How do you win beauty pageants? The crown is earned through hard work, refusal to give up, belief in yourself…and some knowledge of what it really takes to win… Here is a guide to our hundreds of pageant tips, pointers and “best” lists that can help you learn how to win pageants, while competing with […]
#1 Best Pageant Hair Style…This is the pageant hair style that wins the most!
If there is such a thing as “pageant hair”, this style is it!! Her pageant hair style is one of the most important decisions a contestant will make. A pageant hair style, like every aspect of a contestant’s appearance, can instantly make or break her image. The hairstyle must be both the most flattering style […]
Kylene Barker Miss America 1979 Tells Beauty Digest How She Keeps Beautiful
When beautiful Miss Virginia, Kylene Barker, won the 1979 Miss America Pageant, she stepped out of obscurity into the national limelight. “I find that people are more critical of me since I’ve become Miss America. They really expect me to be attractive because of my title. So I try to look my best at all […]
Tawny Godin Miss America 1976 featured in 7 Beauty Tips for Summer
Pageant Walk: How to Walk in Swimsuit and Evening Gown
How to Walk in a Pageant Pageant Walk Tips for Evening Gown and Swimsuit Competitions… Your pageant walk is one of the most important parts of preparing to compete. To convince the judges that you are their winner, you must look, walk and act like a winner. To score highly you must develop grace and confidence of bearing […]
Best Shoes for the Pageant Evening Gown Competition [PHOTOS]
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Tips for Pageant Shoes: How to choose the right shoes for the evening gown competition When it comes to the evening gown competition, the right pageant shoes also finish the image the contestant is creating for judges. Pageant contestants in their teens and up should always wear high heels in the evening gown competition to […]
The Winning Pageant Smile
How to get a pageant smile A beautiful pageant smile is the one feature all titleholders have in common! Indeed, if you survey major pageant winners over the decades, whether the titleholder is a Miss America, Miss USA, Miss Universe or Miss World, it is obvious that titleholders almost always possessed the so-called pageant smile. […]
Pageant Gowns: Best Colors for Each Pageant System
Statistically, there are specific colors for pageant gowns that are much more successful in pageants. Pageant gown colors do count! According to our statistical research, there are specific pageant gown colors that are consistently successful in national and international pageants. The fact that certain colors fare better than others does not mean that the color […]
Pageant Gown Colors Create your Image
What pageant gown color should you wear in pageants? When selecting your pageant gown, understand the psychology of color. “Sixty percent of a person’s reaction to any situation is based on color,” claims Carlton Wagner, director of the Wagner Institute for Color Research.’ A contestant can use her pageant gown colors to control how judges […]
#9 Pageant hair style – Straight blunt-cut
Straight Blunt-Cut Hair Styles are another option for Pageant contestants Pageant Tip: If you are a more serious young woman with heavy-weight talent and scholastic accomplishments, traditional “pageant girl” hair styles may not be the right choice for you. Another pageant hair style that wins, although less often, is a blunt cut, softly curled just […]
#6 Best Pageant Hairstyle: the Classic Pageboy
Another Great Pageant Hair Style is the Pageboy, Shorter, Softly Curled Hairstyle The “Pageboy” … think Doris Day, Donna Reed…or Nancy Pelosi or Condoleeza Rice. Shorter, lightly layered, softly curled styles just convey that classy “wife, not mistress” image that also practically shouts “serious career woman”. This classic feminine hairstyle was been a classic in […]
#7 Best pageant hairstyle — Sleek chignons and pony-tails!
Pageant Hair Idea: Sleek Chignon or Pony-Tail: Other great pageant hair style ideas include elegant chignons and adorable pony-tails! The sleek chignon or top knot is a classically beautiful look that is successful in in most pageant systems, but especially in the Miss Universe system where it is unusually successful, as shown here by Miss Universe 2011, […]
#5 Best Pageant Hair Style – Elegantly Upswept
Elegantly Up-swept Pageant Hair: Softly up-swept styles, including the French twist, are very successful today and rarely go out of fashion. They are exceptionally successful in the Miss Universe and Miss USA pageants. The look is less effective in teen pageants since it usually looks too mature. Up-swept styles are effective for baby-fine hair that […]
#4 Best pageant hair style — A darling style for teen pageants!
Long Hair With the Crown Anchored Back: Pageant hair tips: Long hair cascading down the back with the crown pulled back and anchored with a barrette is a classically beautiful pageant hair style that is appropriate for many systems. Its pretty no-fuss look is ideal for teen pageants, but it also can convey elegance and […]
#8 Best Pageant Hairstyles: Short and curly hair styles can win pageants too!
Non-Traditional Pageant Hair Styles Can Win Too! While there are specific pageant hair styles that win the most, there are always a few exceptions to the rule, which is important … because if you are one of those wonderful, unique individuals, who can win with an image or hair style that completely contradicts usual pageant […]
#3 Best Pageant Hair Style – Long, straight and glossy
Long Straight Glossy Pageant Hair: A fabulous new hair style for pageants, that has emerged in the last decade is the long, straight, glossy style exemplified by that glorious Russian Miss Universe of 2002, Oxana Fedorova (below). The stunning pageant hair style works beautifully for women with hair that is either sleek and glossy or […]
#2 Best Pageant Hair Style – A classic hair style that wins the crown…a lot!
Shoulder-Length Layered Pageant Hair Style: For years, one look dominated the Miss America Pageant, and to some degree the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants – a shoulder-length, layered, curled and highly styled creation that often was referred to as “pageant hair”. This is one of the most successful hair styles in pageant history, with […]
Meet the Miss USA ® Pageant’s New Makeup … Rain Cosmetics
Rain Cosmetics announced today a partnership with the Miss Universe Organization as the new Official Cosmetics Sponsor The Las Vegas-based beauty brand will sponsor the 60th annual MISS USA ® Pageant, which will air on NBC Sunday, June 19 (9-11 p.m. ET) from the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas at the Theatre […]