Pageant Chatter is a segment where I highlight the thoughts and opinions of pageant enthusiasts concerning their own pageant experiences and major changes in the pageantry industry.
Today’s Question: What has been your toughest pageant experience?
I will go first.
My toughest pageant experience occurred in 2011 when I competed in the Miss Black Alabama USA pageant. The pageant weekend was going great until the final day of competition. The person who was supposed to do my makeup did not show up. Yes, you read that correctly! No phone call, no email, nothing! I must say I was a bit frantic because I did not know how to properly apply makeup. I have always relied on makeup artists to beat this face.
I was about to lose my composure until my lovely sister Kaye Jones came to the rescue and helped me with my makeup. To this day, I am still grateful for her kindness and her willingness to assist me even though she had to get herself prepared for competition. That experience taught me that no matter how hard the situation may seem, everything will work out for your good. I even placed 4th Runner Up and won the Interview Award.
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Now that you have my experience, let me share the tough pageant experiences of some of my social media followers.
Here is what they had to say.
“When you asked permission to compete and they said yes, and when you came back they gave you the look of disappointment. …ugggghhh!!!” – Rachel Nelson
“My toughest pageant experience is running my own pageant. There are so many people that will start to dislike you, and the competitor streaks amongst directors start to become real.” – Hugh Pham
“Got 1st runner up and part of the prize was a trip to Ft. Lauderdale and a spot in a fashion show. I never received it and was ignored when I inquired about it.” – Iarionne Reine
“Being a pageant director was my toughest pageant experience. It is a lot more difficult than you think. It is like starting a company from the ground up. You use your own resources while having to pay the organization their director’s fee. It is not for the faint of heart or low of pockets”. – Jessica Alexander
“Let’s add in the no support from the head organization. For a lot of them it is only about the money. As a director you can go in with the best intentions, but leadership will have you appearing to drop the ball. I know I felt like the money I was sending them could have gone to a young lady’s expenses for the next level. I promise I didn’t hear from anyone unless it was time for money to be involved.” – Curtia Leonard Moon
“Working hard with your title for over a year and getting no recognition from the system, and not receiving prizes you were told you had won. When a new director took over and I had questions to ask, I was ignored or asked if I wanted to give my title back.”- Heather-louise Hughes
“Winning the pageant and the MC announced it wrong. The sponsors were made aware quickly, but they told me to just except the scholarship because they didn’t want to correct it. They later did after pressure”. – F. Washington, Jr.
Do you still want to share your tough pageant experiences? If so, let’s keep the conversation going in the comments section.
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