{"id":449,"date":"2018-03-02T05:27:40","date_gmt":"2018-03-02T05:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/missindiana.org\/public_html\/?page_id=449"},"modified":"2018-03-02T05:41:56","modified_gmt":"2018-03-02T05:41:56","slug":"director-manual","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/missindiana.org\/public_html\/index.php\/director-manual\/","title":{"rendered":"Director Manual"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Local Director Manual<\/h1>\n<p>Click the topics below for more information about various aspects of your local pageant.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243;][et_pb_toggle admin_label=&#8221;Toggle&#8221; title=&#8221;Local Pageant Timeline&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">Local Pageant Timeline<\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>All of the dates below are recommendations. Many of the dates you can adjust as needed for your pageant.<\/p>\n<p><strong>One year to six\u00a0months before your local<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Set a date and secure a venue\u00a0for your pageant<\/li>\n<li>Notify the Miss Indiana Field Directors so your local pageant can be added to the calendar<\/li>\n<li>Begin contestant recruitment<\/li>\n<li>Plan and execute any fundraisers<\/li>\n<li>Create\/update website with new paperwork<\/li>\n<li>Set up a social media presence\u2014Facebook, twitter, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Six months before your pageant<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Begin to look for potential sponsors for the following items:\u00a0scholarships,\u00a0crown\u00a0and\/or\u00a0sash,\u00a0flowers for awards,\u00a0food for judges\u00a0and\/or\u00a0contestants on pageant day<\/li>\n<li>Intensify contestant recruitment: visit schools, post flyers, contact local media, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Begin Judge recruitment<\/li>\n<li>Download\u00a0the most up-to-date Local Contestant Contracts to send to potential contestants<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Three months before your local<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Order crowns and sashes<\/li>\n<li>Secure \u201cday of\u201d volunteers: hostesses, stage manager, backstage crew, emcee, auditors<\/li>\n<li>Follow up with potential contestants<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Two months before your local<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Download judges ballots (MAO Resource Portal)<\/li>\n<li>Download the Single Night Show script to prepare for your emcee<\/li>\n<li>Promote your local on social media<\/li>\n<li>Make all of your paperwork and pageant day information available to potential contestants<\/li>\n<li>Set a deadline for paperwork to be turned in. Deadlines can always be extended but it is good to have one set as a guide for potential contestants<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>45 Days before your local<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Send your list of potential judges to Terry Iden. Terry will look over the list and determine if there are conflicts of interest in the judging panel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>One month before your local<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Encourage CMNH donations be finalized<\/li>\n<li>Finalize pageant day schedule<\/li>\n<li>Secure Auditors<\/li>\n<li>Order trophies and awards<\/li>\n<li>Plan music for production<\/li>\n<li>Begin working on program book<\/li>\n<li>Send confirmations to contestants with any production information, wardrobe, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Two weeks before your local<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Complete and send judges books to the judges (if possible)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>One week before your local<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Confirm with your contestants that have directions to your facility with a set time for arrival or any last minute details<\/li>\n<li>Check CMNH qualifications<\/li>\n<li>Confirm with your judges that they know what time to arrive and they have directions<\/li>\n<li>Print judges and auditors\u00a0materials (ballots, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Send your program book to the printer<\/li>\n<li>Make sure local volunteers know what time you need them to arrive<\/li>\n<li>Provide the auditors with the appropriate scoring spreadsheet so they can become familiar with the process BEFORE\u00a0pageant day.<\/li>\n<li>Make any necessary reservations for judges meals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>24 hours before your local<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Check the CMNH qualifications of your contestants. If they are not qualified in the CMNH portal, they will need to have donations with them in check or cash before they can compete<\/li>\n<li>Make sure all of the ballots have been printed with the names of the contestants on them including the final ballots.<\/li>\n<li>Be available via phone and\/or email as contestants and\/or volunteers will be contacting you<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Morning of Competition<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Set up Interview Room<\/li>\n<li>Hold contestant meeting \/ rehearsals<\/li>\n<li>Judges\u2019 orientation<\/li>\n<li>Interviews begin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Afternoon of Competition<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Continue rehearsals<\/li>\n<li>Set up auditors\u2019 station<\/li>\n<li>Auditors\u2019 orientation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pageant time\u2014Good luck!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>48 Hours after Competition<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Complete the 48-Hour form for State Organization<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>30 Days Following Competition<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Complete your Local Pageant Operating Report<\/li>\n<li>Prepare to mail your license fees to State Organization<\/li>\n<li>License fees are due the last day of the month in the month following your pageant. (ie If your pageant is in October, your fees are due on the last day of November)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Helpful notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Make 2 copies of everything. Always have an extra ballot, affidavit, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Ask questions if you are unsure. Your Field Director is a great resource.<\/li>\n<li>Respond to all contestant inquiries in a timely manner\u2014recruitment is important!<\/li>\n<li>Make sure all of your volunteers are to arrive well before their \u201cneed by\u201d time incase someone is running late.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure you have access to the MAO Resource Portal, the MAOTeen Resource Portal, and the Miss Indiana Director Resources Page.<\/li>\n<li>Remember everyone is a volunteer, treat them with respect and kindness.<\/li>\n<li>Ask for help if you need it and make sure you have a good support team to help you through the process.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle admin_label=&#8221;Toggle&#8221; title=&#8221;Resources&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Miss America Resource Portal:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Judging forms (ballots, affidavit, worksheets)<\/li>\n<li>Miss contestant contracts<\/li>\n<li>Single night show script<\/li>\n<li>Insurance request forms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>MAOTeen Resource Portal:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Username: volunteer<br \/>\nPassword: crown<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Judging Forms<\/li>\n<li>Teen contestant contracts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Miss Indiana Director Resources<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Password: MissIndiana<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>48-hour form<\/li>\n<li>Local Operating Report, due 30 days after pageant<\/li>\n<li>Logos for marketing use<\/li>\n<li>Duke of Edinburgh info<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Miss Indiana Contestant Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Password: Crown<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Forms for contestants going to state<\/li>\n<li>Talent Reservations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle admin_label=&#8221;Toggle&#8221; title=&#8221;Making a Budget&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">Making a Budget<\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The following is a list of potential costs that you will incur with a local pageant<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>License Fees ($550 for a Miss Local, $300 for a Teen local, due after your pageant)<\/li>\n<li>Facility costs (vary by facility)<\/li>\n<li>Crowns: Miss crown, $130; Teen crown, $105 from K.A. Concepts\u00a0(MAO Resource Portal)<\/li>\n<li>Sashes: $42.99 + shipping from The Sash Company (MAO Resource Portal)<\/li>\n<li>Flowers: Bouquets for outgoing titleholder, runners up, and new winners<\/li>\n<li>Food for contestants and judges on pageant day<\/li>\n<li>Princess tiaras (only for programs with Princess Camps)<\/li>\n<li>Program book printing<\/li>\n<li>Concessions at intermission<\/li>\n<li>Binders for judges paperwork<\/li>\n<li>Inviting Miss Indiana or Miss Indiana\u2019s Outstanding Teen to perform\/emcee: $50<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Many of the items on this list can be sponsored by businesses in your community. You can provide\u00a0advertising in your program book for potential sponsorships.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle admin_label=&#8221;Toggle&#8221; title=&#8221;CMNH&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">CMNH<\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Miss America Organization has partnered with Children\u2019s Miracle Network Hospitals to raise funds and awareness for children\u2019s hospitals throughout the United States. Contestants competing in Miss Indiana locals\u00a0will raise a minimum of $100 in donations for Children\u2019s Miracle Network Hospitals and the Miss America Scholarship Fund.<\/p>\n<p>In order for you to access the Qualification Report for your local contestants, you need to email Sara Church and have her set up an account for you in the CMNH portal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/admin.missamerica4kids.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/admin.missamerica4kids.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When contestants enter your local, remind them about the funds that they need to raise and encourage them to get donations in at least a week before the pageant. The night before your local pageant, you need to log in and make sure that all of your contestants are qualified. If a contestant is not qualified, she needs to bring a check or cash for the donation the day of the pageant or she is not eligible to compete.<\/p>\n<p>Following your pageant, you can \u201cAssign a Winner.\u201d By putting a checkmark next to your winner\u2019s name, you will advance her to the State competition where she will raise a minimum of $250 to be qualified to compete.<\/p>\n<p>The Miss contestant\u00a0with the highest donations will win a \u201cMiracle Maker Scholarship\u201d at the state finals.<\/p>\n<p>If your contestant becomes Miss Indiana, she will raise $500 to qualify for competition in the Miss America Pageant<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outstanding Teen Contestants<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CMNH Fundraising is not required by teen contestants but once they win a local title, it is highly encouraged.<\/p>\n<p>After your pageant is over, make sure your teen titleholder is registered on CMNH:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.maoteen4kids.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.maoteen4kids.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>She can then begin fundraising. The Outstanding Teen with the highest donations will win a \u201cMiracle Maker Scholarship\u201d at the state finals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle admin_label=&#8221;Toggle&#8221; title=&#8221;Getting Judges&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">Judges<\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The following guidelines\u00a0apply to choosing judges. Remember, your judging panel must be sent to Terry Iden for approval 45 days before your pageant and changes could be requested due to potential conflicts of interest based on your contestant list.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Panel Diversity<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A judges\u2019 panel is comprised of at least five (5) and no more than seven (7) judges and the diversity of your panel is very important. For example, selecting those mostly trained in dance, theater and the arts could produce a subjective outcome, but assembling a mixed group with varied backgrounds will enhance the selection process and ensure the judges\u2019 assessment of a contestant\u2019s qualifications are applicable to the job description for your state and local titleholders.<\/p>\n<p>Consider the male to female ratio in addition to a panel diverse in industry experience\/expertise, for example fields of: beauty, fitness, interview, arts, entertainment, education, fashion, business, state\/local leadership, etc.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conflicts of Interest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the cornerstones of our organization which must remain infallible is the integrity of our judging system.\u00a0 Conflicts of interest\u00a0cannot be tolerated\u00a0which is why it is important that the judges are properly vetted.\u00a0 In addition to being familiar with the \u201cJudges Eligibility Rules\u201d, be sure to also safeguard against anything that someone may \u201cperceive\u201d as a conflict of interest. It is paramount that everyone does their due diligence when selecting, vetting and approving judges at the local level.<\/p>\n<p><strong>JUDGES ELIGIBILITY RULES (Rules for Judges)<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The judge\u2019s panel should consist of five (5) to seven (7) individuals. At least one of these individuals should be a \u201cnovice\u201d judge. \u201cNovice\u201d is defined as anyone who has never judged a local or state pageant within the Miss America system.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>Judges may judge up to 2 state pageants and 4 local pageants in any given \u201cpageant year.\u201d This is not \u201cCalendar year.\u201d Locals are defined by the number of local contestants sent to any state pageant. Therefore, if an individual judges a dual or double pageant in one state which crowns two (2) winners and a dual or double pageant in another state which crowns two (2) winners, that judge has judged the four (4) local pageants. It is defined as the number of contestants sent to a state pageant.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>Individuals, their company\/business, spouse, domestic partner or significant other, who in any way benefit, financially or otherwise, from working with contestants or the organization are barred from judging. This means that a pageant coach, pageant vocal coach, hairdresser, retailer, make-up artist, fitness trainer, wardrobe specialist, interview coach, choreographer, or any other profession which works directly with contestants, may not judge. This also means that a person who works with any contestants may not judge any other contestants, not just the ones with whom they work.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>Individuals who are related to contestants through blood relation, by marriage, through business contacts (including with contestants\u2019 families), or social contacts (including with contestants\u2019 families) may not judge that\/those contestant(s).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li>State Board Members may not judge locals within the state they serve. We do recognize that some states have rules in place that require the state organization to place judges on first year local pageants. In those cases, the judges placed on those local judge\u2019s panels may not have direct contact with contestants during the state competition.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li>Relatives of state\/local board members may not judge the state\/local pageant for which the relative serves as a board member. One should also use discretion in using any person, which could compromise or appear to compromise the integrity of the judging process. This would include such relations as business associates, social relationships, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li>Parents and other relatives of a contestant may not judge any pageants. Parents\/relatives of a contestant at the local level may not judge local pageants in the state in which the contestant is competing. Parents\/relatives of a contestant competing in a state pageant may not judge local or state pageants in any state, regardless of the state in which the contestant is competing.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"8\">\n<li>Former contestants and their family members, whether from a local, state, or national Miss America Pageant or a pageant similar in nature to the Miss America Pageant, and regardless if they won one of said pageants, cannot judge until a minimum of three (3) years after they have stopped competing and may never judge any contestant with whom they have competed. \u201cStopped Competing\u201d is defined as either \u201cages out\u201d, gets married, won a state title, or otherwise can no longer compete in the Miss America Program. Additionally, using a woman of competition age, even though she may have never competed in the Miss America system, may prove to be a problem if she elects to compete in the program once she has judged.\u00a0\u00a0 Judges who may be\u00a0potential contestants, including MAOT titleholders, MAOT contestants and their family members, are not allowed to judge in any level of the Miss America program until the criteria set forth above is met.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"9\">\n<li>A judge may not judge any contestant at the State Pageant, whom they judged in any other pageant, including but not limited to the MAOTeen Program.\u00a0 Only at the Local Pageant Level may a judge be able to judge a contestant whom they previously judged, however, they must do so with absolute objectivity and without bias.\u00a0 It is important that the Local Organization\u2019s leadership, to the best of their ability, limit the number of judges who have previously judged the contestants competing in their local competitions.<\/li>\n<li>Judges who are related by blood or marriage, romantically involved, business associates, or roommates may not serve on the same judging panel. The reason is that we cannot give the impression that two judges may collude on the panel because of their close relationship.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"11\">\n<li>While it is not a violation of the rules to use a person from another pageant system, except in the event the person serves, has served, or plans to serve as an official, key position, partner, sponsor, employee, spokesperson or titleholder, we request that discretion be used and our judging process is not used in any way, to promote another pageant system.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"12\">\n<li>Judges may not judge the same pageant two consecutive years. This applies to both local and state pageants.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"13\">\n<li>State organizations may not use two individuals from the same state organization in the same year. In addition, state organizations may not use two individuals from the same state organization two consecutive years. At the local level, two individuals from the same local organization may judge another local in the same year, but no members of a local board may judge the same local two consecutive years.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"14\">\n<li>Sponsors, partners and contributors (financial or in-kind), as well as their employees and family members are barred from judging.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"15\">\n<li>State organizations may have rules regarding local judging which are more restrictive than the rules mentioned above. In addition to the MAO Judges Eligibility Rules, please be aware that the state organization makes final determination on additional rules regarding judging for its locals. If you have questions regarding the interpretation of these rules as they apply to local pageants, please contact your state pageant office for clarification.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div id=\"jp-post-flair\" class=\"sharedaddy sd-like-enabled sd-sharing-enabled\">\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243;][et_pb_toggle admin_label=&#8221;Toggle&#8221; title=&#8221;Awards \/ Scholarships&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">Awards \/ Scholarships<\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Plan in Advance for Your Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Order your sash at least 3 weeks in advance to avoid excess rush and shipping fees.<br \/>\nOrder your crown at least 1 week in advance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ratio of Runners-up to Number of Contestants<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Local pageants are required to name a First Runner-up and have the option to name additional runners-up based on the following formula \u2013<\/p>\n<p>Four and Five contestants\u2014First Runner-up<br \/>\nSix and Seven contestants\u2014First and Second Runners-up<br \/>\nEight and Nine contestants\u2014First, Second, and Third Runners-up<br \/>\nTen or More contestants\u2014First, Second, Third, and Fourth Runners-up<\/p>\n<p>Requests for one additional runner-up beyond the above formula for a field of five, seven, or nine contestants should be directed to the Field Director(s).<\/p>\n<p>To find out the balance of your CMNH funds to be used for scholarships, contact Alison Shull, alisonkshull@gmail.com<\/p>\n<div id=\"jp-post-flair\" class=\"sharedaddy sd-like-enabled sd-sharing-enabled\">\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle admin_label=&#8221;Toggle&#8221; title=&#8221;After the Crown&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">After Crowning<\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Congratulations, you have a new titleholder. Now what?<\/p>\n<p>Well there are a few things that you need to take care of immediately:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meet with your new titleholder<br \/>\n<\/strong>Start the open lines of communication with your titleholder as soon as she is crowned. Share your contact information with her and get hers in return. Find out the best way to contact her. She will depend on you to share information with her as she prepares for the year ahead.<\/p>\n<p>For teens, always include their parents in initial meetings. Be sure they are kept \u201cin the loop\u201d when you make plans with their daughter. Teens may rely on their parents for transportation to events and they will need to check their calendars as well when making plans.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fill out your 48-Hour Form<\/strong><br \/>\nThis will provide the state organization the contact details for your winner so they can add her to the mailing list for important information as she starts to prepare for State. The 48-hour form is available on the Director Resources page on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.missindiana.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.missindiana.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fill out your Local Operating Report<br \/>\n<\/strong>Local Operating reports are on the Director Resources page and need to be turned in 30 days following your local pageant. If you have a teen program, remember to fill out the report for both teen and miss pageants.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pay your License Fees<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2028License fees are due the last day of the month in the month following your pageant. For instance, if your pageant is in September, your license fees will be due on the last day of October. If you are 30 days late with your fees, you will be given a $50 late fee.<\/p>\n<div id=\"jp-post-flair\" class=\"sharedaddy sd-like-enabled sd-sharing-enabled\">\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle admin_label=&#8221;Toggle&#8221; title=&#8221;Preparing for State&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">Preparing for\u00a0State<\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Contestant Paperwork Portal<\/strong><br \/>\nForms that you need to fill out for the state pageant\u00a0will be available to you and your contestant at:<\/p>\n<p>Password: Crown<\/p>\n<p>Be sure that you use all lower case letters when you enter your username and password. One of the first forms that you need to fill out is her\u00a0<strong>Talent Request<\/strong>. I suggest you reserve your song ASAP. We will not allow duplications in talent music at state, so please submit early to reserve your song. Reservations are first come, first served.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get Started on CMNH<br \/>\n<\/strong>Your titleholder will need to raise $500 as qualification for the Miss Indiana Pageant. Don\u2019t let her wait until the last minute to start getting donations. Donations for State qualification need to be in their CMNH accounts by June 1 preceding the state pageant.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Begin looking for a Princess<\/strong><br \/>\nFor the past few years we have provided a Princess &amp; Prince Camp\u00ae for girls and boys between the ages 5-9 and Pre-Teen Princess Camp for girls ages 10-12. Princesses interact with the contestants and participate in production numbers. Pre-Teens enjoy a day of training and run with experts in fields related to scholarship, service, style and success. If you know someone who would like to benefit from this mentoring program, please encourage them to sign up as a\u00a0Princess! Many times contestants have a relative or friends who is interested in becoming a princess. Princesses will need to be in Zionsville for two days (Friday and Saturday) of state pageant week to participate. For Pre-Teen Princesses, they will be in Zionsville for three days of activities (Thursday, Friday, and Saturday).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Advertising for the State Program Book<\/strong><br \/>\nEach titleholder has the opportunity to sell ads that will be printed in the Miss Indiana Program Book. We recommend that each contestant sell a minimum of one full-page ad. Each contestant ad is discounted to $250 (valued at $1000). Contestants who sell three full-page ads will receive the fourth ad FREE. You can use ads to thank your sponsors, promote her\u00a0platform, or show her\u00a0school spirit. Advertising deadline will be\u00a0<strong>May 11<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kick Off Day: Sunday, April 29<br \/>\n<\/strong>You\u00a0will need to help\u00a0prepare your contestant(s) for Kick Off Day. Kick Off is the day that she\u00a0meets the State Board and staff, turns in her paperwork, chooses her\u00a0position in the competition lottery, and learns all the details for preparing for pageant week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Miracle Bowl for Kids<\/strong><br \/>\nContestants\u00a0will need to recruit a team to bowl in the Miracle Bowl. They\u00a0are not required to bowl, but will\u00a0need to recruit a team of 4 bowlers. The Miracle Bowl is an event to kick back, relax and have a great time getting to know other contestants while raising money for our National Platform.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle admin_label=&#8221;Toggle&#8221; title=&#8221;General Policies&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">General Policies<\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Titleholder Competing for new Title<\/h3>\n<p>All local titleholders are strongly encouraged to finish their year of service before competing for another local title. If a titleholder wishes to compete again before the completion of her year, she may do so if the Executive Director of her current title\u2019s program gives consent to do so. This should be submitted in writing from that Director to the Executive Director of the program in which she wishes to enter.<\/p>\n<p>Titleholders who do not have an option to compete in another local program\u2014open and closed\u2014after relinquishing their title for the reasons above will be able to compete in the \u201cDUAL SWEEPS\u201d (Miss Heart of Indiana\/Miss Wabash Valley) at the end of the program year.<\/p>\n<h3>Holding Two Titles<\/h3>\n<p>As a reminder per Miss America national rules, no individual may officially hold two titles at the same time.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When a local titleholder chooses to compete in a new year but has not \u201cpassed on\u201d her title yet, she can compete per the guidelines above. If she wins, she can no longer make appearances as the previous title. However, she is welcome to come back and pass on her title and give a farewell with the understanding that she is appearing as the new title, not the previous title.<\/li>\n<li>If a potential contestant holds a title outside of the Miss Indiana system (ie County Fair, Festival), she must official resign her title before competing in a local pageant. She must obtain, in writing, proof that she has official resigned.<\/li>\n<li>If a current local titleholder plans to compete in a pageant outside the Miss Indiana system, she must official resign her title before competing. She will not be allowed to make further appearances or return to her local to pass on her title wearing her crown. She is considered a \u201cformer\u201d titleholder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Titleholder resigning her title during her year of service<\/h3>\n<p>If a current titleholder decides to resign her local title, it is advised that the local pageant wait 72 hours before assigning her successor.<\/p>\n<h3>Title being relinquished by Local Pageant<\/h3>\n<p>Relinquishing a title should be considered an absolute last resort. Should the situation come to this conclusion, BEFORE the title is taken away the local pageant must contact the State Executive Directors and they will notify the Miss America Organization Field Department. 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