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Subject: MVA Judge


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Date Posted: Sun June 23, 2024 14:26:05
Miss VA Judge here, and I would like to clear up some confusion. While I did not judge the national pageant, I did judge and crown two state winners (one Northeast, one South) for this year's national pageant. One lady I crowned made the top 15, and the second lady I crowned did not (although she should have based on the judging criteria). I was present for both prelims and finals, and I can confirm that the judging was not the same as at the state pageants. On the national level, they did indeed judge primarily on looks and stage presence based on Demarcus' WANTS (emphasis on wants). The "merit" awards were given to contestants who should have been in the top 15 by the "authentic" MVA judging but didn't rank in the "wants." Minnesota, Connecticut, and Missouri were victims of this.

I've seen comments saying that the scoring is "25% across the board" but that's not entirely true. There were a number of ties after prelims that was then decided by the look of contestants. (Interviews would have broken the ties an kept contestants in top 15.)

If anyone is curious about the judging criteria, I can upload the rulebook I was given when judging the two state pageants (which was supposed to be the same criteria for the national pageant). This will most likely be my final pageant as a judge. I don't think I have it in me to keep misleading young girls who put so much effort and hard work into a system that was never for them from the beginning.

I hope this clarifies any misleading comments on this forum. Congratulations to all the contestants. Life still goes on! <3

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Subject: SCORING: I know that each category is 25%, but what is the scoring system within each category? Eg., 1-10, with all whole numbers? 1-10 with scores to the hundredth of a point? On final night, 1-10? 6-10? Please give details. Thank you.


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Devotia (Joy) Bagelman
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Date Posted: Mon June 24, 2024 23:09:15

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Subject: Hot Takes


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Date Posted: Sun June 23, 2024 14:39:36

1. The finalists all deserved to be there. I was alongside the head scratchers when they announced the top 16 when my picks didn’t make it or I couldn’t even remember some of the girls. However, these thoughts dissipated as they re-competed. Almost all had strong ss walks and those who didn’t made up for it with their incredible talent. Was there more talented girls who didn’t make the cut? Yes. Does that take away from the talent of those who made it? No.

2. Pageantry is the game of getting a group of strangers to fall in love with you after less than 15 minutes of face time. With that, biases tend to result in the majority of women in the top having a similar look. While this does bring out bigger issues such as racism, homophobia, and other incredibly harmful prejudices, unfortunately bias will always hold a firm place in pageantry.

3. “____ was robbed!” No they weren’t. To be robbed of something it needs to belong to you in the first place. Every contestant put in months or years of preparation to be able to perform on that stage. Every girl deserved a spot on that stage to demonstrate that, but the virtue of hard work alone does not guarantee anyone a finalist spot.

4. “The results weren’t fair.” Pageantry is subjective and not fair. If you want a “fair” and equal sport, try soccer.

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Subject: Kind of interesting that the SC Voutnteer Organization and their director were named as some level of sponsor during the show and their gorl wins the whole thing. Hmmm. Maybe everything was fair and square but the perception is otherwise.


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Date Posted: Sun June 23, 2024 16:00:59

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Subject: How to watch finals?


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Date Posted: Sat June 22, 2024 19:07:12

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