Voy Pageant Discussion (2024)

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Why would you win this pageant answer? ›

Talk about your plans for the future and how this pageant title will help you accomplish those goals. Talk about what you bring to the pageant, and what makes you stand out from other winners. Talk about leadership and what characteristics you think pageant winners have, then relate that back to your qualities.

Originating in 1921 as a "bathing beauty revue", the contest is judged on competition segments with scoring percentages: Private Interview (30%) – a 10-minute press conference-style interview with a panel of judges, On Stage Question (10%) – answering a judge's question onstage, Talent or HER Story (20%) – a ...

The judges are evaluating your extemporaneous responses to the onstage question, sense of empowerment, and passion for your SI. Other judging criteria include poise, confidence, and comfort level in speaking before a large audience. Talent is 20% of the total score.

Instituted under the directorship of Lenora Slaughter, rule number seven stated that "contestants must be of good health and of the white race." As late as 1940, all contestants were required to list, on their formal biological data sheet, how far back they could trace their ancestry.

The ones that have never had a Miss USA include: Alaska, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Maine, Montana, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

To have a sense of accomplishment and get recognition. In life there are so many areas where we work hard but hardly ever get recognition. Just ask any mother, teacher, or single parent. Winning a company contest gives you a real and valid sense of accomplishment that you can be proud of.

The winner is often viewed as a model for the "ideal" community member. Through the competitions, the contestants can learn how to present themselves in public and how to cultivate certain traits such as confidence or poise.

Pageants promote goal setting and will truly inspire a contestant to search her soul, think about the future and make a plan on how to get there. Sometimes, the pageant, itself, is a stepping-stone to achieving those goals.

Additionally, the talent portion of the pageant can provide an opportunity to showcase a skill or passion, such as singing or dancing. By participating in pageantry, a contestant can gain valuable experience and skills that can be applied in other areas of their life, such as in school or in their career.