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Annual Miss Georgia Forestry State Scholarship Pageant - Rules
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RULES
(1) Contestants must compete in the age division according to their age the day of the State Pageant. Must be a legal resident
of Georgia.
(2) Must submit a copy of your birth certificate with the application.
(3) May be sponsored by friends, family or businesses, if you are coming at large. Local winners will be sponsored by local
pageant. If you win a local pageant and you do not attend the state pageant, you will be responsible for refunding your state
entry fee to your local director.
(4) Must sell (4) Good luck ads at $25.00 each to go in the program book. You may get ads from friends, family or businesses.
Ad page must be submitted camera ready and typed in bold black, no color. You can lay page out the way you want to, just
include contestants name, parents, sponsor, and county. County is the county that you are representing. Leave room above
the name, parents, sponsors, and county for a wallet photo. Submit wallet photo and the printer will insert your photo.
All ad page layouts must be bold, black and white, no color ad page layouts.
(5) Teeny, Tiny, Little, Junior, and Teen is open to one contestant per county in each age division. Only one contestant
per county or per college for
the Miss Division. If you have a pageant in your county, it is mandatory that the queen represent your county. Check with
the Georgia Forestry Pageant and Educational Association, Inc.(known hereinafter as GFPEA) and if you do not have a pageant
then the GFPEA will take the first girl to enter from that county. If you are registered at a school in a county then you
can represent that county or your college. Local Forestry Ranger must sign your application for the Miss Division only. Miss
Queens must work, reside, or attend school in the county or a county touching her county(this is at the discretion of her
local director) she is representing on the day of the State Forestry Pageant. If you have already won the state pageant, you
cannot compete again on the local or state forestry pageant level until you change age groups. If you work in a county that
you are representing, you must submit a paycheck stub and letter from your employer and must have worked in that county for
at least 3 months or if you attend school or college, you must submit a letter from the school or college and must have completed
one semester.
(6) You do not have to win a local pageant to compete. If you do not have a pageant in your county, you just have to be the
first to enter in your age division from your county.
(7) If named queen, cannot represent or promote any other title. Must promote only Forestry for the upcoming year. Teeny,
Tiny, Little, Junior, and Teen can compete in other pageants as long as they do not interfere and require appearances and
promotion. The decision of interference will be at the sole discrepancy of the GFPEA.
(8) Must agree to promote your State Forestry title only.
(9) Must always act in a ladylike manner.
(10) Must get permission from the GFPEA before promoting the Forestry for any event. The only reimbursable expenses that
the Miss queen will receive are motel expenses for events that are approved by
the GFPEA, any other expenses will be the responsibility of the queen.
(11) Must get permission from the GFPEA before competing in other pageants.
(12) Queens will get scholarship money at the end of her reign, provided she fulfills her duties as Miss Georgia Forestry
Queen.
(13) Contestants must have never been married or never been pregnant, or never convicted of a crime. Queens cannot marry or
become pregnant or be convicted of a crime
during their reign.
(14) A contestant agrees to abide by all the rules and regulations of the GFPEA now in affect or announced thereafter.
(15) The pageant will be conducted under the rules established by GFPEA and a contestant agrees that the time, manner and
method of judging the pageant shall be solely within the discretion of the GFPEA and the decision of the judges will be final.
(16) Anyone acting in a disorderly way will be disqualified without refund.
(17) No refunds unless pageant should be canceled.
(18) The deadline to enter is April 1, 2009 for contestants entering at large or the first contestant we receive per county.
Contestants winning local pageants must have their information submitted to the state four weeks after winning their local
or April 5th whichever comes first and you must enclose a wallet photo, black & white or color for the program book along
with your camera ready page. If you do not have your state packet into state after four weeks of winning your local, you will
be charged a $25.00 late fee and your local county pageant has the right to replace you with 1st runnerup.
(19) If named queen, you must be on time for all the appointments and if named queen, the queen must give a phone number and
the address where she can be reached at all times by the GFPEA. Queens reign and appearance shall be handled solely within
the GFPEA and the Queen. No other family members or friends shall be involved with these activities. Queens must wear crown
and banner, and shall dress appropriately for all occasions.
(20) A contestant must be of good moral character and shall not have been convicted of any crimes and shall possess poise,
personality, intelligence, and charm.
(21) No Cameras of any nature allowed in the building or on the premises. We will have a videographer and a photographer
for your convenience. No cell phones, beepers, or electronic equipment allowed in the building. Contestants will be disqualified
if a family member or members of her entourage are caught breaking any of the GFPEA rules.
(22) If entering photogenic, pictures must be mailed no later than April 1, 2009.
(22) A $40.00 service charge will be charged for returned checks.
(23) No Food or Drinks in the Auditorium.
(24) Should there be a problem of any kind during the pageant, or related events, the contestants are to go directly to the
GFPEA. Any unruly, unsportsmanlike, or unbecoming conduct by a contestant or any member of her entourage, or any disregard
for the rules and regulations of this pageant could result in immediate dismissal from further competition without refund.
Depending upon the severity of the action or behavior, it could result in a permanent barrier from future competition in
the Miss Georgia Forestry Pageant, to be decided upon by the GFPEA.
(25) If named queen and for some reason, title is revoked, you will have to return all prizes such as but not limited to crown,
banner, crowning pin, scholarships, and all prizes presented to the queen on the night she wins to the GFPEA. If your title
is revoked on the local forestry or state forestry pageant level, you can never compete in a local or state forestry pageant.
(26) No Soliciting of any kind is allowed at the pageant or in the building. This means no passing out of other materials,
applications and so forth.
(27) Queens will keep their crown, banner and all prizes at the end of their reign. Queens cannot wear the Georgia Forestry
crown, banner, crowning pin and so forth to promote another pageant after they give up their State Forestry title. If caught
doing so, the GFPEA has the right to ask for the crown, banner, and crowning pin to be returned to the GFPEA.
(28) These rules apply to Teeny, Tiny, Little, Junior, Teen, and Miss contestants competing for the titles of Miss Georgia
Forestry and if named Teeny, Tiny, Little, Junior, Teen, or Miss Georgia Forestry, these rules will stay in effect until the
Georgia Forestry Queens fulfill their year and relinquish their title on the date that is set by the GFPEA for the next following
State Pageant.
(29) If ordering magnetic signs for car, these must be ordered immediately after winning your local pageant. Contact the
GFPEA to order signs.
(30) The Holiday Inn in Tifton, Georgia will be our official state headquarters. It is mandatory that everyone stay at the
Holiday Inn since it is our state headquarters. If you plan on driving back and forth home each day, that is fine. We just
ask that if you stay in a motel, that you stay at the Holiday Inn. You need to make reservations by May 1, 2009 by faxing
in your motel reservation form. After May 1, 2009, you will be charged regular rate. No exceptions! You may call the Holiday
Inn at 229-382-6687.
(31) All contestants who compete in the Miss Georgia Forestry Pageant are eligible to advance to the Miss US National Forestry
Pageant. The National Forestry Pageant is also held in Tifton, Georgia.
If I can assist you, call me at 229-386-2681.
I look forward to having you join us for the fun and excitement of the Miss Georgia Forestry Pageant.
Dianne Dominy
President/Director visit our website at http://missgaforestry.com
Copyright©Georgia Forestry Pageant and Educational Association, Inc. 2003-2009 Materials are not to be copied without permission.
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