure how to hire a makeup artist? No worries. Here's How to Hire a Winning Pageant Makeup Artist: 1) Identify the Pageant's Visual Brand. Every pageant has a preferred look that is part of their visual brand. Their preferred look includes competition wardrobe style, type of headshot, and hair/makeup style. Your

Appearing on stage during the pageant can be the most exciting and terrifying moment of the pageant. You're thinking about the modeling pattern and trying to appear poised and confident. Everything's going along perfectly, and then you lose focus and do something so small that you don't think the judges will notice. But they do. And your score shows it. So, to help you avoid that moment here are the 4 Things You Should Never Do On Stage. 1) Drop Your Pageant Face. No matter how you feel, no matter what happens, you can't drop your pageant face. Period. But first, let's define what your pageant face is and what it isn't. It's not a plastic, frozen smile that you’ve plastered on

Recently I worked with a really smart contestant. She graduated from college with honors and held multiple leadership positions in a variety of organizations. Success comes easily to her. So, when she entered a pageant she assumed she'd be successful at that too. She didn't practice her interview and only took one walking lesson. She decided want advice about avoiding pageant mistakes because she believed she was intellectually superior to her competition. And a high IQ automatically means you'll win, right? Wrong. The skills necessary to win a pageant have nothing to do with your IQ. To win you can't rely on what you know, you must demonstrate what you