I'm sure you will have contestants in each and every category, and I'm sorry that you took offense to my reason for not entering. Each and every person competes in pageants for a reason. And each reason differs from contestant to contestant (not one reason being better than the other)..kids compete so they can win a crown or because their mother makes them. FYI, some pageants don't donate their earnings to specific organizations, so for those competing in that type of pageant, they are competing for the 'title' and the opportunity to use that title to promote their specific platform. -- OFFICIAL STATE OF MAINE BEAUTY FORUM

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Subject: I'm sure you will have contestants in each and every category, and I'm sorry that you took offense to my reason for not entering. Each and every person competes in pageants for a reason. And each reason differs from contestant to contestant (not one reason being better than the other)..kids compete so they can win a crown or because their mother makes them. FYI, some pageants don't donate their earnings to specific organizations, so for those competing in that type of pageant, they are competing for the 'title' and the opportunity to use that title to promote their specific platform.

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I appreciate your willingness to have a pageant for the purpose of raising money for the Special Olympics. Some directors are just in it for the money, but you are putting the monies earned to a good cause.
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Date Posted: 06:31:43 08/02/11 Tue
In reply to: Andrea Perreault 's message, "Sign up for the Miss Greater St. John Valley Pageant!! The deadline to enter is August 27. This years proceeds will be going to The Special Olympics" on 16:53:53 07/15/11 Fri

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Thanks!!! I appreciate it. I am totally not in it for the money, I feel that all pageants should donate the proceeds to some kind of charity or organization. (NT) Andrea :) 16:34:51 08/08/11 Mon

Some larger pageants barely break even and can't donate to a cause. The major ones just can't and there isn't any profit either. Not in Maine anyway. (NT) -- No name, 12:16:22 08/09/11 Tue

I guess I'm blessed...everything we make through sponsors and at the door is cleared to the Charity...Very impressive if you ask me, especially coming from a small town. I appreciate all of the contestants, their family, friends and sponsors. Without them none of this would be possible. (NT) -- Andrea, 18:22:42 08/15/11 Mon
Yes, they choose expensive venues, give judges expensive meals. (NT) -- Of course they have a hard time breaking even., 15:20:11 08/17/11 Wed

If you want a quality production, all money that comes in needs to go to it. Hotel/ballroom or theatre setting costs an arm and a leg. Major pageants aren't held in a school auditorium, where it's cheap. A quality pageant is what will attract more contestants. (NT) -- No name, 06:14:15 08/18/11 Thu

Well, mine will be a school Auditorium this year and I can assure you their will be nothing cheap about it. It really has nothing to do with Venue. You can make a high school look like a million bucks. And, I will continue to take my judges out to expensive dinners because they are giving me their time,and I will continue to have it at expensive venues because the girls deserve this. Different pageants do things for different reasons. Its awesome that some are 100% for charity. (NT) -- Mackenzie, 13:16:44 08/18/11 Thu

HUH???!!!! Miss Maine USA and Teen in a school auditorium?? You've got to be kidding me!!! Yah, you're not Mackenzie. She always signs with her email addy. (NT) -- No name, 17:49:46 08/18/11 Thu

Yes, it is me. I was just being lazy with the email address. YES, I will be having Miss Maine USA/Miss Maine Teen USA at the Westbrook Performing Arts Center and if you have ever been there then you know it is state of the art. I always go above and beyond in production and I can assure you that I will do the same this year. (NT) -- Mackenzie, 14:53:55 08/19/11 Fri

I couldn't agree more Mackenzie!!!!!!! (NT) -- Andrea :), 16:58:58 08/24/11 Wed

And FYI....I have seen and been in pageants where it was held in a "ballroom" and trust me, it was far from being Glamorous! It all depends on the Director and what their vision is! (NT) -- No name, 17:01:38 08/24/11 Wed

Then it must have been a rinky dink pageant because every major state pageant in Maine has been held in a ballroom for years and years and all were done very professionally. (NT) -- No name, 06:08:05 08/25/11 Thu

Um, the only 2 MAJOR pageants that have been done on a ballroom were mine and Mrs. America. Miss Maine America has been done in a theater for as long as I can remember. (NT) -- Mackenzie, 06:57:00 08/25/11 Thu

That's the only one then because even H & M's pageants were held in ballrooms. (NT) -- if you want to call those pageants......, 14:06:46 08/26/11 Fri