Each preliminary pageant will have a rehearsal time where each contestant will be shown how to model.  Contestants follow a modeling pattern of marked "Xs" on the stage, and do a turn at the front center X.  The emcee will read the contestant's biography from the entry form while the contestant is modeling onstage. 

All contestants are required to use the dressing rooms provided so that we can find them when its time to line up for an event.  We will call each division for interviews 30 minutes before the pageant begins. 

Clothing that each contestant will need at a preliminary pageant includes:  Ages 0-2 (party dress and casualwear only), ages 3-15 (casualwear, party dress, & talent outfit if doing talent).

Please fee; free to email or call the state director, Teri Mahaffy at LittleMissWyoming@bresnan.net or call her at (307) 673-5040 if you have any questions. 

 

To DOWNLOAD your Prelim Entry Form Click HERE

To fill out and submit a Preliminary Pageant ONLINE ENTRY FORM - Click HERE

Rules and Information:

AGE DIVISIONS:                                                                 

• 0-2              Tiny Miss Wyoming TM
• 3-4              Tot Miss Wyoming TM    
• 5-6              Petite Miss Wyoming TM
• 7-9              Little Miss Wyoming TM
• 10-12          Preteen Miss Wyoming TM
• 13-15          Teen Miss Wyoming TM (Must be 15 on June 11, 2009)

• Interview (Ages 3-15)
• Casualwear  (Ages 3-15) (dressy pantsuit, nice jeans and sweater, etc.)
• Party Dress (short dress for 0-12, evening gown for 13-15)

• Personality (Onstage question for ages 3-15, and the 0-2  division is judged onstage during party dress)
• Talent (Optional for ages 3-15, time limit:  2:59 min. or less
• Photogenic (Bring your photo to the preliminary pageant, Christmas pageant contestants must mail or email photos one week in advance for the program book.)
• Prettiest Eyes (these are judged onstage during party dress)
• Prettiest Hair
• Prettiest Smile

ENTRY FEE:   $50.00   (Includes interview, casualwear, and party dress.

OPTIONAL COMPETITIONS:

Talent:  $10.00      Personality $10.00      Photogenic $10.00

Prettiest Eyes, Hair, and Smile $5.00 each

$75.00 maximum charge per contestant

RECIEVE FREE OPTIONAL COMPETITIONS WHEN WE RECIEVE YOUR ENTRY FORM AND FULL NON-REFUNDABLE PAYMENT 5 DAYS BEFORE THE PRELIMINARY PAGEANT!

There is no audience admission fee at preliminary pageants. 

The press is always welcome. 

There will only be a program book at the Miss Merry Christmas Pageants and the State Finals.

There will only be souviner gifts at the Miss Merry Christmas Pageants and at the state finals.

Please feel free to take photos and videos of the pageant.  (NO PHOTOS MAY BE TAKEN AT THE CHRISTMAS PAGEANT IN SHERIDAN AS WE HAVE AN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER (David Chilcott Photography) WHO CHARGES $20 FOR A COPYRITE FREE PHOTO CD AND THEY ARE FANTASTIC!)

AWARDS: subject to change

OVERALL WINNERS (High score with talent)

Official Rhinestone Crown

Embroidered Banner

$100.00 Entry Fee paid to the State Finals

 

BEAUTY WINNERS (High score w/o talent)

  Official Rhinestone Crown

Embroidered Banner

$100.00 Entry Fee paid to the State Finals

TALENT, PERSONALITY, & PHOTOGENIC 

Banner & $100.00 Entry Fee paid to the State Finals

PRETTIEST EYES, HAIR, & SMILE WINNERS 

Banner

 

ALL CONTESTANTS 

Award

OFFICIAL RULES:

• All contestants MUST live in Wyoming for all programs.
• Clothing:  ages 3-12 must be a short dress (mid thigh to mid-calf), and 13-15 Teens must be a floor-length gown.**new rule**
• Makeup, if used, must be age appropriate and is up to the discretion of the judges.  Ages 0-9 are encouraged not to wear makeup.
• A dressing room will be provided at preliminaries, and MUST be used by all contestants so that we can find you for line-up.
• Contestants are responsible for being lined up on time for each event.
• Talent must be 2:59 min. or less. No fire, knives, swords, live animals, or excessive props.
• Photos submitted for the photogenic competition must be within 1 year of the pageant date.   Photos may be black & white or color.  Preliminary photogenic photos may be any size.  State Pageant photogenic photos must be an 8x10 hardcopy and MUST be mailed and NOT emailed. State Pageant program book photos MUST be emailed.  They will be returned.
• Parents of contestants ages 0-2 must have 1 hand on their child at all times.   0-2 chaperones are required to wear all black onstage at the state finals.
• A preliminary pageant contestant must compete in the appropriate age division for her age on the date of the preliminary pageant.  A State Pageant contestant who has had a birthday after her preliminary must compete in the appropriate division for her age on the fiirst day of the state finals.  NO EXCEPTIONS.  Contestants must always be the correct age for their age divison. ** rule change**

To enter a preliminary pageant:

• Email us at LittleMissWyoming@bresnan.net 
• Call  Teri Mahaffy at (307) 673-5040
• Download   the Entry Form from this page
• Enter online  from this page,
• Enter at the door!  Please call or email first if possible.  Last minute decision?  Please just show up early to fill out an entry form.  NO DOOR ENTRIES WILL BE ALLOWED FOR THE MISS MERRY CHRISTMAS PAGEANTS DUE TO THE SIZE, AWARDS, PLANNING, AND PROGRAM BOOK PREPARATION. 

ALL PRELIMINARY PAGEANTS MUST HAVE 10 CONTESTANTS OR THE EVENT WILL BE CANCELLED, SO PLEASE CALL.

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PHOTOS OF OUR 2008-2009 PRELIMINARY ROYALTY: