Miss Louisiana State Pageant & Talent Expo! 16th Annual

August 26th & 28th, 2016 Best Western Land Mark Hotel, Metairie Natural Pageant * Dress Attire, Party Wear/Pageant Wear. May have rhinestones & sequence on Dress. Should be fancy! Rhinestone Crowns * Monogrammed Banners*Great prizes* Rhinestone Crown Pins * Gift certificates*Official T Shirt*

Grand Supreme Winners. (You must compete in Talent to Qualify) Talent and Beauty Score will be added to determine winners. Crown & Sash

Entry Fee $200.00 for all age divisions. Baby Miss thru Deb. Miss. (this includes Beauty, Best Hair, Smile, Eyes, Fashion, Photogenic & Portfolio Overall Photogenic selected from all the photos entered. (Receives Crown) $10.00 to enter Overall Portfolio $10, this is 5 photos or more, placed in an album/binder, any size pictures with the contestant's name and age division on the front cover. Does not have to be professionally done. Hotel # 504-888-9500 for reservations & mention you are with the pageant to get the $89.00 rate. 2601 Severn Ave. Metairie, Louisiana. You will get your photo & portfolio after the pageant is finished.

Session One.... Registration for Baby Miss, Tiny, Toddler, Petite, Little, Junior & Deb Miss Divisions Your pic for photogenic and Portfolio should be turned in at registration on Sunday. 9:00am thru 10:45am. WE WILL BE TAKING ENTRIES AT THE DOOR For hair 11:00am Pageant Starts

Dress Attire Party Wear/fancy dress/Pageant wear. Natural beauty, No Make-Up or Hair Pieces for 3 yrs. And under. Light Makeup for Petite, Little, Junior and Deb Miss. May have natural looking heir extensions. NO flippers please. 1:00PM..Crowning & Photos Taken

Session Two......

Rehearsal for stage modeling 2PM Registration for Preteen thru Ms. 1PM until 2PM There will be an open # this year. Teen contestants must wear a PINK cocktail dress or dressy pants wear. Miss contestants must wear WHITE cocktail dress or dressy pants wear. Mrs. & Ms. contestants must wear RED cocktail dress or dressy pants wear. Classic contestants must wear a BLACK cocktail dress or dressy pants wear. For Hair & Make-Up services, Call Vicky Travis 985 634 0234 5:00PM Pageant Starts Formal Attire/Pageant Wear. Hair & Make-Up allowed. Evening Gown & On Stage Interview Only. Session Two Pre-Teen....12 to 13 yrs. Teen......14 to 17 yrs. Miss.....18 to 24. single no children Married. Ms. 21 and older Ms. …. 21 and older, single, divorced, with or without children Classic...40 yrs. and older Preteen thru Classic contestants are asked to bring a small gift for the outgoing queen in your division.

General Information Door Admission for Adults $15.00 Children 12 & Under $10.00 Small Children & Visiting Royalty FREE Everyone must pay to enter the pageant accept for the contestant & Queens The Entry fee covers side awards, photogenic, portfolio Talent Competition is an Optional Category. Starting with ages 2 years and older. We will have a winner in each division. You must compete in Talent to win the grand Supreme Title. Entry fee is $75.00.

Saturday August 27th, Talent Competition Registration for talent 4 to 5pm. Talent starts at 5pm Winners get a Crown and sash! Acts should last no longer than 3 minutes. Toddler Miss 2 to 3 yrs. Petite Miss 4 to 5 yrs., Little Miss 6 to 7 yrs. Junior Miss 8 to 9 yrs. Deb Miss 10 to 11 yrs. Pre-teen 12 to 13, Teen, Miss, Mrs., Ms. And Classic, Combined group Ms. Props, Makeup, Costumes are all welcomed.

Ad Sales Full page ad is $200 and Half Page ad is $100.00. The person that sells the most ad will be our ad sales winner and will receive a Crown, Gift, poster and Miss LA State T Shirt, 2 tickets to view the pageant and a program book. Winner will appear on the back cover of the official program book. You must sell 2 pages to qualify. Half of the total amount sold will go towards your entry fee.

We will have a professional photographer on hand, so there will be no still pictures taken during the Beauty competition on Sunday. They offer great prices and their work is the best in the industry. DMS Generations Photography at [email protected] or 985 351 5615 for questions.

Please email a photo of the contestant to Shelly by August.10th to appear in the official program book. When emailing photo, please list the contestants Name and Division entering and Prelim Title if any. Send to [email protected] There will be a pajama party after talent competition at 7pm in the atrium on the 3rd floor for contestants and moms, aunts, sister and grandmothers. Come in your favorite pajamas for fun, games, give a ways and refreshments. The swimming pool is open and located on the first floor for enjoyment.

Modeling work shop for contestants that need to polish up their modeling skills and learn to work the stage if you are new to the Pageant Industry. Tracy will go over modeling for beauty, speaking on the microphone and stage presence. The fee is $25.00 and you can pay on the website or send in with your entry forms. Workshop will be in the ballroom after talent competition at 7pm.

Miss Louisiana State 2016 Pageant/Entry Form Name________________________________________

Division: _______________________ Age: ________ DOB: __________ Parents: __________________________________ Husband if married________________________ Phone: ______________Email: _________________________ Address: ______________________ City: ___________ Zip: ___________ Hair: color_________________ Eye Color_________________ Favorite Color (s): ___________________________ Favorite Food(s): ___________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Hobbies/ Interests: _____________________________________________________________________________________ What I like most about the state of Louisiana is _____________________________________________________________________________________ ____ Favorite Person (s)_______________________________Referred by _______________________________ Sponsored by: _________________________________Prelim Title__________________________________

Pre-Teen, Teen, Miss, Ms., Mrs. Classic, Only List 3 Topics that you want to Discuss on stage 1)______________________________________________2)___________________________________ 3)________________________________________________

Division: _______________Name_________________________________________ Prelim Title if applicable. ___________________________________ Name of your Prelim Director_____________________________________ _$100 Discount to prelim Winners. Entry Fee: $ 200.00_________ Supreme $_______($20.00) Overall Portfolio $10.00_________ Overall Photogenic $10_________ Talent $75.00_____________ Sibling discount_____ ____ (Half off Entry Fee) total ad sales sold___________________________ Work shop with Tracy $25.00_____________ Total Paid $___________________ Call Shelly Winters Black @ 337 281 1267 Make checks payable to Shelly Black mail to 4220 Beau Road, Maurice, LA 70555

Miss Louisiana State Pageant Talent Application Please fill out and mail to director Shelly. Contestant #____________(To be filled out upon Registration by staff)

Name______________________________________________________________ Age Division___________________ Preliminary Title if applicable_________________________________________________ Please give us a description of your talent________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ I understand and agree to not hold The Miss LA State Pageant or the Landmark hotel responsible for any stolen or loss goods and or any accidents that may occur during the competition. No Lip singing please. If you have questions pertaining to talent competition, please call Shelly 337 281 1267

Name of Contestant. _____________________________ Parents signature if under 18 years of age__________________________________ Mail to Shelly Black 4220 Beau Road, Maurice La. 70555

Miss Louisiana State Pageant 2016 Program Book Ad Form This form must be filled out completely and returned to the Director no later than August 15, 2016

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Contestant’s Name: _________________________________________________Division________________________

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Contact Phone Number: ___________________________

Please Check Ad Size(s): ___Full Page $200 ___Half Page $100 Total Amount Due: ____________________

Total # of pages sold_________________ Method of Payment: _______________________

Please attach any pictures and information to be used in the ad. Ads may be submitted printready, or we can design your ad for you. You may email photos and ads to [email protected] please be sure to include the contestant’s name and the ad it should be connected to. You can by phone with debit or credit. Call Shelly at 337 281 1267 Ads may be paid for by cash, check, or money order. Make checks payable to Shelly Black Make a copy of this document as your company/s receipt/

Visa and MasterCard are also accepted via PayPal. PayPal address is [email protected] Ads may be tax deductible for businesses. We are not responsible for any ads that do not get turned in by the deadline and cannot guarantee that they will be printed in the program book. Please call with any questions: Shelly Black, Director – (337) 281 1267 Contestants – Remember, selling ads does not increase your chances of winning. Ad sales are not mandatory but do help cover your pageant entry fees. Also, if you’re the top ad seller, you will be named as the 2014 Cover Girl and will appear on the back cover and win a 7-inch crown. 50% of the ad sales go toward your entry fee.

Purchaser’s Receipt………………………………………………………………………………..

Miss Louisiana State Pageant 2016 Program Book Ad Receipt Company/Purchaser: _________________________________ Ad Size Purchased_____________ Please join us at the Miss LA State Pageant August 27th and 28th, 2016 Copeland Towers Best Western Landmark Hotel, Metairie