Miss Jessamine County Fair Pageant Monday, July 5th, at 7 pm Age 16-21 OPEN PAGEANT Rules and Regulations

Contestants must be a natural born female, single, never married, never had a marriage annulled, and never had any children, nor criminal record of any kind. They must not have won any other preliminary competition to the Miss Kentucky County Fair Pageant. Previous queens of the Miss Jessamine County Fair Pageant are not eligible to compete.

1. This is an OPEN PAGEANT. Contestant does not have to live in Jessamine County. Open to ALL RESIDENTS OF STATE OF KENTUCKY. Must have been a resident of the state of Kentucky for at least 6 months.

2. Entry Fee $60.00. Must be submitted with entry form. 3. NO PERSONAL CHECKS OR CASH. Certified check, money order, or cashier check accepted! 4. Contestants must show proof of age when sending in applications. (copy of birth certificate) Contestants must be 16 years of age on October 31st and cannot be 22 on October 31st of the year when the local pageant is held at the local fair. 5. Contestants will be judged on poise, personality, beauty, and on stage interview by judges from outside of Jessamine County. 6. Contestants will appear in an opening outfit, one-piece pageant and an evening . 7. Only one person will be allowed in the dressing room with each contestant. 8. No cameras, video cameras, or cell phones allowed in dressing rooms. This rule will be strongly enforced. No males allowed!! No running in & out of dressing rooms, privacy reasons only! If you are caught using a camera or your cell phone they will be confiscated, and this could result in disqualification from the pageant. 9. THE WINNER will receive a $300 Scholarship, crown, trophy, and flowers. A two night stay in a suite at the Galt House in January when the state pageant is held in Louisville. We will make the reservations. All monetary gains will be received then. 10. Other winners will receive a trophy. 11. (OPTIONAL) All contestants may also choose to enter the following categories: $5 each or $10/3 Most Photogenic, Prettiest Eyes, Prettiest Smile. ALL WINNERS WILL RECEIVE AN AWARD FOR THAT CATEGORY. Make sure you write your name on back of picture and category it goes too. Pictures will not be returned. 12.Viewing of the score sheets is solely up to the director. 13. All contestants’ name and age, along with complete addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail address must be turned in at the entry. Please use correct Information 14. Mandatory for winner to chaperon Little Miss & Mister in Louisville, KY for the opening of the State Fair Pageant in August. 15. Deadline is Monday June 28tht if mailing in application. We will accept applications the day of pageant. Make sure you have all information required if registering the night of the pageant. 16. The Jessamine Co Fair Board or volunteers are not responsible in any way for accidents, injury, loss or damage to property. 17. All decisions of the judges are final! 18. NO REFUNDS! NO EXCEPTIONS! 19. Grounds for disqualification can be but not limited to untrue statements on registration forms, unruly behavior, misconduct, obscene or foul language and any other reasons the pageant committee may deem as necessary. Anyone that causes any problems, harasses the directors or judges will be escorted off the premises and re-entry not allowed. If the pageant committee is harassed or untrue statements are placed on-line, on Facebook, website, or any other means, your child will be disqualified from our pageant system entirely. Once you have won in this age group at the Jessamine County Fair, you are not eligible for re-entry.

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20.ITS AT THE SOLE DISCRETION OF THE WINNING CONTESTANT or PARENT TO HAVE THE STATE PAPERWORK TURNED IN WITHIN THE TIME LIMIT ON THE PAPERWORK. COPIES NEED TO BE EMAILED TO ME @ [email protected]. YOU ALSO NEED TO PURCHASE YOUR OWN TICKETS. ALL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND UNDER AT WWW.KAFS.NET 21. Contestants must not have won any other preliminary for the Kentucky County Fair Pageant. 22. The winner must compete in the Miss County Fair Pageant in Louisville In January at the Galt Failure to do so will result in forfeiture and the runner-up will assume the duties and responsibilities and will receive all awards.

Parent Signature: ______Contestant Signature: ______

Date: ______

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WHAT TO WEAR:

Opening outfit: Cocktail Swimsuit: one-piece pageant swimsuit, heels- clear or taupe are recommended.

Evening Gown: floor length gown, heels On Stage Interview in

JUDGES CRITERIA

Overall, the judges are looking for the girl they believe. • Is confident, in control and gives intelligent responses. • Has positive body language and good eye contact. • Can support opinions • Is honest, sincere, spontaneous, and has a sense of humor. • Is well groomed and fashionable. • Is poised in interview and on stage. • Has an attractive smile, face, and hair.

Opening Outfit: the judges are looking for poise, personality, self-assurance, projection, showmanship, eye contact, and fit of outfit. Swimsuit Competition: the judges are looking for physical fitness, facial beauty, poise, self-assurance, projection, showmanship, eye contact, and fit of swimsuit. Evening Gown Competition: the judges are looking for gracefulness in gown, facial beauty, poise, eye contact, projection, self-assurance, overall presence, showmanship, and fit of evening gown. Interview: the judges are looking for poise, personality, articulation, appropriate responses, intelligence, self-assurance, confidence, charm, and natural beauty

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Covid - 19 Regulations

We must follow all rules and regulations that are required by our local Jessamine County Health Department which may be subject to change by the time the fair pageants come around.

We ask you to be very understanding and patient with us the night of

pageant time. We may have to adjust the rules and regulations accordingly.

It is our main priority to make you feel safe and know that we are a Covid safe fair to ensure your health as well as our own.

If there are any concerns please follow us on our main website

www.jessaminefair.org for more updated information.

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• ENTRY FEE $60.00 • CERTIFIED CHECK, MONEY ORDER OR CASHIER CHECK (NO CASH OR PERSONAL CHECKS) MADE OUT TO: JESSAMINE COUNTY FAIR • COMPLETED APPLICATION WITH COPY OF BIRTH CERTIFICATE • (OPTIONAL) PHOTO CONTEST side awards $5/1 or $10/3 • MOST PHOTOGENIC PRETTIEST EYES PRETTIEST SMILE • INCLUDE PHOTOS WITH NAME AND CATEGORY ON BACK

MAIL TO:

ATTN: MISS JESSAMINE CHRISTAL JOHNS 113 REDBUD COURT NICHOLASVILLE KY, 40356

JENNIE HOUP 114 DOGWOOD CT NICHOLASVILLE KY, 40356

ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL or TEXT DIRECTOR: CHRISTAL JOHNS 859-420-0883 OR call Co-Director: Jennie Houp @ 859-885-6692 Co-Director: Debbie Bruner @ 859-608-9590

VISIT OUR FACEBOOK PAGE: JESSAMINE COUNTY FAIR PAGEANTS OR WEBSITE: www.jessaminefair.org FOR MORE UPDATED INFORMATION!

Visit www.kafs.net for more information on the Miss Kentucky County Fair Pageant

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