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The Crowning of Miss Mum
will  be held Friday
September 24th, 2010, 7pm at
Bristol Central High School

 

The Crowning of Miss Mum is open to all Bristol, Forestville, Wolcott, Terryville and Burlington girls who are between the ages of 14 and 17 years old as of the night of the event (September 24th, 2010). The first 20 applications received will be accepted. Miss Mum 2010 will appear at all of the Mum Festival activities as the Hostess of the Bristol Mum Festival. She also makes appearances throughout the year at Bristol activities such as the Home Show, local parades, Bristol Library, Imagine Nation, etc. Upon receipt of an application, an e-mail will be sent to the contestants. There will be a meeting of all contestants with at least one parent or guardian (a date yet to be set). At this time contestants will receive a rehearsal schedule, with approximately 5 rehearsals with our choreographer. Rehearsals are for the opening number (which is not judged – for entertainment purposes only) and for instructions on walking in formal wear, appearance wear and the correct way to sit and speak during your on-stage interview.
The contestants are also given a fact sheet. This sheet is what we call “All About Me”. The information from these sheets is used by our Host to come up with the questions for their on-stage interview. Questions like nickname, how you got it, age, grade, siblings, interests, future goals, etc. are the basis of most of the information we’re collecting. This leaves no surprise questions for the on-stage interview portion of the evening. The girls will be talking about themselves and that makes them a little more relaxed on stage.
The contestants also receive a “My Favorite Things” sheet which can also be used during the on-stage portion of the evening.
There is an essay which is judged by a separate panel of judges from those the night of the event. The essay topic will be given to the girls at the parent meeting and will be due at the rehearsal two weeks before the event. The contestant number is the only thing to identify the contestant – her name is not on the essay.
There is no swimsuit, no talent, and no evening gown competitions as part of the Crowning of Miss Mum. The girls will appear in “appearance wear” which they will choose themselves as something they would wear to an appearance in the City as Miss Mum. They will appear in “interview apparel” which is a little more dressy than the appearance wear. We do not allow strapless dresses or gowns. This particular ensemble should be something age appropriate and something the young lady might wear out to a special dinner event with your family. This is the outfit they will be interviewed on stage.
There is a pop question to see their spontaneous answers to questions developed in advance. We usually try to stay away from politics and religion to keep the questions fair across the board!
The girls will make a scarecrow (directions will be provided) which we will use in our “People’s Choice” fundraiser at the event. The scarecrows will be used to decorate our float for the Mum Festival Parade (September 26th). We would like to have all contestants on the float. If the majority of the contestants do not want to be on the Miss Mum Court float, it may be changed to Miss Mum and her runner-ups. Each girl works hard during the competition and we would love to have them all partipate!
Because of the generosity of several Bristol merchants, we have been able to give gift cards to all the girls who participate. We are hopeful that we will be able to continue this tradition again this year, but cannot guarantee that this will happen.
Any questions, e-mail Dina or Kristina Mazzone crownmissmum@yahoo.com

The girls are judged on:

Poise - How comfortable on stage and
stage presence
Personality - Natural Ability to express one's self
Pop - How spontaneous & complete was their answer
Appearance - dress - overall appearance
Interview - How spontaneous & complete was their answer

All judges are from out of town and have no connection with any of the girls.

Still interested? Click here to submit your application!
 
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