I, too, love seeing the gown competition. I just wish we would occasionally crown a winner in a more affordable gown. The cost of competing is beginning to prevent really good contestants from entering. -- Miss Kentucky Pageant

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Subject	Author	Date
I totally agree. I can not believe some of the $ amounts I have heard girls are paying. EVEN IN TEEN! (NT)	No name	11:45:40 02/04/14 Tue


Definitely in teen-- my daughter wants to compete but I feel like I would be wasting entry fees and time unless we could afford a $1000 gown :(	No name	13:14:23 02/04/14 Tue
there were several gowns in teen last year that were $5K+ (NT) -- No name, 14:03:39 02/04/14 Tue Wow! (NT) -- What teens are wearing those kind of dresses?, 14:46:17 02/04/14 Tue Ones who clearly have a ridiculous amount of money to blow (NT) -- totally unnecessary to spend that amount, 15:25:43 02/04/14 Tue or they have connections with a dress store and buy it at cost. (NT) -- No name, 15:31:14 02/04/14 Tue I'd like to know who has connections to a gown shop to get one at cost! (NT) -- Highly doubt it., 17:16:11 02/04/14 Tue Moms and contestants -- A lot of them, 17:44:35 02/04/14 Tue At least one in Top 5 in Miss and Teen both had these connections. -- No name, 21:21:47 02/04/14 Tue cost of gowns -- prom costs, 15:22:35 02/04/14 Tue Don't ever be fooled it is not the cost of the gown but how it compliments the girl. I've seen several spend thousands on gowns that look hideous on them while others -- spend just a few hundred to look like a million bucks, 15:25:02 02/04/14 Tue

There are just as many who win in affordable dresses as expensive ones and those who are wearing expensive ones	have usually worn them several times in competition	15:26:34 02/04/14 Tue
Perhaps, but I honestly cannot remember the last time that happened, at least in Miss . -- No name, 15:37:56 02/04/14 Tue Sorry-- I disagree-- $$$$ win nearly every time -- No name, 18:42:13 02/04/14 Tue I should hope so-- these girls have dresses worth more than my car-- I drive it everyday!!!! -- No name, 18:43:31 02/04/14 Tue This has already been discussed at length on here, it is not about the cost and -- winners at all levels have won in less expensive gowns, 08:10:49 02/06/14 Thu