Frequently asked questions

No problem! Most of our preliminaries are considered "open pageants" meaning you do not need to live in that specified area to participate. You may participate in as many open pageants as you wish during each pageant season. If you are interested in becoming a preliminary director in an area without a current pageant, please contact us for more information.

 Casualwear is your outfit of choice that tends to be more of a dressy casual. Dress pants, Capris or a skirt may be worn. Outfit should be tailored and flattering on the participant. Jewelry should be minimal and not too trendy or distracting. Jeans/flip flops are not typically worn for casualwear. This should be something you could wear to a nice luncheon, country club or to meet the governor. Bright or light colors are recommended. A Google image search for "Cinderella Pageant casual" will give you many examples of clothing you will see at our pageants. 

 Partywear for the Infant-Miss divisions should be a nice dress that you might wear to a special occasion such as a wedding or a banquet and should be knee length. Dresses may be found at prom/bridal stores but many have been purchased for very affordable prices at such stores as Burlington's, Walmart and even Amazon. Teen dresses are more prom style floor length but not a fully beaded/rhinestoned evening gown. Women participants may wear an evening gown like you might see for Miss Oklahoma and the Miss America system. Most of these dresses can be found at prom or bridal stores. 

 In Cinderella, we are not looking to find out how much you know about politics and current events. We are looking for real kids and interview questions will be geared towards that age group. Tots may be asked questions like what games they like to play or what their favorite cartoon/bedtime story might be? Miniature Miss and Miss may be asked what their favorite subject in school is or what they do to help their families at home. Teens and Women would get questions that might be a little more difficult just to find out more about them. They may be asked what they feel is the hardest thing growing up today or what they hope to gain from participating in pageants. Our main purpose in interview is to learn more about each contestant and see if they can carry on a conversation. Remember no answer is the wrong answer! 

 Talent is only for ages 7 and up. Tot Personality takes the place of Talent for 3-6 year age division. Talent is NOT required to compete in a preliminary, but is required to win the overall title. In the talent category, we are looking for age appropriateness, entertainment value and technical difficulty in the performing arts. You may see dance, singing, musical instruments, monologues and poetry readings. Talents should be 1.5-2.5 min. Any talents over 2.5 min will be disqualified. Talent must be done live, videos or recordings are not allowed. Live animals, unnecessary props and backdrops may not be used. You may use a partner, but they would be considered a prop and will not have any affect on judging of the contestant. If you need accompaniment, we prefer that you have it recorded. Clothing may not be removed while on stage unless necessary to reveal another costume underneath and done in good taste. Remember talent should be age appropriate. Set up for talent should take no longer than 30-60 seconds, exception for larger talent requirements such as piano. Any music used for talent should be submitted via email to okcindydirector@gmail.com. Please have a back up CD with you on pageant day.

 Congratulations! As a preliminary Overall winner you will move on to the next level of competition, the State Finals. Once you have won an overall title, you will not be eligible to compete for that title again on the preliminary level. You are however, eligible to participate at other preliminaries for judges comments and will automatically be invited back to the state competition as long as you remain eligible for that same age division.