Contestant Guide
Age Divisions
Breakdowns:
Baby Miss 0-23 months
Wee Miss 2 years
Petite Miss 3 years
Tiny Miss 4 years
Little Miss 5-6 years
JR. Princess 7-8 years
​Age divisions are determined by the contestant’s age day of pageant.
We are only taking 7 per division. Registration will not hold you spot, but paying your initial deposit will!
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We reserve the right to merge, split, or change age divisions and/or breakdowns.
Princess 9-10 years
Junior Miss 11-12 years
Teen 13-15 years
Awards
Crowning
Grand Supreme
Mini Supreme
Fun Fashion Supreme
Beauty Supreme
Community Outreach Jackpot
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Overall Best Dress
Overall Best Personality
Overall Most Beautiful
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Scripture Queen
Division Queen
Side Awards
All contestants will receive an age appropriate prize
Each Age Division will have a:
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Scripture Queen (can be double crowned)
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Division Queen
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Princesses
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Best Personality
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Best Dress
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Best Fun Fashion
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Most Photogenic
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Prettiest Eyes award
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Prettiest Hair award
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Prettiest Smile award
Each Breakdown will have a:
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Grand Supreme Queen- highest beauty + fun fashion
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Mini Supreme Queen - 2nd highest beauty + fun fashioin
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Fun Fashion Supreme Queen - highest fun fashion
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Beauty Supreme Queen - highest beauty
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Community Outreach Jackpot - most impressive community outreach portfolio
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Overall Best Personality - highest personality score
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Overall Most Beautiful - highest beauty
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Overall Best Dress - highest appearance/dress score (from formal wear)
Pageant Rules
Georgia Mountain Pageants is a Christian based and natural pageant system.
Presentation, stage presence and personality are important factors.
The contestants must be female born and should look age appropriate.
CONTESTANT LINE-UP:
Line-up in each age division will be determined by the date your registration form and $50 deposit are received. First deposit received will be last contestant in line-up and vice versa.
MAKE-UP:
Ages 0-2 Makeup is not allowed.
Ages 3-12 May wear natural pageant make-up: light blush, mascara, eye shadow, lip gloss, etc.
Ages 13-19 Full make up is acceptable. Fake eye lashes are okay.
**contestants should look age appropriate
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A contestant will not be disqualified, but a 0.1 of a point will be deducted from all judges score sheets on the overall appearance score.
What’s NOT allowed:
Flippers are NOT allowed ANY age.
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We will have the first few rows blocked off. If we see any contestant family members or friends in these rows, the contestant will be deducted 1 point from both formal wear and fun fashion.
GMP Staff is not responsible for any items left or stolen at the pageant venue. Please leave valuables at home.
Dressing Rooms/Backstage:
NO MEN ALLOWED.
Areas of Competition
Events:
Formal Wear
Fun Fashion
Holy Bible Memory Verse
FORMAL WEAR EVENT:
All walks need to be under 75 seconds.
Babydoll or cupcake style dresses for ages 0-2 with white pageant shoes and white socks.
Ages 3-4 can wear short or long dress. Long dresses are recommended but not necessary.
Ages 5-15 need long pageant dresses.
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Long dresses should brush the floor.
Stones are allowed. SEMI Glitz dresses are allowed. Formal walks need to be natural.
Judges will judge on overall appearance/dress, stage presence and personality.
FUN FASHION EVENT:
All walks need to be under 75 seconds. Outfits can be custom or off the rack. No bellies for ages 15 and under. Music is provided by Georgia Mountain Pageant staff.
Judges will judge on overall appearance/dress, stage presence and personality.
PHOTOGENIC AWARD
There will be a Photogenic winner in each division. Your entry fee covers ONE photogenic photo. Additional $5 per photo or $12 for 3 additional photos.
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Replace Photogenic photos HERE.
No glitz photos. Photos will be scored by a different set of judges than pageant day judges. Judges will be looking for clarity, quality, and personality. Photos will only count for the photogenic award.
OVERALL AWARDS:
Each breakdown will have an Overall Best Personality, Overall Most Beautiful, and Overall Best Dress
Judging
Inner Beauty
We do not judge on outer beauty. We believe God made every contestant beautiful, and our goal is to help girls grow their confidence. Our pageant system believes in building women who are able to be confident in front of a large crowd as well as have excellent public speaking skills.
All judges have opinions, and you are being judged on their opinion. Your score will be a combination of their opinions.
Judges’ score sheets will be available to contestants following awards.
Ages 0-19
Formal Wear 50%
Overall Appearance/Dress- Choice of dress, accessories, color, make up, hair
Stage Presence/Model- showmanship, eye contact, smile, pace, pivots, posture
Personality-Charm, facial expression, confidence, individuality
Fun Fashion 50%
Overall Appearance/Dress- Choice of dress, accessories, color, make up, hair
Stage Presence/Model- showmanship, eye contact, smile, pace, pivots, posture
Personality-Charm, facial expression, confidence, individuality
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Holy Bible Memory Verse
Projection + Delivery- Effective use of a microphone, clear and articulate speech
Stage Presence- Eye contact, smile, posture, confidence
Memorization- Candidate correctly executes the verse and reference
Pageant Fees
Entry Fee
Your entry fee includes:
Formal wear, Fun Fashion, Side Awards (pretties eyes, prettiest smile, prettiest hair, most photogenic, best personality, best dress, best fun fashion, most beautiful), one parent pass
People’s Choice Award: Contestant with the most votes
$1 per vote
Voting ends at 8pm the day BEFORE the pageant.
Voting WILL NOT be updated on the last day.
Add ons:
Supreme Package $50
Eligible for Grand Supreme, Mini Supreme, Beauty Supreme and Fun Fashion Supreme
**cannot be double crowned- this means if you win Grand Supreme, you cannot win Fun Fashion Supreme
Community Outreach Award $25
Submit a digital portfolio of all your community service work
You must include:
- Photos of you from each event and includes with person in charge (coordinator or manager of event/organization)
- hours at each event
- A brief description of each event
- Must be within a year time frame
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Overalls $10 each
Overalls Best Dress, Best Personality, and Most Beautiful
**can be double crowned- this mean you can win 1, 2 or all three overalls
Speaking Event:
Quote a Holy Bible Verse (FREE, donations welcomed and will be given to Calvary Baptist Church in Hiawassee, GA)
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Extra photogenic photos: $5 per photo or 3 for $12
Admissions is $10
3 and under free
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Cash only at the door.