Any advice for National American Miss Pageant???

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RELAX! National American Miss is one of the best pageant systems out there. It's very natural, so make sure to brush up on your public speaking and your posture. Have a 30 second introduction prepared. If you youtube "National American Miss" you should find some sample introductions.

Practice interviewing with parents, teachers, or even friends. Here's a list of sample questions: http://www.jacksonvillepageants.com/2005... Don't have answers memorized, (except three words to describe yourself and why you deserve to be National American Whatever.. You'll be asked that a lot!) just get used to answering questions on the spot. They probably won't ask you anything about the news or your opinion on any controversial topic, so don't worry about that. Make sure you make good eye contact, shake their hand, sit up straight and on the edge of the seat, cross your ankles (not legs)... all of the good interviewing skills.

Practice your hair and makeup. Your hair should be down and gently hot rolled with THICK hot rollers. (You don't want it to curl, just to have body.) http://www.onsitebeauty.com/images/pagea... is a good example of short hair and http://vivirlatino.com/i/2007/10/820prin... is a good example of long hair. If you're under 13, no makeup! (It's the pageant rule.)

Drink lots of water and try to eat healthy so your skin will be bright. NA Miss is NOT a typical beauty pageant, but they do like to see skin that is well-taken care of. If you're under 13 and can't wear makeup, buy Visene for your skin. It gets the red out of pimples, believe it out not!

Practice walking in your dress and interview outfit, complete with shoes. You don't want to try it on for the first time the day of!

And if you're doing any optional competitions... practice, practice, practice. Practice smiling for long periods of time, too. Your smile muscles are the one set of muscles you need to work out!

The girls are really, really nice at NA Miss. You are going to have a BLAST! Good luck!

Yes. Don't waste your time and a ton of your parents' money on pageants.

breathe, try not to stress, it's just a pageant ...?