JUDGES/JUDGING
INFORMATION AND PROCEDURES
Miss San Antonio Texas and Miss
San Antonio Texas Teen pageants are looking for young ladies
who are beautiful inside and out. The must be able to
accept the responsibility of representing the pageant, sponsors
and community. They must conduct themselves as positive
role models at all times.
The winners may not have the
highest score in any one category of competition but will do
well in all three categories. The winners should display
intelligence, poise, personality and beauty.
The judging is divided into
three categories:
Interview – The
format will be panel style. The judges will be divided
into 2 or 3 panels. Each delegate will have the opportunity
to converse with a panel of judges (2 to 3 in each panel) for
2 ½ minutes. The judges will seek a young woman
capable of expressing herself clearly, intelligently, and confidently. This
is your opportunity to impress the judges with your opinions,
ability to communicate, and overall sense of self. They
are not looking for rehearsed answers. Questions will
come primarily from the information you provide but be prepared
for anything.
Swimsuit– You
should be healthy, natural, fit and confident about your physical
appearance. Physical measurements are not considered
by the judges.
Evening Gown – Judges
focus on poise, overall appearance, sense of fashion and style. No
single detail of the gown, hair or make-up should garner attention. The
overall effect should be elegant and sophisticated.
Special Awards – In
addition to choosing the next titleholders, other awards to
be presented are Miss Photogenic, Best
in Swimsuit & Best in Evening Gownas well
as:
a. Peoples’ Choice
Award – For $1.00 per vote, the audience
votes on their choice for a best photo. The one
delegate in the Miss and the Teen divisions whose pictures
raise the most money receives the award.
b. Best Smile – voted on
by a separate panel of judges for the delegate whom they
feel has the prettiest smile.
c. Miss Congeniality – To
be voted on by the delegates in the Miss and Teen divisions.
Preliminary Competition – The
judges are instructed to make their own notes on a note sheet
that we provide for them. This note sheet contains the names
of each delegate and the 3 areas of competition. After
each phase of competition the judges circle the names of their
individual choice of Top Ten. They do not turn in a numerical
score, just the names. The names that are circled the
most determine the Top Ten.
Final Competition -
The judges are instructed to make their own notes on a note
sheet that we provide for them. This note sheet contains the
names of each top ten delegate and columns for onstage swimsuit
and evening gown competition. After each phase of competition
the judges circle the names of their individual choice of Top
Five. They do not turn in a numerical score, just the
names. The names that are circled the most determine
the Top Five.
After an on stage interview
judges are instructed to consider all areas of the competition
and rank the Top Five how they would see them. In other
words, who they feel the winner should be then first runner-up,
second runner-up and so on. That final ranking determines
the winners and runners-up.
Important Reminder
We do not pass on judge’s scores to anyone. All
judges’ decisions are final. |
