Re: Cities of America by Nationals, Inc pageant -- THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY

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[> [> [> [> [> Re: Cities of America by Nationals, Inc pageant -- Anonymous, 10:21:26 02/16/07 Fri

>Not only is this a scam but when we did get to the hotel last year in orland we had to pay for everything. The $60,000 grand prize does not exist., I am the mother of the winner when we went to collect our check it was for $600.00 which did not even cover costs
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[> [> [> [> Re: Cities of America by Nationals, Inc pageant -- Anonymous, 22:55:48 11/22/04 Mon

>>My daugher received a letter for this pageant also.
>>She has been accepted. However, I can not find
>>anything about them on the web. Nothing. Patty
>>Neider, the coordinator said she was Mrs. America. I
>>researched and found that to not be true. The pageant
>>claims to have a website, however, no one can pull it
>>up. They say it is our server. Well, which is the one
>>server out there that can pull it up. This seems to
>>be a money pit. Has anyone participated? What is your
>>take?
>
>
>my niece competed in this pageant in baton rouge,LA.
>IT IS A MONEY PIT. THEY TOLD US AT THE FIRST MEETING
>THAT ONLY A FEW GIRLS WOULD BE PICKED TO COMPETE IN
>THIS PAGEANT. WE COMPETED AGINST 300 GIRLS IN OUR
>GROUP ALONG. WE WERE NOT EVEN PICKED IN THE TOP TEN.
>WELL LAST WEEK WE GOT A NOTE STATING THAT HER SCORES
>QUALIFY HER FOR THE "NATIONALS IN FLORDIA" BUT WE HAD
>TO PAY ANOTHER 1000.00 DOLLARS. THIS PAGEANT IS A
>SCAM.THEY LIED ABOUT THE PAGEANT FROM THE BEGINNG. THE
>SAID THEY WILL PAY FOR THE TOP 5 GIRLS FROM EACH GROUP
>TO GO TO FLORDIA. THAT'S A LIE. ITS ALL ABOUT THE
>$500.00 PER CONTESTANT.

So get out of pageants. that's an easy way to avoid being taken.

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[> [> [> [> [> Re: Cities of America by Nationals, Inc pageant -- Anonymous, 14:09:07 07/02/07 Mon

>>>My daugher received a letter for this pageant also.
>>>She has been accepted. However, I can not find
>>>anything about them on the web. Nothing. Patty
>>>Neider, the coordinator said she was Mrs. America. I
>>>researched and found that to not be true. The
>pageant
>>>claims to have a website, however, no one can pull it
>>>up. They say it is our server. Well, which is the
>one
>>>server out there that can pull it up. This seems to
>>>be a money pit. Has anyone participated? What is
>your
>>>take?
>>
>>
>>my niece competed in this pageant in baton rouge,LA.
>>IT IS A MONEY PIT. THEY TOLD US AT THE FIRST MEETING
>>THAT ONLY A FEW GIRLS WOULD BE PICKED TO COMPETE IN
>>THIS PAGEANT. WE COMPETED AGINST 300 GIRLS IN OUR
>>GROUP ALONG. WE WERE NOT EVEN PICKED IN THE TOP TEN.
>>WELL LAST WEEK WE GOT A NOTE STATING THAT HER SCORES
>>QUALIFY HER FOR THE "NATIONALS IN FLORDIA" BUT WE HAD
>>TO PAY ANOTHER 1000.00 DOLLARS. THIS PAGEANT IS A
>>SCAM.THEY LIED ABOUT THE PAGEANT FROM THE BEGINNG. THE
>>SAID THEY WILL PAY FOR THE TOP 5 GIRLS FROM EACH GROUP
>>TO GO TO FLORDIA. THAT'S A LIE. ITS ALL ABOUT THE
>>$500.00 PER CONTESTANT.
>
>
>So get out of pageants. that's an easy way to avoid
>being taken.
>>Hi. My name is joanna,, i entered 2 of my daughter to this pagent and payed over 2000.00 on cost alone on there pagent...with out cost of clothes and travel and everything els that they charged..I totaly agree with you. They charged me 149.00 for pictures when i receive them they were in a cd, what the hell i was expecting pictures not no cds. They also told me since i had was getting the pics for both my girls i would only pay 1/2 prise on the pics. until this day i still have not received any discount..not only have i not received the discount,,but i also received the cds damaged,,one scratched and the other cracked. so until today 7/2/07 i still have not been able to see the pics. They should be ashamed of them selfs... I have been calling them to complain. on the cds that i received, noone is ever available. i have left message after message and they have not returned my call. They also explained to all the girls and family at the interduction that only halfof the girl would complete and qualify to compete in the pagent on the day of the pagent every girl that was at the interduction was also at the competition. I think they are a very big scam. I also reveiced a letter saying that my girls also quafy to go to Florida but i would have to pay another $2,000.00 for travel expenses. I strongly believve that they are a total scam and we should be refunded for all the money that we spent..the only good thing about it was my girls got experience. they promised alot of thing...about making friends and new people..which is not true..I think people should know what this compnay does and they should be reported. they are wrong and they are a scam..

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[> [> [> [> [> [> Re: Cities of America by Nationals, Inc pageant -- Anonymous, 14:05:32 07/25/07 Wed

First of all Joanna, I have to say I am apalled at your misspelled words and lack of any decorum. I mean if you are going to try to get your point accross, use the big words ONLY if you can ACTUALLY SPELL THEM! My daughter was in the Buffalo Pageant and it was an absolute wonderful learning experience. She did not place but that definately did not discourage her, she is already talking about the next pageant. How can you get away with calling this company a scam???? They deliver exactly what they promise , and if your daughters did not meet new people and make new friends did you happen to stop and think that maybe you might have something to do with it???? Look at your attitude! Did you ever stop and read the information booklet they hand out to you at the information session. Everything is practically spelled out to you in it, and nothing including the price is hidden. I also purchased the photo cd for my daughter ( and it says PHOTO CD on the order form!) and I already viewed the pics at the pageant so I know what I am getting. Did you ever stop and think that scratched and cracked CDs might have something to do with the Postal Service??? Oh right I forgot you are perfect, just look at your message. Just a word of advice, if you would actually spend as much time with your children teaching them social skills as you do complaining and bashing this company, maybe your children would of had a better experience than what you said they did. Oh and its good to know you will not have your daughters attend the Orlando Pageant because your poor disposition will ruin anyone else's chance to have an enjoyable experience.

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> Re: Cities of America by Nationals, Inc pageant -- Anonymous, 18:57:56 06/29/10 Tue

Do you work for them?

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[> [> [> [> Re: Cities of America by Nationals, Inc pageant -- Anonymous, 19:58:10 09/09/05 Fri

I really dont know if it is a money pit or not but i got a letter I have just turned 13 and I checked it out im really not that kinda gurl but yes i still got on the computer to check everything out I wasnt gonna ask to go entill i knew what it was well i got on the web site (and it sounds like I was on of the few)and looked at the pagents and most of it was annoying little pop-ups then I clicked on photos, there is were I went wrong...THE F**KIN FIRST THING THAT LOADED COMPLETELY WAS WANNA GET LAID TONITE AND SEX PICS AND ALL THAT
SHIT! I Seriosly dont recremend gettin into this you'll never
now where you're child will end up next, i mean im 13 THIRTEEN
its disgustin that their all ready sending me this kind of mail, im sry about my letter Patty U FUCKIN BICH! YOU'LL BE HEARING FROM ME FUCKIN SOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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[> [> [> [> [> Re: Cities of America by Nationals, Inc pageant -- Anonymous, 12:51:16 10/04/05 Tue

i don't know what this is either. I got the same letter today. I don't know if it's a scam or not. I'm not that girl who would do this but I may want to do this. Hpefully it's not a scam. I have to check it out with my parents. I don't know we'll see.

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[> [> [> [> [> Re: Cities of America by Nationals, Inc pageant -- Anonymous, 11:31:22 04/28/07 Sat

>I really dont know if it is a money pit or not but i
>got a letter I have just turned 13 and I checked it
>out im really not that kinda gurl but yes i still got
>on the computer to check everything out I wasnt gonna
>ask to go entill i knew what it was well i got on the
>web site (and it sounds like I was on of the few)and
>looked at the pagents and most of it was annoying
>little pop-ups then I clicked on photos, there is were
>I went wrong...THE F**KIN FIRST THING THAT LOADED
>COMPLETELY WAS WANNA GET LAID TONITE AND SEX PICS AND
>ALL THAT
> SHIT! I Seriosly dont recremend gettin into this
>you'll never
>now where you're child will end up next, i mean im 13
>THIRTEEN
> its disgustin that their all ready sending me this
>kind of mail, im sry about my letter Patty U FUCKIN
>BICH! YOU'LL BE HEARING FROM ME FUCKIN
>SOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THAT IS F**KIN TRUE

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[> [> [> [> Re: Cities of America by Nationals, Inc pageant -- Anonymous, 22:01:39 01/06/07 Sat

my daughter Marisa won first runner up Miss Photogenic, in her age group 2 years ago at the Nationals, and she won a trip to Florida to compete in Cities of America, where she made new friends, won trophies and had the time of her life. have ant questions, email me, lostndnswife@yahoo.com.. her mom Rachelle

>>My daugher received a letter for this pageant also.
>>She has been accepted. However, I can not find
>>anything about them on the web. Nothing. Patty
>>Neider, the coordinator said she was Mrs. America. I
>>researched and found that to not be true. The pageant
>>claims to have a website, however, no one can pull it
>>up. They say it is our server. Well, which is the one
>>server out there that can pull it up. This seems to
>>be a money pit. Has anyone participated? What is your
>>take?
>
>
>my niece competed in this pageant in baton rouge,LA.
>IT IS A MONEY PIT. THEY TOLD US AT THE FIRST MEETING
>THAT ONLY A FEW GIRLS WOULD BE PICKED TO COMPETE IN
>THIS PAGEANT. WE COMPETED AGINST 300 GIRLS IN OUR
>GROUP ALONG. WE WERE NOT EVEN PICKED IN THE TOP TEN.
>WELL LAST WEEK WE GOT A NOTE STATING THAT HER SCORES
>QUALIFY HER FOR THE "NATIONALS IN FLORDIA" BUT WE HAD
>TO PAY ANOTHER 1000.00 DOLLARS. THIS PAGEANT IS A
>SCAM.THEY LIED ABOUT THE PAGEANT FROM THE BEGINNG. THE
>SAID THEY WILL PAY FOR THE TOP 5 GIRLS FROM EACH GROUP
>TO GO TO FLORDIA. THAT'S A LIE. ITS ALL ABOUT THE
>$500.00 PER CONTESTANT.