Areas of Competition
The Lake County Pageant is comprised of three areas of competition:
interview, daywear, and formalwear.
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Interview - 35% of score
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Timed panel style interview with a set of 3 judges:
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Littles - ​3 minutes
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Juniors - 3 minutes
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Teens - 4 minutes
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Miss - 5 minutes
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Contestants are judged on projection of confidence, communication skills, and overall appearance*
Daywear - 35% of score
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Contestants will walk a specific modeling pattern that will be taught at pageant practice and recite a prepared speech in front of a set of judges.
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Example speech topics:
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Little Miss Topic:​ What is something you love that you can't live without?
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Junior Miss Topic: What does happiness mean to you?
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Teen Miss Topic: Share your platform in detail
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Miss Topic: Share your platform in detail
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Contestants are judged primarily on their communication/delivery of speech as well as their modeling and overall appearance*
Formalwear - 30% of score
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Contestants will walk a specific modeling pattern that will be taught at pageant practice and answer a pop question in front of a set of judges:
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Pop questions will not be revealed ahead of time. All contestants will hear their question for the first time on stage
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Example questions:
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Little Miss:​ If you could do something nice for a friend, what would you do?
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Junior Miss: If you saw a classmate being bullied, what would you do?
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Teen Miss: What does the expression life's not fair mean to you?
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Miss: What message would you give the world about pageants and the girls that compete in them?
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Contestants are judged primarily on good communication, volume, and clarity of their answer as well as their modeling and overall appearance*
* Overall appearance does NOT mean facial beauty or body image. Overall appearance refers to how comfortable and confident contestants look on stage!