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Mi$$ Walton County Need$ Your A$$i$tance
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NoHall
hmmmm......can't remember
I believe this will be her on the right.
Awww...what a cute gull! She has a sweet face--hard to imagine her toting a gun!
Sassy, your letter is wonderful. You sound like a really smart girl, and I hope this all works out for you. It's amazing to read what you've accomplished; most people don't do what you've done by the time they've reached twice your age.
(Wait a minute. I'm twice your age.
)More power to you, dear! Keep us posted, will you?
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Smiling JOe
SoWal Expert
I hear you on the expense, but I never understood the great cost. Dothan is only a little over one hour drive from Defuniak, and even so, the hotels there are cheap. Gas isn't too costly for the short drive. Food in Dothan is cheap. I'm sure the dresses are expensive. Where does the money for the entry fee go? Do they give it all to the winner? Would a girl in the pageant wear more than one gown in Dothan contest?
Minnie
Beach Fanatic
In most all pageants you will need casual wear, possibly a swimsuit, and a dress for the interview, public appearances during the weekend and then the actual pageant gown.
I have known pageant gowns to cost over $3000. From the official website photos I would also think she has already had to attend some
preliminary events, which involved wardrobe and travel.
We stay in Dothan on our way to Orlando every year and I paid $125 at the Hampton Inn.
I don't know Sassy and she can fill everyone in, on where the money goes but I do know about pageants and once you compete on this level it gets very expensive.
I know most all pageants offer scholarships to the winners, so usually money goes to that.
NoHall
hmmmm......can't remember
Darlin', you wouldn't believe where that money went if they told you. You would start by telling them to bump up the AC, get the CVS lip gloss (shout out ot Audie) instead of the cosmetic counter stuff, check for the same dress on eBay, eat at McDonald's instead of having everything catered, don't give all the pageant people gift bags full of expensive junk, etc.
Not that you would be wrong; it's just that some things (like pageants and government work) doesn't run that way. It's based on an intricate formula: Multiply what a normal person would pay for these things by pi, or something like that.
Smiling JOe
SoWal Expert
I could justify spending $3000 on a gown if I had a chance to win $25,000 as the winner. I guess I just don't understand why people enter such expensive contests, when that money could be applied toward college. I don't mean to criticize, just asking some questions. I knew a girl in my high school, who did the pageant circuit for a while, and I just didn't understand it, and still don't.
If I do make it up to the Peanut Festival, I'll be sure to eat some boiled peanuts out there in the dusty fairgrounds.
If I do make it up to the Peanut Festival, I'll be sure to eat some boiled peanuts out there in the dusty fairgrounds.
Minnie
Beach Fanatic
I could justify spending $3000 on a gown if I had a chance to win $25,000 as the winner. I guess I just don't understand why people enter such expensive contests, when that money could be applied toward college. I don't mean to criticize, just asking some questions. I knew a girl in my high school, who did the pageant circuit for a while, and I just didn't understand it, and still don't.
If I do make it up to the Peanut Festival, I'll be sure to eat some boiled peanuts out there in the dusty fairgrounds.
Actually it is a great experience to get to know people, network, etc. Much like particpation in a sorority or fraternity but if I had to guess, you don't get that either. ;-) No critism there either Joe just not your thing.
Let me put it this way, is there anything you truly enjoy that there is only enjoyment and no monetary gain from doing it.
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NoHall
hmmmm......can't remember
In addition to the scholarship money, winning a reputable pageant can be a good thing. A girl who went to my high school was Miss Georgia (as in the lower tier of Miss America) and that leads to opportunities to do some public speaking (which can bring some of that money back eventually) and it can be good experience in finding good jobs down the road.
A 20-something year old young woman who has survived the pressure of pageants can usually handle whatever a job in corporate America dishes out, and she can do it with a smile.
A 20-something year old young woman who has survived the pressure of pageants can usually handle whatever a job in corporate America dishes out, and she can do it with a smile.
Smiling JOe
SoWal Expert
I absolutely understand networking, though I don't believe one has to join an organization to network.
And yes, I do enjoy things that cost money, but I don't have to wear a $3000 suit to enjoy them.
I was just curious to hear why the pageants entry fees are so great. I'm sure the pageants can be beneficial to many of the contestants, and looking at Miss Walton County's list of Been-There-Done-Thats, I'd say she is doing very well.
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Sassy. Good luck to you.