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International Miss
Youth Development Program
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International Miss is truly a program in a league of its own. Having been in existence for the past 15 years, "IM" offers something for every little girl and young lady alike. Unlike other beauty pageants, "IM" offers a year round program for its participants. The competition is only a small portion of the program. International Miss was designed to promote self esteem, confidence and inspire participants to achieve their goals.
National Directors, Mike & Dot Brown have been leaders in the field of Youth Development for over 30 years. They first became involved in pageantry as parents of a contestant when their daughter developed an interest in competition. After supporting her in numerous programs, they soon realized how much she had benefited from the competition and how she had grown & developed.
Though the competition proved beneficial, they soon realized what she loved most was the interaction with the friends she made from across the country as well as the special activities in which she participated. They quickly realized these experiences should be shared with other children. Thus; International Miss was born.
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Throughout the developmental stages of International Miss, there were several specific goals that were set to be achieved.
PROGRAM BENEFITS ALL PARTICIPANTS
The first goal was to provide a program in which any little girl could participate. Any child who wished, could play an instrumental part in the program, just by participating. Participation alone would qualify contestants to be part of all of the year round activities. The benefits of the program were to be had by all participants, not just the queen.
WHOLESOME / FAMILY ORIENTED
IM also wanted to provide a wholesome, family oriented program. This included providing activities in which family participation is strongly encouraged and promoting a wholesome image of the participants.
Keeping in line with a wholesome image, "IM" strongly encourages age appropriateness for all participants. This includes the activities in which they are involved as well as the image they portray. The "IM" philosophy is that children should look like children. Of course, particpants are encouraged to take pride in their appearance and grooming. However, they should not look as if they are playing "dress up." "IM" also discourages suggestive garments and routines. Garments that show the midriff and swimsuits are prohibited on every level of competition. Though make-up is allowed for all divisions except the babies, it should only be used to enhance the participants beauty and not change their look. "IM" suggests that the young divisions use make-up only on stage to prevent "washing out" under the lights.
TOTAL PACKAGE
Promoting the wholesome, well rounded girl was also a major factor. She did not have to be the most beautiful, the best dressed, the most talented or the best communicator. She simply needed to have a little bit of everything; the program would promote the "total package" young lady. A young lady that could be any "girl next door" with poise, talent and leadership abilities.
DEVELOPING SELF ESTEEM & CONFIDENCE THROUGH COMPETITION
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Community Service
♥International Miss Girls Work Hard to Make a Difference♥
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At the heart of International Miss, lies the devotion to community service. International Miss is dedicated to giving back to our communities and teaching our youth the importance of helping those less fortunate. Through the years our girls have participated and worked with numerous charitable organizations and events.
Our Girls Have Worked With:
Muscular Sclorosis
Special Olympics
St. Judes
Muscular Dystrophy
United Cerebral Palsy
The Learning Tree
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Educational Scholarships
Thousands of dollars have been awarded to our participants in educational scholarships on the state and national levels. International Miss believes in the importance of education. Educational Scholarships may be used in any form of higher education once the recipient graduates high school. This includes Universities, Community College, Trade Schools, etc.
Trips
In addition to numerous gifts and surprises throughout their reign, many of our national queens have received trips to Disney World, fabulous Carribean cruises, and the trip of a lifetime to New York City during the Thanksgiving Holidays. These trips are a highlight of their reign as they love spending time with their "Sister Queens."
*All prizes are awarded at the conclusion of the queens reign and prizes are based each year on the number of National contestants.
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Fall
Each season is kicked off in the fall of the year after all Preliminaries, States and the National competition has been held. September through December is reserved for planning sessions, community service events, parades, entertainments, parties and of course FUN FUN FUN!
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Winter
All preliminary pageants begin in January and are staged through April. After having spent the fall of the year planning pageants and having fun at numerous activities and events, now it is time to begin qualifying new participants for our upcoming season. Of course, there are still some great activities that take place during the winter season for current participants.
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Summer
The summer season is dedicated to staging the state and national competitions. State stagings are held in May and June with National in July. The summer season is a busy season as participants prepare for great competition and lots of fun!
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