HowtoEnter

Deadline for entering the 2013 Pageant:
To Be Announced

Pageant Location:
To Be Announced

Host Hotel:
To Be Announced

Qualifications for Entering the
Mrs. Tennessee America Pageant:

* At least 18 years old;
* Married, residing with your husband and not separated or in the process of a
divorce;
* A Tennessee resident for at least 3 months (residency on a military base is
acceptable);
* Of good moral character;
*You may only compete in ONE Mrs. America STATE preliminary per
pageant year;
*Former Mrs. Tennessee America titleholders may NOT compete again in
Tennessee;

Judging Criteria/Categories

* Personal interview;
* Beauty;
* Physical Fitness in Swimsuit;
* Evening Gown;

Each category is valued at 25% of your total score

Here's how you get started!

First you download an application from this website, type it and send it, along
a snapshot of yourself, and your $300 deposit. Be sure to specify your top two
choices for local titles that you would like to represent, just in case someone
has already been awarded your first choice, we will have a second choice to
work with. Your local title should follow the format of "Mrs. Your City(or)
Town(or)County". Titles are awarded on a first come basis.

Once we have received your application, photo and $300 deposit, we will
order and send you a beautiful embroidered sash that you may wear while
making personal appearances, parades, etc., in your community. The local
titles are valid immediately upon your acceptance as a contestant through the
date of the 2013 Mrs. Tennessee America Pageant.   You are NOT required to
make local appearances, but it is a lot of fun and can help you down the road
when you are trying to obtain sponsors for your entry fee and ad sales.

You are then required to sign a contestant agreement (emailed to you by our
office) that states that you will represent your “local title” in the Mrs.
Tennessee Pageant of that pageant year and maintain integrity, honor and
decorum while representing the local title, as well as the Mrs. Tennessee
Pageant.   The fees for the state pageant are $600, from which you deduct the
$300 you have already paid (local titleholder deposit), leaving a balance of
$300 due no later than the pageant deadline.   You may, and are encouraged
to, obtain sponsors for all of your fees, and list their names beside your
contestant photograph in our beautiful Mrs. Tennessee online program book.
You may offer to make appearances as “Mrs. Your city/county” to sign
autographs, etc., in exchange for sponsorships from businesses. Car dealers
are great about this, so are salons, malls, clothing stores, etc.

Each contestant is also required to sell a minimum of $300 in advertisements
in our online program book. Any combination of ad sizes may be used to reach
the $300 minimum.   The full color on line program book will remain posted
on this web site until the spring of the year following your competition year, or
until the next year's program book replaces it. A rate sheet will follow in your
complete entry packet with the ad prices. Ad sales are due by the pageant
deadline on along with all forms and paperwork. The deadline for the 2012
Mrs. Tennessee Pageant for entry, all fees and all paperwork has yet to be
announced but will be posted here upon announcement.

Upon receipt of your application, snapshot and deposit, we will let you know
within just a few days as to if you have been awarded the local title for which
you applied. Please be sure to list your first and second choice of titles.

Contestants are responsible for making their own reservations and paying for
their own lodging at the host hotel prescribed by the pageant for pageant
weekend. The pageant will negotiate a favorable group rate and will block
rooms until a specified date for contestants, friends & families to book within.

If you are forced to resign from your local title, or withdraw from the Mrs.
Tennessee competition after fees have been paid, no refund will be given.
Depending on the circumstance, a credit to participate in the following year's
competition may be issued, solely at the discretion of the pageant director(s).

You may pay your pageant fees, ad sales, etc., via personal check, credit or
debit card, or Paypal, through this web site. Just go to the "Pay Pageant Fees"
tab on this web site and follow the instructions. In the interest of time, you
are encouraged to email your application and snapshot and pay the deposit
through this site, or you may mail it all to the address below, along with your
check or money order.

Mrs. Tennessee America Pageant
P.O. Box 6148
Miramar Beach, FL 32550
850-687-6444

All checks to the pageant should be made payable to: Miss 10 Productions

Other Pageant Expenses you should anticipate that are not mentioned above
include:

Pageant DVD: $40 (optional)
Pageant Photography Package: $50 minimum package (mandatory)
Interview Attire: Suit, dress or pantsuit
Swimsuit: One piece solid color is required
Evening Gown: Floor length gown of your choice
Opening Number/Grand Parade of Contestants Dress: Provided by Mrs.
Tennessee Pageant