Beauty Pageant Tips

So, beauty pageant tips. Okay, lots of things to give you. Firstly, tip number one, don't lie or exaggerate on your form.

We have had lots of girls this year at Miss Great Britain that have. For instance, if you say you speak four different languages, that sounds great, doesn't it? But when we turn up at your regional heat, I will have remembered and read your information. For instance, we have one girl this year on the side of England who said she spoke Welsh.

I was really impressed. Being from Swansea myself, I asked her. She didn't know what I said.

For instance, if you say you speak Welsh, you should understand “Do you speak Welsh?” which was what I asked her. So, don't lie, don't exaggerate. When you turn up at a regional heat, do not bombard the organizer with loads of questions.

Sometimes, we get pushy moms and girls that phone us every single day before the heat, asking different questions. Please bear in mind that we have lots of things that we have to organize for that event to run smoothly. Be courteous, be lovely, also be nice to girls backstage because other girls may help you not just in that competition but in the future.

Maybe they know of a certain job or an audition they can't turn up to, so they'll tell you. Don't fall into the trap of mental games. The amount of times when I used to do pageants, 15, 14 years ago, were girls that say “What are the pageants that you've done? What's your dress? How much did your dress cost?” What's happening there backstage is other girls are starting to play with you mentally and psyche you out.

Don't get involved in it. Just say something very polite and then walk on, say you're going to the loo, say you're doing something else. Lots of beauty pageant tips on the right colours to wear, so for instance, in your swimsuit round to your evening gown round, you can choose the same colour.

If lime green suits you or emerald green suits you, wear it in both rounds and then the judges will be more likely to remember you than the next girl and you got to remember we're seeing 25 girls on the stage sometimes. So, black, wearing it may not help you and you may not stand out, so try to wear something bright and bubbly. When you come to our national final, be really polite and courteous to everyone but the biggest beauty pageant tip I can give you is please be honest, natural, warm, confident and feel secure in yourself and that will show and you'll smile. .