2011 PAGEANT APPLICATION
General Rules (see attached bylaws for additional information)
 Deadline for mailed entries is March 12, 2011.
Please mail your introduction sheet, 4x6 photo (see bylaws), and $50 pageant fee, to the address above. We will
have 4 optional categories; Best dress $10, Best Smile $10, Best hair $10 and Photogenic $20.
Get the EARLY BIRD SPECIAL for $75 and turned in by February 28,2011.; which includes all categories.
 Parents WILL NOT BE permitted backstage 10 minutes prior to pageant. (See attached bylaws for exceptions)
PAGEANT DATES AND TIMES
Baby Miss, Toddler Miss, Tiny Miss will be on March 26, 2011 at 2:00 pm at the Swainsboro Emanuel County Auditorium.
Little Miss, Young Miss, Junior Miss will be on March 26, 2011 at 3:30 pm at the Swainsboro Emanuel County Auditorium.
For more information and/or questions, please contact
Carmen Fagler by phone (478) 494-3116 or email cfagler_2001@yahoo.com.
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INTRODUCTION SHEET
Name ____________________________________________________________________ Age ___________
Parent’s _________________________________________________________________________________
Hair Color________________________ Eye Color _______________________ Grade ___________________
School ___________________________________________________________________________________
Sponsored by _____________________________________________________________________________
Honors & Awards __________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
Hobbies & Interests ________________________________________________________________________
Goals & Ambitions _________________________________________________________________________
Favorite: Food ______________________________________ Toy __________________________________
Phone # _____________________ Cell # _____________________ E-mail: ___________________________
Will you be participating in the photogenic category? Y
N (see bylaws for more info)
I certify that by submitting this application, I understand and agree with the pageant rules and bylaws set forth
by the Miss Emanuel County/Miss Southeast Georgia Pageant Board.
______________________________________
Parent/Guardian Signature
________________________
Date
FOR PAGEANT PERSONNEL ONLY
Fee Received _______
Cash or Check (#_________)
Photogenic _______ Best Dress _______ Best Smile_______
Received By: _____________
Best Hair_________
By-Laws of the Miss Emanuel/Miss Southeast Georgia Pageant Board
I. Pageants are categorized as follows and may be changed by the Pageant Board as deemed necessary:
Baby Miss – 0- 12 months
Tiny Miss – 2 -3 years
Young Miss - 7-9 years
Toddler Miss – 13-23 months
Little Miss - 4-6 years
Junior Miss - 10 -12 years
II. The number of contestants allowed in each age division will be at the discretion of the Miss Emanuel/Miss Southeast Georgia Board. The
Pageant Board reserves the right to combine age groups in any age division.
III. Contestants MUST meet the requirements for each division by or on February 28, 2011.. In the event that a parent/guardian/responsible party
provides false or inaccurate application information, upon proven falsification, contestant will be disqualified and any crown/title will be forfeited to
the first runner-up.
IV. Contestant’s attire and makeup should be age appropriate and may consist of:
Baby, Toddler, & Tiny - Sunday dress or pageant dress. Shoes and socks are required.
Little & Young – Pageant dress
Junior- Evening gown
The traditional T formation pageant walk will be modeled by each contestant.
V. Escorts for children, who need them, are allowed. Escorts will NOT be taken into account for scoring. Attire for escorts may consist of:
Female Escorts - Sunday dress, dress slacks, blouse, etc. ABSOLUTELY no low necklines, see-through apparel, short shorts, skirts or dresses
will be allowed.
Male Escorts - dress slacks, dress shirt, polo shirt, etc. You may wear a tux.
VI. Upon commencement of the pageant, contestants are under the jurisdiction of the Miss Emanuel/ Southeast Georgia Board.
Pageant Officials. The Board encourages friends and relatives to attend the pageant, but at no time are they to visit backstage with contestants.
Only ONE person per child will be allowed backstage. This can be a parent or an escort, NOT both. Any items to be sent to the contestants
should go through a pageant official or escort/chaperone.
VII. Applications of all contestants will be kept confidential. Entry fees may be paid by cash, check, or money order.
Checks must be made payable to Miss Emanuel/Miss Southeast Georgia Pageants. Refunds will only be issued upon the discretion of the
Pageant Board. A $35.00 charge will be applied on all returned checks.
VIII. Each contestant and one parent will be admitted to the pageant free. Ticket will be given/mailed upon application and money completed
and turned in.
IX. Photogenic judging is optional and does not count towards contestants’ scores. Judges are not made aware of who does or does not
participate in this event. There will only be one photogenic trophy awarded in each division of competition. Must be a current, 5x7 or 8x10,
photo. No touch ups. No Frames. Be sure name is written on the back. Picture must be received “IN HAND” by deadline. Pictures will be
available for pick up in dressing room.
X. Judging will be done by qualified personnel. No family members, friends, and/or significant others of the current applicants will be allowed to
judge any Miss Emanuel/Miss Southeast Georgia Pageant. Judge panels at all Miss Emanuel/Miss Southeast Georgia Pageant events are
limited to no more than five (5) and no less than three (3) judges.
XI. Judges’ decisions will be accepted as official and final. NO SCORES will be given out under any circumstances. A point scale will be used in
the various divisions as deemed necessary by the Pageant Board. Scores of contestants will be kept confidential. All materials are shredded
after the pageants.
XII. Pictures of the winners, runners-up, and photogenic will be made immediately after each age division’s crowning. Winners will be escorted
off stage. No one is allowed on stage. Please do not block center aisle or sides where contestants may be exiting or entering the stage area.
XIII. No contestant can serve as winner in the same division more than once.
XIIII. The Miss Emanuel/Miss Southeast Georgia Pageant Board requires the newly crowned Miss Emanuel/Miss Southeast Georgia Queens to
perform the following duties:
1) Attendance at the Miss Emanuel/Miss Southeast Georgia pageant held in August 20, 2011.
2) All title winners are responsible for returning the next year to crown their successors.
3) The Board will provide a float or a vehicle for the annual Pine Tree Festival parade. Winners may ride in the current year’s parade, but
responsibility lies with the parent/guardian.
XV. Parents/Guardians shall not hold any member of their pageant board, liable or responsible for any property damaged, lost, or stolen during
the competition.
XVI. The Board may conduct the local pageant by any rules or method deemed suitable to the particular situation, so long as the contestants
selected to enter the pageants meet the requirements set forth in these rules set forth by the board.