Overall High Scorer - This is an overall title and is a combination of a contestant's score in the following pageant areas:

• Pageant Score
• Miss American Sweetheart
• Miss American Beauty
• Miss American Queen
• Miss Spirit of America

The winner of Miss Patriotism will be the one girl that best represents all areas of the pageant through supporting each title and having the high score. She must enter all the above titles and have garnered the most possible points. Please let the director know if you are working towards the title of Miss Patriotism when you send in your appllication. The scores for Miss Spirit of America are scored before pageant day so it is important that you send in your Miss Spirit of America form in with your application.

Community Service Project Winner - Miss American Queen is awarded to one contestant that collects the highest dollar amount before the pageant for our annual service project & also for the cost of our float in the Dacula Memorial Day Parade. This is an excellent way to piggyback on to a program for your own pageant platform or experience. This year's community service project will be; 

                            2013 WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT__________________

Please go on line and become informed about the Wounded Warrior Project. Their main goal is to support our wounded men and women coming back from war. Let your family and friends know the funds you are collecting are going towards a very worthy cause.  How can you raise money?  Well you could have a lemonade stand in your neighborhood, have a yard sale, sell cupcakes to neighbors at the community yard sale. You could sell items on EBay, put a money jar at a local business with Wounded Warrior Siticker identifying the cause, do chores around the house, babysit at the ball field(so momma can watch her other child play ball), paint and sell your art work, put out pine straw for neighbors, begin a dog walking business, or you can ask family and friends for support.  For every dollar riased, you receive one point towards the MISS PATRIOTISM Crown. To honor our Veterans during the Dacula Memorial Day Parade, we will also use a portion of the funds to designing and building our parade float this year

The contestant with the highest collected amount will be our MISS AMERICAN QUEEN. For every dollar raised you will receive one point.  Your points will go towards the overall title of Miss PATRIOTISM.   

Our serving, wounded, and Veteran's deserve to know that their efforts are much appreciated by honoring them each Memorial Day.  As you collect funds, invite the donor to come and enjoy the parade and to look for our Miss Memorial Day float.  Each girl that raised funds will receive a Thank You thropy and an American Rose.  The winner will receive a beautiful crown and designed sash as well.

Portfolio Competition - A Portfolio must have 6 -15 photos in a portfolio bound booklet. The portfolio should have head shots, 3/4 body and full body shots.  They can be a mixture of color, B&W, dual color, and others. The quality of the photos will be as important as the feeling of the photos. You must turn in your Portfolio as soon as you arrive to your pageant director or dressing room mistress, be considered for judging.Judging is done before the pageant begins.  You must pick them up after the pageant. The winner will receive a crown and sash. You must enter this competition to be considered for the overall title of Miss Patriotism.

Photos & Portfolios must be picked up by parents after the pageant. Any items not picked up will be thrown away that night so PLEASE REMEMBER  to get your lovely photos/portfolios.  This title is not to be confused with the Miss Photogenic title given to one candidate in each age division. If you enter this Royalty title you will receive 50 points towards the Overall title of MISS PATRIOTISM.  The winner of the portoflio competition will receive 50 points for entering and an additional 20 points for winning the competition of Miss Americian Beauty.

THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL $25 FEE TO ENTER INTO THE MISS AMERICAN BEAUTY PORTFOLIO COMPETITION.

Interview or Introduction Winner - The Interview or Introduction winner is the top scorer in the Young, Junior, Teen and Miss category, which best presents herself in the interview or introduction portion of the pageant. Her voice, presence, composure, quality of answer, and speaking ability will be judged. The Miss Independence designer sash will be awarded to this gifted girl.  Only the Miss & Teen contestants will have a scheduled 4-minute interview with the judges on the day of the pageant. But introduction and interview scores will be considered for this title. Questions will be taken from contestant's Biography on the pageant entry form. Dress for success; hose, heels, dress or suit. Being LATE to your interview will automatically deduct 10 points from your interview score. Be on time which in is 10 minutes early in the world of pageants!  The interviews will be heldin the Hamilton Mill Golf Club's Business Center the week before the pageant. Interview times will be given to contestants once all applications are in. The judges want to get to know you and look forward to a casual and fun conservation with you.  Good Luck!

In each of the nine age categories, one winner will be chosen as Photogenic
Winner from the 8x10 head photo each girl enters and mails in with her application. She will win a Photogenic Sash. One picture is included in each girl’s $80 or $90 entry fee. A contestant may enter additional photos at the cost of $5 additional per photo. These additional photos must be included with the pageant entry form. All photos must be in with entry form before the pageant begins with the contestants age division, name, age, on the back.  I suggest a lable or piece of tape so you don't mark up your photo.  You may enter up to 2 extra photos. 8 x 10 photo in Black & White or Color of contestant ONLY. The picture should highlight the contestant’s natural beauty, smile and skin tone. Too much makeup on a child will be counted as unnatural. Not enough make up or hair styling on an older girl will be considered an unfinished photo. Please make sure their EYES are looking into the camera.  The Photogenic Queen-Winner is not the same as the portfolio or Miss American Beauty as that competition is about the best PORTFOLIO entered and not a photo entered for the photogenic competition.

Leadership and Community Service - Recognition for community service and volunteering will be awarded to the one contestant overall for her involvement or service to her community.  The Miss Spirit of America is a separate form that you must print off, fill in, and mail with entry form to compete for this title. The Miss Spirit of America title is given to the overall winner of the contestants for their work in the community. Judging will consider the age of the contestant and the amount of work and involvement.  In the older age divisions we will consider time, activity, and also if the program was designed by the older contestants. Age will be considered with the judging of this title.  In the younger groups, please list activities that your daughter is involved in with your family(going to 4th of July celebratons, watching parades, attending charity events, giving toys to Goodwill, etc.) This title winner will be awarded the Joseph R. & Virginia B. Littleton Volunteer of the Year Award and for her service to her community and country, as well as a designer Miss Spirit of America sash. Only one title is given for entire pageant. Have your Miss Spirit of America filled out & form mailed in with your application. You receive 50 points for entering this category and the winner will also receive an additional 20 points towards her Miss PATRIOTISM score.   

Audience Favorite - At the beginning of the pageant and during intermission, audience members may vote for their favorite contestant by voting with their
dollars at the Miss Sweetheart table.  A vote cost $1.  Your support is appreciated. We will have one winner in the 0-8 and one in the 9 and up division.  She will receive a beautiful rhinestone Miss American Sweet Heart Crown and sash. Please enjoy this part of the pageant. Each vote cast counts towards your Miss PATRIOTISM title. So if you earn 49 votes, 49 points will be added to your score towards Miss PATRIOTISM. 

Red, White, and Blue Fashion Show Winner - In our RED, WHITE, & BLUE Fashion Show portion of the program, every contestant will introduce themselves (aged 9 and up) or be introduced (6 months-8 years old) as they model their personal choice of patriotic wear.  Contestants aged 9 and up, will introduce themselves during the RW&B Fashion Show.  The introduction, 30 seconds or less, will include; your name, age, city, school and what you like best about living in America or your city. Every contestant will select an All American outfit to model on the runway. This outfit should be RED, WHITE & BLUE. Props are acceptable. Outfits can run from casual to dressy as long as it is patriotic in nature.  Judging will be scored in the following way: 50% Style and Design of outfit & 50% Modeling Capability (i.e. Self Introduction, presence on stage, physical fitness, modeling style, command of the audience, loud and warm voice with smile, & clean happy look. Judging for the YOUTH pageant contestants will be 50% outfit and 50% smiling and having a great time on stage!  Our winner will receive a designer sash.

Each year we have young ladies who have parents that are serving in the Armed
Forces. We want to take this opportunity to honor them for the many sacrifices that they make at home while their loved one is serving our country. To qualiy for this honor you must provide proof of active duty of a parent, brother, sister, grandparent, or aunt or uncle by providing an INDEX CARD with their information listed with your application.  We look forward to recognizing our pageant girls of active duty family members.