MISS - JACKSONVILLE PAGEANT

Info - Requirements - Deadlines - Rules

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1. Talent is required to be 2 minutes or less, props restricted and discouraged, no accompanist - only soundtracks. MUST turn in TWO copies (preferably on CD) of your talent music.
2. Evening wear competition includes two on-stage questions. This pageant recommends minimizing costs and buying "off the rack" if possible.
3. All rehearsals and interviews are mandatory unless otherwise authorized by a pageant official, in particular the executive directors. All contestants must be on time. Failure to attend all mandatory events may result in expulsion from the pageant.
4. Two 5 x 7 headshot photos required; no crown; interview suit suggested, can be black/white or color (color preferred).
5. Fact sheet, introductions, contract, all paperwork, and talent CDs - DUE January 14, 2007, but turn in sooner if possible! Birth Certificate Due ASAP/now!   Award given for promptness of paperwork and requirements.
6. Competition wardrobe must be approved by a pageant official, can be reviewed at the rehearsal or the dress rehearsal.
7. No PARENTS, FAMILY, HAIRDRESSERS, MAKE UP ARTISTS, or COACHES allowed backstage. The pageant will provide some assistance with hair and make-up. Contestants are encouraged to use this as a learning experience to do such things for themselves. At the state pageant, they are responsible for getting themselves ready!
8. No CAMERAS or VIDEOS are allowed during the competition. The pageant will have a photographer & videographer, and you will be allowed to buy packages in advance.
9. All tickets and money must be turned in by February 11, 2007 (the last rehearsal, one week before the pageant), preferably sooner. You are personally responsible for any lost tickets or ticket money.
10. The North Florida Scholarship Organization, Inc. or pageant staff of the Miss Jacksonville Pageant will offer special assistance, training, and wardrobing tips to those contestants who obtain their own sponsors and sign a contract.  SPECIAL NOTE: Once you have made a commitment with a sponsor and signed the contract, you will then be offered assistance and training in interview, wardrobe, etc. Upon obtaining your own sponsor, you can then make your talent selection and request a tentative contestant line-up number.
11. PROOF OF RESIDENCE must be provided in the form of copies of 2 of the following: current Fla. driver's license or Florida auto registration issued at least 6 months, current voters registration card or written statement from the voting registrar of valid current registration in the Jacksonville area or within the designated radius, current lease in the contestant's name for housing in the Jacksonville area or within the designated radius, current utility bills in the contestant's name showing residence in the Jacksonville area or within the designated radius. The above should indicate your residence in the pageant area for at least 6 months prior to the pageant date.