How To WIN A Pageant

I am sharing my experiences from my past pageant experience. Below is my pageant resume:-

Miss Malaysia Tourism 2007 (Top 5)

Miss Malaysia Model of the World 2007 (National Winner)

International Model of the Year 2007 in Korea (top placing)

Miss Model of the World 2007 in China (Top 15 in World finals)

Miss Malaysia Universe 2009 ( Top 8)

Miss Malaysia World 2009 (Top 10)

It will be more meaningful and make sense for you to read this blog together with my previous blog, "How Not To Win A Pageant"

1)Charming smile

A Beauty Queen should possess a good charming smile. A winning smile is more important than a pretty face. Don't be surprised that there are many girls out there who practice smiling in front of the mirror everyday. Please visit your dentist before you join pageant!

2)Can you sell tables on the finals?

This particular aspect does not happen at all pageants but I can't say it had not happened before. Organizers are not philanthropists but are shrewd business people. If you can be able to assist them in selling tables or market their pageant, they tend to favor you. Ask yourself, how many supporters you can bring to the finals? Don't be surprised that there are some pageants which solely depend on the tables/supporters you have on the grand finals.

3)Lend a helping hand

Learn to share your things with others, you will be surprised what you will get in return. Often, pageant girls will try to look their best in the pageant. Sometimes, these girls are not willing to share their things with other girls. However, this is not the case! Being self-centered in the beauty contest will not bring you far in beauty contest. My best advise is to share your stuff with others during the pageant and take care of others who need assistance. This will also lighten the chaperon's work.

4)Politics is everything

Most of the time in competitions, politics is the last thing that cannot be avoided as you are given certain amount of time to impress others. Before joining competition, please flip through “The Prince” and learn about being Machiavellian. The end justifies the means. I am not praising the art of manipulation but this is one of the survival skills to stay in the beauty competition. There are tons of beautiful girls out there, only the one with the tactic for survival will eventually win the crown.

5)Looking like a million in every picture

A picture is worth a thousand words. Pictures are important for the public to judge whether you can be a potential queen, that is why it is crucial for you to look good in every picture. Also, this will help you to open more doors for castings and to getting nearer to your potential bosses. From the pageant history, Miss Photogenic is always the hot pick among the rest.

6)Be honest

Please be truthful about yourself, to avoid sending the wrong messages to others during pageant. Others can feel whether you are being fake or the genuine you. If you fake your feelings throughout the pageant, this will not just backfire your standing in the competitions but you have failed to open your heart for potential friendships or fail to build a good rapport with organizers.

7)Quality contacts

You literally need to count how many back support that you have to consider your probability in winning the contest. There are many contestants who rejoin the same pageant and won because of the contacts they have built on. Henceforth, you need to expand your networking into the industry people if you dream to be a beauty queen.


8)Be punctual

Being seen as the first few to report to the Chaperon is a strong way to build your reputation as a disciplined candidate. This shows that you are committed and responsible for your cause of action. Also, you are somebody that the organizer can rely on when you are alone in the world finals. Being punctual is an important criteria as a beauty queen, as this shows that you can fit into the team work. Please make this as a habit not just in pageant but also practice punctuality in other modeling assignments.

Pageants are never a fair game, you at your own risks when you join any pageant. An angelic face or voluptuous body cannot guarantee you the crown. You need more than the physical beauty to win the competition. The cliché 'beauty with brains' alone does not necessarily work. Nowadays, pageants are just like any popularity contest which means that other than the above points, your charisma is the predominant factor to determine whether you can do well in pageants. Please follow my next blog on “Life after Pageant”.