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Mrs International and Mrs. US and comparisons
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Date Posted: 05/14/14 Wed
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Mrs International has gotten better over the years. Their partnership with Go Red is a credit to their hard work and the hard work of some of their prior queens. You need to be thoroughly involved in your platform. You need to be extremely well spoken in regards to yourself, your platform, and the pageant in general. Think of the genuineness of Mrs. America wrapped up with Volunteer of the Year. Your appearance should be polished at all times as judges can be anywhere at this pageant. Contrary to popular belief, you do not need to spend money on wardrobe as good styling does not require money, it requires good taste. You have to have a great body to get past those horrible fitness wear outfits and you need great stage presence, but that applies to any pageant. Due to the excellent organization of the pageant, you can have fun while competing. This is different from Mrs. America wherein routines are changed and rehearsals run long because the left and right hand never seem to communicate adequately and the contestants are left to pay the price with ridiculously long rehearsals that still produce a poor show.
Mrs. United States has a fabulous producer who is extremely organized. Their rehearsals are easy and fun as a result. The pageant seems to have moved from picking a pretty somewhat platform oriented lady to more of a pretty lady. I find that it is more similar to Mrs. America than Mrs. International. This pageant used to be a combination of the two systems, now it leans towards Mrs. America with a much better production in a real theater.
The prizes and pageant organization are lacking. I think your chances of having a good year are better for Mrs. America than Mrs. United States, but neither will get the online presence of Mrs. International unless the queen does all of the work herself.
Like Mrs. America, Mrs. United States has a pathetic website, although I rank it higher than Mrs. America.
Overall, all pageants have decreased in popularity over the years. I don't think the pageants themselves are at fault, I think that this is a just a result of society's general tastes changing. Reality television is more fun to watch than that nice pageant queen who does good in her community; just look at the pageant reality shows for proof of this. Even Donald Trump cannot get Miss Teen USA televised, so I don't fault any of the major Mrs. pageants for having similar problems.
I think a contestant really needs to question why she wants to compete. Pageants can be a fun personal improvement training ground for women of any age. Many of us work hard in our daily lives and we enjoy the escape from reality into a land where we get to indulge in our appearance and ourselves.
Regardless of winning or losing, I love the thrill of competition and feeling pretty when I look in the mirror.
Preparing for any pageant interview makes me appear more refined in my daily life, from the neighborhood party to my career. Learning new techniques for hair and makeup give me a more polished look, making me more confident after the pageant, regardless of the results. Contrary to popular belief, when you look the part, people tend to listen more closely to what you say; this is why so many pageant ladies tend to be reasonably successful in their careers.
I think each lady needs to first and foremost question and answer her motivations or competing before she ever contacts a pageant. She needs to educate herself on what the system wants and have reasonable expectations (the sun, moon, and stars are no longer a part of the prize package of any pageant). She needs to be ready to accept that she could lose even if it was her best day ever in competition. If she is emotionally mature, pageants can be a lot of fun. If she is seeking validation and has unreasonable expectations, she will find that she walks away quite bitter.
Good luck to anyone who chooses to compete. It can be a fun and eventful journey if you are ready to embrace the experience regardless of the outcome.
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