2008 Miss America's Outstanding Teen Pageant - Local Mechanics of Judging

2008 Miss America's Outstanding Teen Pageant - Local Mechanics of Judging

MISS AMERICA’S OUTSTANDING TEEN

MECHANICS OF JUDGING FOR 2009LOCAL PAGEANTS

(Revised May1, 2009)

(This document supersedes all previous documents, which should be destroyed)

Competitions and Scoringfor Single-Night/Single-DayLocal Pageants

Local Pageants are given the option of using the previous scoring system or to begin using the current national scoring system.

OPTION 1OPTION 2

Private Interview -35%Private Interview- 35%

On-Stage Question - 5%Talent- 35%

Talent - 35%Evening Wear/Question- 20%

Evening Wear - 15%Lifestyle and Fitness- 10%

Lifestyle and Fitness in Sportswear - 10%

The judges’ panel is being asked to “find” one of the primary representatives for the Local Organization.

Tie Breakers

Tie Breaker for Getting into the Top Five

(using the same procedure as above)

Talent

Private Interview

Evening Wear

Lifestyle and Fitness in Sportswear

On-Stage Question

Ties Into or Within the Top Five of a Local Pageant

Talent (contestant with highest talent points moves on). If still tied:

Private Interview

Evening Wear

Lifestyle and Fitness in Sportswear

On-Stage Question

Head-to-Head Competition -If contestants are still tied after exhausting the previous judging categories for breaking the ties, the names are placed on a Tie Breaker Selection Sheet and handed to the judges and each judge circles his/her choice for placement.

MISS AMERICA’S OUTSTANDING TEEN

APPENDIX A

2009LOCAL PAGEANT TOP FIVE FINAL BALLOT GUIDELINES

(Revised May1, 2009)

Top Five Final Ballot Explanation

Judges should be instructed well ahead of time that once all On-Stage competitions are completed - Talent, Private Interview, Lifestyle and Fitness in Sportswear,On-Stage Question, and Evening Wear - the auditors will identify the Top Five contestants. At this point, all previous points will be discarded and each of the Top Five contestants will have zero points. (Show the judges a sample of the Final Ballotwith fictitious names to review so they are familiar with this ballot before it is handed to them during the final moments of the competition. This sample ballot should be returned to the auditors, before the judges are dismissed.)

During the actual pageant, each judge will then be provided a Final Ballot. Each judge should then list the contestants in the order in which the judge believes the contestants should finish. A 1st place vote will be worth 10 points, a 2nd place vote worth 5 points, a 3rd place vote worth 3 points, a 4th place vote worth 2 points and a 5th place vote worth 1 point. These points will be totaled and these points alone will determine the outcome of the pageant.

Remind judges to vote their conscience and to accurately place the contestants in the order in which they individually believe the contestants should finish without any consideration to any other factors. Typically, any attempts to manipulate the outcome of the pageant can and do result in an outcome unsatisfactory to all parties.

The winner and runners-up will be announced solely from the results of the Final Ballot.

 2007 Miss America Organization - All rights reserved -Revised 05-01-2009

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