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Sterling Miss Contestants' Newsletter
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3 WEEKS Out To Crowning!!!!!
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Good moring and Happy Weekend! Can you believe we are just three Saturdays away from pageant weekend? The time is really flying on our end, as we prepare to give you the best possible pageant experience ever!
A couple of
quick things to address again: If you have not turned in your ad and payment to Nick, it needs to be done TODAY. Every contestant is required to have an ad in the
souvenir
contestants' program. The ads were due Feb. 28th and is a requirement of competition, so this needs to be taken care of immediately in order for you to compete. Please do not send this information to me. Ad photo, ad wording and payment goes to Nick Nitkowski. His email and his PayPal address are the same: [email protected] We got to print this week. If your ad is not in the program, you will still need to pay the $65 ad fee before you can compete.
2nd is the photo we need for your Parade of Contestants' Page in the program. This is entirely different from your mandatory ad. However, you can use the same photo if you want. This will be used in the program, on our Facebook Page and on our website. We need these in TODAY!
If you don't send in the photo for this, you will not be in the contestant lineup and the judges get the program lineup.
NOTE in SCHEDULING: By mistake I stated in a previous newsletter that Little Miss contestants would be in panel interview. The Petite and Little Miss will BOTH be in Round Robin Interviews!!!!! Please disregard the previous info.
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Meet Sarah Sellers-
Sterling Teen Miss USA
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Our Sterling Teen Miss USA is 18-year-old Sarah Sellers. This wonderful young lady has been a delight this year! We asked Sarah to share a few thoughts from her experiences with Sterling Miss USA
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Sarah
, what was your favorite part of Pageant Weekend last year? I loved all the phases of competition but the casual wear/fun fashion optional was my favorite. I love modeling great clothes and it was fun to practice walking the runway.
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What advice would you give the contestants who are competing this year? It can be a very tiring weekend, so get plenty of rest before the pageant and stay hydrated before and throughout the weekend.
What would you tell the contestants to bring with them on pageant weekend?
It can get pretty cold in the ballroom, so I would definitely bring a light jacket. A soft blanket is good for downtime, too.
What was your favorite Sterling Miss Queens' activity? I had a blast at the Queen's Night at the Ballpark. This was our first event and the first time that I really got to spend some time with my new sister queens. It was fun representing my Sterling Miss title and having photos made with all the little girls that were at the baseball park for Princess Night.
Sarah's formal photo by Jack Bains, Southern Exposure. H&M by Brittney Shelton
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Photo: Queens's Night at the Ballpark!
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PAGEANT WEEKEND -
How to register like a BOSS!
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Pageant check in will being at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday morning in the main ballroom (Refer to your pageant schedule email for schedule). If you follow these helpful tips, you will quickly make it out alive....maybe! :)
If your last name starts with A - D, please arrive for check in at 9:30 a.m.
If your last name starts with E-J , please arrive for a 9:40 a.m. check in
If your last name starts with K-W,
please arrive at 9:50 a.m.
Please put your resume and any optionals cards IN THIS ORDER, so you don't have to dig through a folder looking for these items. After the registration table, you will work your way through the registration, stopping at the tables to hand in paperwork, if you are competing in that optional. If you are doing more than one entry in a particular optional, you must have a card for EACH entry in that Optional. Please do not get to the optionals tables to begin filling out your optional cards, as you will be asked to go to the back of the line!!
Order of registration:
Check In Table: We will check your file to make sure you are current on all payments. At this table, you will also turn in your:
-$100 Scholarship Fee (in $20 bills, please) (see story block below)
- Permanent License of Publication Rights Release (click here to print and fill out for return)
If you have filled these out and returned them already, you will not have to do this again.
After the check in table, you will then go on to the following:
Table #1: Turn in six (6) copies of your RESUME. This resume can be filled out on your computer or by hand.The resume and interview information is found in Email Packet 4. Make sure you have made a copy for y ourself to keep, so you can review before interview.
Table #1: If you are competing in PHOTOGENIC, turn in your photos now. EACH photo you enter must have the Photogenic Optional Entry Card filled out and TAPED TO THE BACK OF THE PHOTO. Please do not turn photos in in picture frames. You may use plastic sheet protectors or photo protectors. If you don't have a photogenic entry, proceed to the next table.
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Order of registration, con't:
Table # 2: If you are competing in TALENT, turn in your Optional Talent Card(s) now.
Table # 2: If you are competing in CASUAL WEAR, turn in your Optional card(s) now.
Table # 3: If you are competing in ACTRESS, turn in your Optional Card(s) now.
Table # 3: If you are competing in TOP MODEL PHOTO SHOOT, turn in your Optional Card(s) now.
Table # 3: Turn in your Community Service and/or Scholastic Awards paperwork here. These are free optionals to enter. The link to the paperwork and more info is found below in the next story block.
Table # 4: If you are competing in SPOKES MODEL, turn in your Optional Card(s) now.
Table # 4:
If you are competing in FUN FASHION, turn in your Optional Card(s) now.
Table # 5: Pick up your production number t-shirt, program book and tickets (if you pre-ordered tickets by March 24th). If you didn't, tickets will be sold at the door one hour before the pageant starts. Doors to the pageant will open 30 minutes prior to the pageant start time.
Go to your age division dressing room, located across the hall from the main ballroom, and quickly change into your Sterling Miss t-shirt. Return to the hall for a quick orientation. Rehearsals for all age divisions will start immediately after orientation. Parents leave the ballroom at this time. Please look at the schedule for pick up times and all other events.
With all optionals, if you are NOT competing in that particular optional, please proceed on to the next check in point.
Do not skip around from one table to another and crossing back to others because it will become a HOT MESS! :)
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ll Optonal Cards are found in Email Packet #3.
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Sterling Miss is more than just having a pretty face. It's about having a beautiful HEART and a beautiful MIND, too. That's why we proudly offer two free Optionals each year: The Volunteer Service Award and the Academic Achievement Award. The Volunteer Award recognizes the contestant in her age division who has done the most documented volunteer service (open to all age divisions) and the Academic Achievement Award goes to the contestant with the highest GPA in her division (open to Little Miss to Miss divisions).
While these optional forms will be turned in at CHECK IN, please email me by Monday, March 20th, if you plan to participate.
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$100 SCHOLARSHIP FEE DUE AT CHECK IN
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A $100 Scholarship Fee is to be paid in CASH by each contestant at check in on Saturday morning . Please make it payable in $20 bills, so it can be easily divided up. This money is collected per age division and is payable to the winner and alternates. The amount earned by each winner and alternate is determined by the number of entries int the division.
NOTE: Parents are to pick up their contestant's scholarship winnings and sign a form stating they have done so from the stage after the pageant. We do not hand the contestant the actual cash on the stage for fear it could be lost in the celebration.
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The amazing Jack Bains of Southern Exposure Photography will be shooting all the action on pageant weekend, so look him up on Facebook to get your photo package deal! Jack is one of the top national pageant photographers in the United States, and we are blessed to have him as a sponsor again this year. You will definitely want his photos after the pageant, so don't miss this special.
We have also set the date for the 2017 Sterling Miss USA Queens' Photo Shoot for Sunday, June 4th- so mark your calendars because if you win the crown....you will need to get ready for a fun-filled photo shoot day. Jack will be working his magic behind the camera to get the very best photos of our queens individually and as a group...and Brittney Shelton will be working beforehand to make sure our queens look their Sterling best! Rounding out the look will be the gorgeous gowns worn by our queens from Glitz and Gowns by Missy! With all these great sponsors, our new queens are going to rock that photo shoot.
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Please note that H&M is not required to be done by a vendor. This is just offered for those who want to do so.
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Hair & Makeup Vendors
Book your Hair & Makeup Vendor today by contacting one of these ladies directly.
We are fortunate to have some very talented H&M vendors who are experts in their field and will work with you to give you your "perfect look" onstage and in interview! Do you have a suggestion for another vendor, just let us know!
These vendors can be found on Facebook:
Tracy Pierson Reid
Brittney Shelton
Sara Fuller Swigart
Natasha Bennefield Walker
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Have you booked your hotel yet?
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To make your reservation, click on the link or call the hotel at (205) 324-5000. Make sure that you ask for the special $119 STERLING MISS HOTEL RATE!
You do NOT pay for your hotel when you make your reservation!
http://www.sheratonbirmingham.com/hotelfeatures
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The last day to book your hotel room and get your Sterling Miss discounted rate is Wednesday
March 23rd.
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The Sheraton Hotel & Convention Center is located at 2101 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd., North in Birmingham, Alabama.
The hotel, located in the Birmingham Uptown Entertainment District, is just 10 minutes from the Birmingham International Airport and is connected to the Jefferson County Convention Center. The hotel also offers a fitness center, indoor pool, and four restaurants and cafes'.
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We are excited that some great pageant vendors will be with us during pageant weekend. Please be sure to visit their booths located just outside of the ballroom during pageant weekend and thank them for being there! Their participation helps us keep the costs down for the pageant. Vendors continue to sign up, but here are just a few who will be with us:
Jamberry
Lasting Impression Jewelry & Accessories (Paparazzi Accessories)
Lipsense
Magnabilities
Mary Kay
Perfectly Posh
Pink Zebra
Plexus
Scentsy
Spray Tans by Tasha
Southern Exposure Photography
Sterling Boutique
The Tiny Closet
Young Living Essential Oils
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Stay tuned for next week's Contestant Newsletter when we discuss pageant tips, pageant weekend and more! Have an idea of something you would like to see covered? Let me know at [email protected]
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