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Subject: FYI... Author: moderator [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 14:56:48 08/07/07 Tue In reply to: There were supposed to be over 40 contestants in it. 's message, "Does anyone have an update on the North Star Pageant held today?" on 18:25:37 08/04/07 Sat The posts from "Carla," "Amy," and "Colleen" are all from the same person, obviously because the IP address is the same (64.223.242.78). Please know that we have all read your views of the North East Star Pageant. There is no need to continue posting negative comments. I will not approve them! [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Northeast Pageant Author: Jannell ECA Director [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 18:46:01 08/07/07 Tue First of all I want to say that I watched the Northeast Star Pageant and thought all the girls did very well. Some of the little ones were just a riot. As for the older girls, what a bunch of beautiful young ladies. Truthfully there were girls in the older group that I thought would place but didn't. As a director, judge, former pageant competitor, and above all pageant mom, I know that interview plays a large roll in the outcome. Just when you think someone has won onstage, interview can change everything. So I think it is important for everyone to remember that words can hurt. None of the young ladies deserve to feel bad about themselves. I think that everyone needs to take example from the young ladies who didn't place in the pageant. These young ladies congratulated the winners. I witnessed one child who received nothing, be extremely excited for her friend who did. These are true pageant competitors. A crown fades and a title is forgotten, but friendships last forever. If the worst I had ever gotten out of life was to lose in a pageant then I would have been happy. Trust me when I say there are much worse things out there that can happen. Just look at the reason East Coast Angels was started. For the cost of the pageant, I thought the prizes were good. I looked on their site and according to, it says that only the winners receive prizes, and explains what those prizes were. So I think that everyone pretty much knew going in that if you didn't place, you walked away with nothing. Every pageant has it's glitches. I haven't been to one yet that something couldn't have been done a little different. All in all I enjoyed watching the pageant and hope to be able to watch it again next year. I also look forward to seeing you all at ECA in December. :)

[> [> Subject: Can someone please name the winner? Author: Thanks. [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 21:03:11 08/08/07 Wed

[> [> [> Subject: pagent Author: carla [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 12:30:35 08/09/07 Thu Narrator,First of all there is more than one person at this address, and more than one attended the pagent. I would not think that is entertaining to watch these kids crying and carrying on. Just because you have taught dancing for 50 years or been in a pagent does not make you a judge.

[> [> [> [> Subject: No, but if you've taught dance for 40+ years and directed a pageant for 30+ (one that up until recently was a Miss Maine preliminary), then, yes, that does make you quite qualified. Author: What do you think judging qualifications are? [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 13:45:07 08/09/07 Thu

[> [> Subject: I 100% agree with Janell Author: Ruth [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 08:06:29 08/09/07 Thu Jannell is correct on many points. One being, WE don't see interviews, so we have no way of knowing what the scores might be for that. As far as the judges, we drove 2 hours to get to Calais for the pageant. I would have been more upset at it being cancelled after going all that way, than by what the director chose to do: find fill-ins as quickly as possible. Yes, it was hot (hey, it is August...) But you can't blame anyone for that except Mother Nature. Some people have mentioned they felt that only "local" girls won... Well, as I said, we are from 2 hours away, and Eva won her division. So we aren't local. Until last week, the only contact I had with the direcor was emails. As awards were going out, I wasn't sure how Eva had done. I thought it would be close as to if she placed. But on the flip side, there have been times I felt sure she would place, and she didn't get anything. You just never know. I have always talked to Eva before any pageant, reminding her about good sportsmanship, and smiling, even if she doesn't win. We will be at this pageant again next year, helping out, and when Eva is able to compete in the next age division, we will be there again. Nothing goes as planned in life, and I think the director did the best she could under the circumstances, most of which were not in her control. We had a lot of fun, and I for one loved all the little ones, they were adorable! I also liked Tannis, Little Miss International, who helped walk with some of the more nervous of the younger ones. She did a great job!