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INTERVIEW

ALL AGE DIVISIONS

REQUIRED OVERALL COMPETITION

30% OF YOUR OVERALL SCORE

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This is a closed competition, which means no audience is allowed in the interview room. You will wear a professional outfit of your choosing. Questions asked will not have right or wrong answers. You know all the answers because all the questions are about you and your personal experiences.

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Your resume form will be provided around 1 week before the pageant, which you will complete and turn in at Pageant Check-In. We will give it to each girl before she heads into her interview.

 

You will meet with approximately 5 or 6 judges individually. First, you will carry your resume into the room and walk to the first judge at table #1. You will sit down, hand your resume to the judge and he/she will ask you an open-ended question. Your interview with that judge ends when the bell rings.

 

The judge will return your resume to you, and you will move to table #2 to repeat the process. After interviewing with the last judge, you will exit the room with your resume.

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ATTIRE RULES

PRINCESS, JR. PRE-TEEN, PRE-TEEN

  • You will wear this outfit for the personal introduction
    competition and the interview competition

  • Pick an outfit you would wear to a professional job
    interview

  • No noticeable make-up

  • No hats, gloves, or purses

  • Shoes should be small heels or flats that compliment your outfit and are age appropriate

  • Jewelry, if worn, should be age appropriate

JR. TEEN & TEEN

  • You will wear this outfit for the personal introduction
    competition and the interview competition

  • Pick an outfit you would wear to a professional job
    interview

  • No hats, gloves, or purses

  • Shoes should compliment your outfit and be age appropriate

  • Jewelry, if worn, should be age appropriate

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rehearsal

There is no rehearsal for interview on pageant weekend.

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You bring

  • Personal Introduction/Interview outfit

  • Complimenting shoes

  • Complimenting jewelry (if applicable)

  • Contestant Resume (located in your Pageant
    paperwork. This form will be submitted at Pageant Check-In and handed back to you just prior to the interview event)

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

* These may or may not be asked during your interview and are intended to be used for practice.

PRINCESS & JR. PRE-TEEN

  • What do you want to be when you grow up?

  • What is your favorite color/tv show/book/food, etc.?

  • What do you like to do with your family?

  • If you could have one wish, what would it be?

  • Why do you want to be your State Queen?

  • I see from you resume you like to .... can you tell me about it?

PRE-TEEN, JR. TEEN & TEEN

  • Who do you most admire, and why?

  • What do you look for in a friend?

  • What three words best describe you?

  • What is your biggest strength?

  • What is the most significant problem facing your generation?

  • If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?

  • Do you need the crown, or does the crown need you?​

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scoring

​​The judges want to know more about you. Maintain eye contact and sit forward on your chair with your back straight. Answer each question in complete sentences. You are interviewing for the job of state queen and this is the perfect time to talk about yourself. They are looking for a naturally enthusiastic and effective communicator.

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No visible makeup is allowed on the Princess, Jr. Pre-Teen and Pre-Teen age divisions. Jr. Teen and Teens are allowed to wear appropriate makeup.

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