The Miss State pageant season is now underway! This weekend seven more women will join Miss New Hampshire (who was crowned a few weeks ago) as official Miss America contestants. Scroll below for the complete state competition schedule.
I always enjoy seeing pictures from other state pageants and noting the set design, gown styles and whatever caliber of competition can be discerned from a picture; here are some that caught my eye from this week's preliminaries:
I always enjoy seeing pictures from other state pageants and noting the set design, gown styles and whatever caliber of competition can be discerned from a picture; here are some that caught my eye from this week's preliminaries:
Many states stipulate a color for the contestants walk-on gowns; white is extremely popular, as seen in Missouri. I'm also a huge fan of their shiny stage floor:
To match the set, it appears contestants in Oklahoma had to wear orange, teal or green swimsuits, which is a very-Miss-USA thing to require:
To match the set, it appears contestants in Oklahoma had to wear orange, teal or green swimsuits, which is a very-Miss-USA thing to require:
When I was a contestant, I always pined for this peacock feather dress! I'm kind of surprised it's still around [seen on the left on a prelim winner in Kansas]. The sad reality, in my opinion, is that it's really unique, but not actually flattering.
The 2009 Miss State Schedule*
This weekend:
Oklahoma, Kansas, Wyoming, Nebraska, Alabama, New Mexico and Missouri
Next weekend:
Delaware, North Dakota, Iowa, Alaska and Idaho
The third weekend of June:
OHIO, Utah, Michigan, Tennessee, Arizona, Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Maine, Illinois and Virgin Islands
The fourth weekend of June:
North Carolina, Nevada, Pennsylvania, New York, California, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Rhode Island, Virginia and Vermont
The first weekend of July:
Texas and South Carolina
The second weekend of July:
Oregon, Florida, Washington, Massachusetts, District of Columbia, Mississippi and Kentucky
The third weekend of July:
Arkansas
Final weekend of July:
Puerto Rico
*Note, this list was found on a message board and may have errors; leave a comment if you spot one.
I have to agree about The Peacock Gown (figured it deserved caps, lol). I think it's a cool idea but have yet to see it look truly flattering.
ReplyDeleteLOL - It totally deserves caps! I wish someone would redo it with a more slimming design. Even on a super thin woman, the tan beaded bodice only looks good at certain, posed angles.
ReplyDeleteI always thought it would be cool to do a similar design with red roses in place of the feathers and an emerald green satin bodice. Very over the top and costumy, obviously, but also very unique!