HowtoEnter

2009 Pageant Dates:
May 2009

Pageant Location:
Liberty High School Auditorium
3470 Ridgecrest Road Extended
Jackson, TN 38305

Host Hotel:
The Doubletree Jackson
1170 Highway 45 By-Pass
Jackson, TN 38305

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 6 months (dual residency and/or residency on a military base is
acceptable);
* Of good moral character;

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 would 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 title is valid from October 2008 through September 2009. One full year! If the title
you are requesting is currently available, you may assume it now, rather than waiting until October 2008,
thus making your reign even longer! 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 in May 2009, 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 April 1, 2009. 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
souvenir 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 one full page ad in our program book. There are
several ways to fill a page with ads, but the least expensive way is to sell a single full page to one sponsor for
$350. A rate sheet will follow in your complete entry packet with all the ad prices.

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 that title. Please be sure to list your first and second choice of titles.

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.

You may pay your pageant fees, ad sales, etc., via personal check or through this web site. Just click on the
link below to pay for your pageant fees. 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.

Mrs. Tennessee America Pageant
Bob & Delayna Bridges
656 Port Natchez Cv. W.
Collierville, TN 38017
901-854-8111

Email: info@mrstennesseeamerica.com