I judged a small-town high school pageant once that had no connection to MAO. But two of us were MAO local directors at the time. The director of this pageant told us in advance that they did not want a certain contestant to win, and of course she named her, because of certain "behaviors" she exhibited. in school. The other judge and I talked privately and said that we would ignore her information and judge all the girls fairly. The situation worked out OK because the one in question was strong in interview but did not measure up in the onstage competitions. I think she finished second or third runner-up. -- Pageant Guru Message Board

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Subject: I judged a small-town high school pageant once that had no connection to MAO. But two of us were MAO local directors at the time. The director of this pageant told us in advance that they did not want a certain contestant to win, and of course she named her, because of certain "behaviors" she exhibited. in school. The other judge and I talked privately and said that we would ignore her information and judge all the girls fairly. The situation worked out OK because the one in question was strong in interview but did not measure up in the onstage competitions. I think she finished second or third runner-up.

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Date Posted: 09:12:42 01/06/26 Tue
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In reply to: 's message, "I was on a local committee for about 3 years. I was amazed at how the local ED would manipulate things to get the girl she wanted. It was usually a girl with rich parents that would cover the expenses to State. That way she didn't have to fundraise. I left after getting fed up with the way she operated." on 00:39:54 01/06/26 Tue

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Employees of public schools in my district are not allowed to share information about the behavior of students outside official means. I would have walked away from that pageant in a heartbeat. What did this director share about other public school students? I wouldn't have said the situation worked out okay. The bias was against this girl. You may have felt principled, but what about the other judges? What if the girl's parents take legal action because of the director's comments? Are you insulated? This would have been a no-go for me. (NT) No name
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