Judges and Scoring

Dream Dolls is a "total package" pageant meaning that our judges will be looking for each of the following:

*Pretty Face 33%
*Great Personality 0-3yrs 33%
*Stage projection/modeling 4yrs & up 33%
*Proper Attire 33%

Preliminary pageants will be scoring facial beauty ( 1-10pts), personality 0-3 years (1-10pts), projection/modeling (1-10pts), and overall appearance (1-10pts).

The national pageant will use the same criteria but will use a point system of 9.5 pts to 10.5 pts.


Swimsuit: Contestants may wear one or two peice suits, coverups are allowed. Girls 13 and up should wear taupe or clear shoes. No thongs allowed. Miss America or Beauty style modeling. No proam modeling allowed at all. Swimsuits may be custom made or off the rack; glitzy or plain. Just make sure the outfit compliments the contestant.

Casualwear: Contestants may wear off the rack (store bought) outfits or custom made. The outfits should not be decorated with rhinestones or resemble a proam sportswear outfit. Your casualwear outfit should be something you would feel comfortable wearing to a dinner, informal party, the mall etc.
Modeling can be upbeat with very simple modeling gestures. No spins, kicks, jacket/scarf tricks, etc. This is not a proam event.

Photogenic: (color or black & white): Photos should be 8 x 10 inches or 8.5 x 11.5 inches. Headshots or head and shoulder poses work best. Quality, facial beauty and photographic ability will be judged. Each judge will individually select their personal favorite of the photos you submit and score that photo only. Each judge may select a different photo to score, however, the photo selection will be indicated on that particular judge’s score sheet.

Natural Photogenic: Same as photogenic, except that there is to be absolutely no digital retouching or airbrushing allowed.

Composite: This competition should consist of one photo which contains a collage of various other photos. color or black & white, digital retouching is fine. Photos will be scored on presentation, quality of photo and photogenic ability.

Judges Instructions:
Judges will take into consideration the age of the contestant. Judges will not deduct for missing teeth, braces, eyeglasses, blemishes or bruises. You can expect that our judges are familiar with childhood and teenage occurrences and will not hold them against you.
Judges will have read the entire application and will follow the same guidelines as have been provided to you.
Judges will remain after crowning to answer your questions. Please approach them in a respectable manner. Remember, we only use experienced judges and you could see them again someday at another pageant.
You will receive your original score sheets. We do ask that you accept your scores as they are and understand that decisions are final. Judges will be fair, qualified and in no way influenced by any contestant, vendor or pageant staff. Please have your score sheets and photos with you when you approach the judges table. It can be difficult for judges to remember each contestant in every category of competition. It is very helpful to have your photos with you and score sheets with you.



Rules and Guidelines:

There is no refund of fees unless the pageant is cancelled.
All cash and prizes are guaranteed to be given as stated. No prorated cash prizes and no waiting.
The state and national pageant will disburse cash prizes after crowning photos have been taken.
Personal checks or E-checks will not be accpeted within 14 days prior to the scheduled event.
You will be permitted to practice on stage after you have registered, so please come early as possible
All contestants along with their family and friends will behave in a way that promotes good sportmanship. Anyone who behaves badly will be required to leave with no refund.
Door badge must be worn at all times in the ballroom. If you lose your badge, you will be required to purchase another. Your door badge will not be replaced under any circumstances.
Lineup requests will be honored on a first come, first served basis. Please do not enter at the last minute and expect your requested position; you should know in advance you will be towards the beginning of your group lineup.
Do not ask who or how many are in your group.
Please be on time to your scheduled competition.
There will be a 90 second time limit.
State & National Pageant events will not allow cameras, video cameras, or laptops and cell phone ring tones must be silent or turned off.

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