Program Book Ad Page examples

Here are some ad pages from the national program book. If you want a Full page color ad it is $300.00. A full page black and white ad is $150.00. We also sell the inside cover page and inside back cover page, they are both in color, they sell for $500.00 each.

What are the Judges looking for?

Judging is not an easy task. Sometimes the judges are as nervous as or more so than the contestant. They have the task of selecting the next Mrs., Miss and Teen Idaho International. This is not an easy job. All of the judges are volunteers. They have taken time out of their lives to be at the pageant, many of them consider it an honor to judge.

The judges will judge all the contestants in the following areas; Interview, Fitness Fun Fashion (Miss and Teen ONLY) and Evening Gown.

What do the judges look for when judging? Good question, in the International system there is no comparative judging. The judges judge each contestant individually, giving her a score appropriate to her performance in each competition.

During interview the judges are asked to ask questions of substance and discover the overall communication skills of each contestant and her personality. They are asked to judge on overall appearance, facial beauty, poise, vocabulary, diction, sense of humor, compassion, level of self-confidence, dedication, and sincerity. The interview score accounts for 50% of the Mrs. overall score and 40% for Miss and Teen.

The judges are asked to shy away from controversial topics like religion, or politics. They may ask you many questions about your platform/issue or just about yourself. This is the judges time to get to know the "real" you. Some judges make like to look for the contestant that has the "gift of gab," but also someone who is truly genuine, and real.

Evening Gown, Fitness Wear and for the Miss and Teen Fun Fashion Wear, give the judges the opportunity to evaluate the physical fitness of the contestant, focusing in on self-confidence, posture, poise, and that special magic or sparkle that brings a smile to the judges face when the contestant is on stage.

In Evening Gown, the judge is asked to judge the contestant on how she presents herself on stage rather than judging her on her gown choice.

Fitness Wear they are asked to judge not only on her physical fitness, but how she presents herself in Fitness wear on stage. Does she have self confidence?

In Fun Fashion (Miss and Teen only) each contestant is able to present herself in a style of her choice. The judges will not judge the contestant on her outfit, but how she models herself in the outfit. They want to see that the contestant is having a fun time and can be outgoing as well.

Pageant Hair

What should I do with my hair?

Sometimes our hair has a mind of its own. Sometimes I think it may be easier to shave my head than have to always fuss with my hair, but if the truth be told I love my hair because it is one thing I can change about me at anytime!

Since the judges only have a short period of time to see you before they choose the new queen, you want them to automatically recognize you when they see you. Therefore it may be a good idea for you to ear your hair the same way through all competition.

Also, make sure your hair style is complimentary to your face. We can communicate with our eyes, so make sure the judges can see them.

Time is another factor. Don't settle on a hair style that can not be completed in a short period of time. There is not much time between areas of competition to always change your hair style. If you choose to change your hair style make it simple changes. Time between competitions is very short and can be hectic.

Here are a few tips to keep in mind about your hair.

Keep it simple Keep the ends of your hair trimmed every 4 to 6 weeks to prevent split endsCondition your hair for shine, all the back combing, hairspray and products can play it toll on your hair.

Pageant Make-up

How much make-up should I wear?

First of all we only get one face so we need to make sure we treat it well so it will always be beautiful. Good skin care is very important. You need to wash your face at least two times a day. If you don't already use a skin care product that is okay, Dove is a wonderful product to use because it is non-drying. You also need to make sure you are drinking plenty of water. Water helps keep your skin hydrated.

After the pageant one thing you will know for sure is how to wear make-up! Every time you make an appearance you want to look your best, so as woman what do we do? Wear make-up. There are two types of ways to wear make-up. Day and Evening, let's start with day. Day make up helps you to look beautiful in the natural sun light.

Let's start at the base. Foundation: you need to be sure your foundation color is an exact match to your natural skin color. We wear foundation to even out our skin tone, not to cover up blemishes or dark circles.

We will next move on to concealer, you should wear concealer to cover the dark circles or blemishes you may have. If you use too much concealer it can cause the appearance of lines.

After foundation and concealer this is when you apply the powder to your face. You want to make sure your powder is one shade lighter than your foundation color.

Eyeliner: Black or brown works best. I would suggest a pencil for day and liquid for on stage. However if you are planning to wear false lashes only use liquid because pencil will make the lashes fall off.

For eye shadow I would suggest more natural color. For interview I would apply the eye shadow as I do everyday. For stage you should go a bit deeper. Try to stay natural; you shouldn't look like a clown!

Speaking of a clown this comes into play when applying blush. Always make sure your blush and lip color are the same. This is one way to eliminate the clown look. Remember to keep it natural for interview, and then you can add more for on stage.

Ladies I know this may be a shock but we need to have two eyebrows! NEVER try to shape your own eyebrows. I would suggest finding a good salon to shape your brows for you. You should only have to go every two weeks to keep your brows maintained in the shape you like. Your eyebrows can complete your look that is why it is supper important to have a professional shape them for you.

A few things to remember about stage make-up; feel free to use a bit more coverage, fake eyelashes are a great idea to help your eyes POP on stage, your blush should be heavier but not like a clown, your lips can go a shade or two darker and be sure to use lip liner to shape your lips. Lip line should be one shade darker than your lipstick color. If you do not have the proper amount of make-up on for stage you could look pale and washed out.

I like to go to MAC and ask them for help in matching my skin color for foundation and powder. They will also show you how to apply make-up the correct way!

Example Platform Sheets

Past Contestants in Evening Gown

Mrs. Evening Gown Examples

Miss Evening Gown Examples

Teen Evening Gown Examples

Fitness wear