Envision Your Reign

Brooke and her daughter at a NAM Pageant Breathe. It’s a new ride and you’re going through the motions...and sometimes those (e)motions can feel like a rollercoaster. Find a network of other pageant moms to gain valuable feedback and advice from others who have been there. Try not to take up too much time defending your pageant mom status. Everyone won’t understand! What’s important is that you are doing a great service to your daughter because you know it will help grow her confidence and life skills. She’ll thank you for it later. Take the opportunity to bond and get to know your daughter on a level you could not have imagined. Use your new pageant mom status as a chance to teach your daughter goal-setting and perseverance. Most importantly, HAVE FUN. Fantastic years lie ahead.

NAM State Finalist Blayne Brown is exciting about winning her optional contests and placing 2nd RU in her first pageant. 1. Get her a coach.  Girls who are winning state and national titles have at least one coach, whether it be her mom, teacher, or a more formal type of coach.  Is it possible to win a title without a hired coach?  Sure!  When the contestant is self-motivated, dedicated by putting hours of time to practice, an above average researcher, and has an amazing platform, it is possible. I have seen this happen on several occasions, but in many more instances, the girls getting crowned happen to be the ones who have a dedicated person or team of individuals facilitating her success. NAM National finalist Damacia Howard poses with her parents at NAM Nationals. 2. Help your daughter create a winning platform . A platform is an issue or cause that the contestant chooses to donate her time in an effort to serve others or bring awareness to a problem. It’s n

National American Miss Queens at the 2012 National Pageant   A first pageant can be intimidating not only to the contestant, but to moms and dads alike. Your only experience with pageantry may be what you've seen on T.V. or in movies. Your pageant paperwork and directors will be a great source of information in preparation of your next pageant, but here are 5 lessons that I had to learn from experience. NAM Texas State Finalists meet at a pajama party 5 Rookie Mistakes to Avoid at Your Next Pageant: 1. Overspending. At your first pageant you'll likely be barraged with a plethora of pageant paraphernalia for sale...mostly having nothing to do with the competition itself. T-Shirts, pins, stationery, totes, roses, costume jewelry, buttons, DVDs, pretty much anything extra will be at the pageant.  Don't be hustled or feel pressured to buy any of it if its not already a line item in your budget (which is something you should have, see rookie mistake #2).