ELIGIBILITY FOR COMPETITION:
One must be:

• a female between the ages of 17-24
• a high school graduate before July 30, 2010
• no older than 24 years of age before Dec 31, 2011
• a permanent resident for at least 6 months prior to the date of the pageant and either live, work, fulltime or be a full time student in the state of Georgia

Deadline date to enter the pageant is August 9, 2009

PAGEANT DATE

Sunday, August. 30, 2009 
3:00 p.m. at Grande Theater, Cartersville, GA

ORIENTATION

Orientation for the pageant will be held Sunday-August 9 is an open house from 1 p.m. til 6:00 p.m. The location is 39 Rocky Circle White, GA  30184 (see directions below)

There will be an overview of production discussed, please send a representative if you cannot attend and also competition order will be drawn at this time.

PLEASE BRING A COPY OF YOUR TALENT CD TO ORIENTATION; A MASTER WILL BE MADE FOR THE COMPETITION. 

REHEARSAL

The mandatory rehearsal for the pageant will begin at 10:00 a.m. Sunday August 9, 2009.  

REQUIRED FORMS

You must use the required forms listed below. If the contestant is under the age of 18 the forms will need a parent’s signature. Contract will need to be notarized.  

• CONTRACT
• RESUME SAMPLE
• PLATFORM ESSAY (1 Page) contestant must sign this form 

PHOTOGRAPH

We request a clear headshot photograph. It is advisable to be at least a 4x6 or 5x7 for clearer content when printed in the program book.  We request a black and white photo.

Any questions regarding the above information can directed to Stacy Wagner phone #404-557-4491 or emailed to Stacy@SouthernHeartland.com.

AD SALES

Although there is NO official entry fee we encourage you to have a sponsor. The cost of a full page ad is $100, half page ad is $75 and quarter page ad is $50 and business card size is $25. They will need to be camera ready and can be brought to orientation.

A scholarship award will be given to the contestant that sells the most ads.

TALENT REQUEST
(CD is required before August 9, 2009)

In case of two requests for the same music, the contestant whose form is received first will be allowed to use the music. MUSIC CD cannot exceed 90 seconds in time. These forms will be completed at orientation or emailed to apply@SouthernHeartland.com

JUDGING CRITERIA

The scoring is as follows:
Private Interview 25%, Talent 35%, Swimsuit 15%, Onstage Question 5%, Eveningwear 20%

INTERVIEW

Each contestant completes a private 10 minute interview with the judges.  Each contestant will have a 30 second closing. Dress as you would for a business interview.

TALENT

TIME LENGTH CANNOT EXCEED 90 SECONDS. CD's only...NO TAPES.  
Talent will be timed on Friday night at rehearsal. Each CD should have the contestant's name on the CD. A master CD will be developed which contains each talent selection as well as production music. The CD will be returned after the pageant. You should retain another CD to use for practice.  

ON STAGE QUESTION

Contestants will be judged on their responses to one on stage question of a general nature or related to platform.

SWIMSUIT

Swimsuits will be approved prior to competition. This can be done at the Friday night rehearsal. Swimsuit must be in good taste, one or two piece is acceptable-NO THONGS! Contestants may wear shoes or go barefoot.

EVENING WEAR

Contestants may wear an evening wear outfit or her choice. Eveningwear may be pants or an evening gown.

DIRECTIONS

Directions to Grande Theater: 

1. 75 North to exit 288

2. Go towards Cartersville to the left Go approximately 2 ½ miles

3. Turn left to N Wall St.  Grande Theater is in corner 

Directions to 39 Rocky Circle :

1. 75 North to exit 290

2. Take a right

3. 4.5 miles take a left

4. 1 mile take a left to Home Plase subdivision

5. 1st left Rocky Circle 

6. 11th house on left (Gray)

If you have problems I will have my cell phone on 404-557-4491 or

404-557-0995.