MISS CLAWSON PAGEANTS, INC.
OPERATIONAL BYLAWS
Effective January 1, 2015
Rev. 1/22/2015
For consistency purposes and to ensure fairness, Miss Clawson Pageants, Inc. has
developed the following Operational Bylaws which apply to the Miss Clawson, Jr. Miss
Clawson, Young Miss Clawson and Clawson’s Miss Princess Pageants.
GENERAL RULES
1. The Pageants - Miss Clawson Pageants, Inc. presents four pageants each year:
a. The Miss Clawson Pageant;
b. The Jr. Miss Clawson Pageant;
c. The Young Miss Clawson Pageant; and
d. Clawson’s Miss Princess Pageant (hereinafter collectively referred to as the
“Pageant”).
Pageant Directors have the sole discretion to determine when and whether the
individual pageants are held and whether they will be held separately or jointly.
Pageants Directors have the discretion to cancel a pageant when it is in the best
interest of Miss Clawson Pageants, Inc.
2. Minimum Number of Contestants –A pageant will be cancelled if there are not at
least 2 contestants registered for that pageant who have paid all of the fees owed. If
there are two contestants registered for a pageant with all fees paid and one of the
contestants later withdraws from the pageant, the pageant will be held with one
contestant. That one remaining contestant must compete however in all
competitions for the Crown.
3. Titles/Roles and Responsibilities of Queens – As long as one of the four
pageants is held that year, Miss Clawson Pageants, Inc. shall crown a winner for that
pageant. The tiles are Miss Clawson, Jr. Miss Clawson, Young Miss Clawson and
Clawson’s Miss Princess (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Queens” or
“Reigning Queens”). Although Miss Clawson Pageants, Inc. is not affiliated directly
with the City of Clawson, the Queens shall participate in City of Clawson events.
When wearing her crown and sash, each Queen shall dress and behave appropriately
with the understanding that she is representing Miss Clawson Pageants, Inc. and the
City of Clawson.
ELIGIBILITY
4. Age Ranges – The age ranges for the pageants are as follows:
a. Miss Clawson – Ages 16 to 19
b. Jr. Miss Clawson – Ages 12 to 15
c. Young Miss Clawson – Ages 8 to 11
d. Clawson’s Miss Princess – Ages 5 to 7
In order to be eligible to compete, contestants must be within the above-referenced
age range as of the day of the Pageant. There will be no exceptions to these age
ranges.
5. Contestant Eligibility – In order to be eligible to compete in the Miss Clawson
pageants, contestants must:
a. Either: i) be a student attending school in either Clawson, Royal Oak or Troy;
ii) be a resident of either Clawson, Royal Oak or Troy; or iii) have a parent
working in the Clawson; AND
b. Be single, never married and have no children; AND
c. Be in the appropriate age range for the pageant as set forth in Rule 4.
There will be no exceptions to these eligibility requirements.
COMPETITIONS
6. Competitions for the Crown – The winner of the crown in each pageant will be the
contestant who receives the highest total score collectively in the following 5
competitions:
a. Personal Interview
b. Introduction Competition
c. Casual Wear Competition
d. Formal Wear Competition (called the Party Wear Competition for Clawson’s
Miss Princess contestants)
e. Final Question
The contestant crowned in each pageant will win a trophy, sash, crown and cash
award. In most instances, a 1st, 2nd and 3rd runner up to the Crown will be awarded.
In instances where there are 12 or more contestants in one pageant, a 4 th runner up
will be awarded. Depending on the number of contestants in particular pageant, the
Pageant Directors have discretion to determine the number of runners up for that
pageant.
7. Special Competitions – Contestants will also be allowed to compete in the
following competitions, which will not be part of the scoring for the Crown:
a. Miss Photogenic
b. Most Promising Model
c. Outstanding Talent (Optional competition)
d. Best Artist – (Clawson’s Miss Princess and Young Miss Clawson only)
Individual trophies will be awarded to those with the highest scores.
8. Miss Congeniality – For each pageant, the winner of Miss Congeniality is chosen by
the other contestants in a particular pageant. During the dress rehearsal or at another time as
determined by Pageant Directors, the contestants shall vote via secret ballot for the contestant
they feel is the friendliest and most helpful. Each contestant voted Miss Congeniality will win a
Miss Congeniality sash and trophy. In the event that there are only two contestants competing
in a particular pageant, contestants in all pageants shall vote as well.
9. People’s Choice Award – During both intermissions, members of the audience will
be eligible to contribute money to the bank of their favorite contestant. The
contestant with the most money in her bank (in each pageant) will be given the
People’s Choice Award trophy as well as half of the money in her bank. The other
half of the money as well as the money in all other banks will go to Miss Clawson
Pageants, Inc.
VOLUNTEERS/PAGEANT PARTICIPANTS
10. Individuals allowed on the stage – For purposes of ensuring fairness, the only
individuals allowed on the stage are as follows:
a. The contestants;
b. The staff of the Performing Arts Center;
c. The Stage Manager, if any;
d. The Choreographer, if any;
e. The Pageant Directors;
f.
The Pageant Host(s); and
g. The reigning Queens.
Only in instances where one or more of the reigning Queens is/are absent may the
Pageant Directors, in their sole discretion, allow a substitute to be present on stage
when it is necessary for the smooth presentation of the Pageant.
11. Individuals allowed Back Stage – In order to ensure a smooth presentation of the
Pageant, no individuals shall be allowed backstage the night of the Pageant, except
for the following:
a. The contestants;
b. The staff of the Performing Arts Center;
c. The Stage manager, if any;
d. The Choreographer, if any;
e. The Pageant Host;
f.
The reigning Queens;
g. The contestants’ escorts only when needed for escorting the formal/party
wear competition;
h. The designated assistant for the contestant, who is holding a backstage pass;
i.
Pageant volunteers only when delivering the results of the 50/50 money,
delivering the results of the peoples’ choice award or present to resolve a
problem.
Unless elsewhere allowed in these Rules, under no circumstances may former
Queens, former contestants, parents, friends of contestants or anyone else be
allowed to visit and watch the Pageant from backstage. Contestants must remain
backstage at all times; they are not allowed in hallways.
PAGEANT SCHEDULE/PROGRAM
12. Introductory Meeting – an Introductory Meeting shall be held at a date and time
to be determined by Pageant Directors. At this meeting, contestants shall receive
the specific information regarding the Pageant.
13. Dress Rehearsal – Dress Rehearsal shall be held the night before the Pageant. It
shall entail a run through of the pageant program, contestant voting for Miss
Congeniality and any other presentation or discussion as determined necessary by
Pageant Directors.
14. Pageant Morning Events – The Personal Interview shall take place the morning of
the day of the Pageant at a time determined by Pageant Directors. The Judges will
also judge the Miss Photogenic competition as well as the Best Artist competition for
the Young Miss Clawson and Clawson’s Miss Princess contestants.
15. Pageant Program – The program for the Pageant shall consist of the following:
a.
The Opening Number;
b. The Introduction Competition;
c. Introduction of the Reigning Queens;
d. Introduction of the Judges and, if any, the Choreographer;
e. The Casual Wear/Most Promising Model Competition;
f.
The Formal Wear/ Party Wear Competition;
g. The Final Question Competition;
h. The Talent Competition;
i.
The 50/50 Drawing;
j.
The Farewell walks of the Reigning Queens;
k. The Presentation of Awards and the Crowning of the Queens;
l.
The First Walk of each Queen.
Pageant Directors have the discretion to set the order of the program. Pageant
Directors have the discretion to add another event, presentation or performance to the
program only if needed to allow for time to tabulate results.
16. Reigning Queens – Reigning Miss Clawson, Jr. Miss Clawson, Young Miss Clawson
and Clawson’s Miss Princess may:
a. Take a farewell walk (Miss and Jr. Miss may use the wings); and
b. Have a slide show presentation no longer than 2 minutes, which may include
a pre-recorded farewell speech.
If a Reigning Queen decides not to do a slide show presentation, her pre-recorded
speech will be played during her farewell walk. Because of time constraints, only
one Reigning Queen will be allowed to sing or perform another talent routine during
the Pageant. Miss Clawson has the first option to perform, followed by Jr. Miss
Clawson, followed by Young Miss Clawson, followed by Clawson’s Miss Princess.
17. Pageant Hosts –In the interest of time, Pageant Hosts may not sing or perform any
other talent or routine during the Pageant, unless otherwise invited by the pageant
Directors. Pageant hosts may not change the script or stage layout. Any
recommendations for changes must be approved by the Pageant Directors.
18. Talent Competition – Talent is an optional competition.
a. All talent routines during the Talent Competition may be no longer than 2
minutes. In the interest of time and fairness, performances will be timed and
for those exceeding 2 minutes, the music will be faded out at the two minute
mark.
b. Contestants doing a vocal performance may not sing along to a CD where
another artist is singing the lyrics. Contestants may sing acapella (without
music) or may have recorded accompanying music which is instrumental
only.
c. Contestants may not perform in duets or have a live person accompanying
their performance.
19. Fees – Pageant fees shall be determined at the discretion of the Pageant directors.
Fees are nonrefundable.
20. Returned checks/Insufficient funds – Contestants, who have checks that are
returned for insufficient funds, must pay the full amount plus a $25.00 service fee.
21. Tickets – Miss Clawson Pageants, Inc. pre-sells tickets with assigned seat numbers
at a discounted rate. The choice of seats is first come, first serve. Tickets sold at
the door the night of the pageant are general admission; no seat numbers are
assigned to general admission tickets.
SCORING
22.Scoring for the Crown - Scoring of the contestants is based upon an Olympic
scoring system (1-10). Fractions of points, such as 8.6 and 9.4, are allowed. The
contestant with the highest number of points, after totaling the Judges’ combined
scores in the categories of Casual Wear, Evening Wear, Personal Interview,
Introduction and Final Question, wins the crown in each pageant division.
Accordingly, those contestants with the 2nd, 3rd, etc. highest number of points will
win the title of first runner up, second runner up, etc. In the event of a tie, the
highest and lowest scores awarded to the two contestants are dropped. The
remaining scores are added together, and the contestant with the highest number of
total points is the winner. In the event that the tie is still not broken, the winner will
be chosen from the highest total score from the Personal Interview.
23. Scoring for Special Competitions - For each special competition, the three
contestants with the highest number of points win the first, second and third place
trophy. The special competitions are: Miss Photogenic, Outstanding Artist (Princess
and Young Miss only), Most Promising Model, and Outstanding Talent.
In the case
of a tie, both the highest and lowest scores awarded to the two contestants are
dropped. The remaining scores are added together and the contestant with the
highest number of points is awarded the trophy.
In the event the tie is not broken,
the judges will determine the winner. In the event that there are less than 3
contestants in a particular pageant, only a first place trophy shall be awarded.
24.Scoring for Most Promising Model – Unlike the other special competitions, the
Judges score the Most Promising Model competition differently. The Judges decide
who is their first, second and third choice. Numerical scores are not given by the
Judges. The following scores are given to those receiving first, second and third
place ratings are as follows:
a. For each 1st place rating – contestant is given 17 points;
b. For each 2nd place rating – contestant is given 10 points;
c. For each 3rd place rating – contestant is given 4 points.
25. Scoring for Miss Congeniality – In each Pageant, the contestants vote for their
1st through 5th choice for Miss Congeniality. A winner is the contestant who receives
the most 1st place votes in her pageant. If there is a tie between two or more
contestants, the pageant tabulators will look to the 2nd place votes. Of the two or
more contestants who are part of the tie, the winner will be the contestant who
received the most 2nd place votes. If there is still a tie between two or more
contestants, the pageant tabulators will look to the 3rd place votes, and follow the
same process until a winner is identified.