RULES & GUIDELINES FOR THE QUEEN PAGEANT
In order for the winner of the Morgan County Fair Queen pageant to compete for the title of Indiana State Fair Queen 2012, the following rules must be followed:

  1. Each contestant must be at least 16 years of age and cannot have had her 21st birthday as of August 19, the first day of the 2011 Indiana State Fair Queen Pageant.

  1. Contestants must be unmarried and must never have been married.

  1. Contestants must be a U.S. citizen and reside in Morgan County.

  1. Contestants must be an active member of at least one worthwhile organization in her community such as church groups, Scouts, 4-H, etc. Eligibility is not limited to 4-H membership.  Professional models are not eligible to compete.

  1. Contestants cannot have had a child or be knowingly pregnant at the time of the county fair pageant or the State Fair queen pageant. If the Morgan County Fair queen is found to be pregnant prior to the Indiana State Fair Queen pageant, she will be ineligible to compete and will be asked to relinquish her title.

  1. A previous Morgan County Fair Queen is not eligible to compete.

  1. Deadline for entry will be Friday, June 10, 2011, on an official entry form.

  1. Each contestant must be sponsored by a business or a nonprofit community service organization that pays a $30.00 entry fee to the Morgan County Fair and 4-H Club Association, Inc.

  1. The Fair Queen contestants will be judged on the basis of poise, personality, and ability to converse at a competitive contest. The judging is divided into the following three divisions:

DIVISION 1: INTERVIEW              50 POINTS TOTAL

  • Ability to converse                             20 points
  • Personality                                         15 points
  • Poise                                                 15 points

    Attire: Suit, Pant Suit or Dress:  Each contestant will have at least 3 minutes alone before the judges. She will answer impromptu questions asked by the judges.

    DIVISION 2: EVENING GOWN OR TUXEDO               30 POINTS TOTAL

  • Stage Presence                                                                 15 points
  • Overall Impression                                                            15 points

     Attire: Long Evening Gown. At least one portion of the evening gown's hemline needs to be floor length (touching the floor or contestant's foot). Other portions of the dress may be knee or tea length, depending on the design of the dress. A gown with the skirt split above the knee (more than 2" above the knee cap), a low-cut bodice and/or cut/design inappropriate for the state pageant may be discounted by the judges.

    DIVISION 3: PROFESSIONAL WEAR     20 POINTS TOTAL

  • Posture and Poise                                       10 points
  • Overall Impression                                      10 points

    Attire: Suit, Pant Suit or Dress: Suit pieces do not have to be of the same fabric, separates will be allowed. Suit or dress worn for the interview may also be worn/judged in Professional Wear category. Props are not allowed.

    10. Failure to comply with the following requirements could result in the loss of judging points.  Points and score sheets are for judges' assessment only. Final selection is the judges' decision.

    11. NO professional hairdressers or makeup artists will be allowed backstage the evening of the pageant. NO parents or relatives will be allowed backstage prior to the pageant.

    12. The Morgan County Fair Pageant Coordinator reserves the right to change the foregoing terms and conditions at any time as may be deemed expedient.

    13. The Queen and the First runner-up must attend the Morgan County Fair as requested to perform duties assigned to them.

    14. The Queen will spend the period from Friday, August 19 through Sunday afternoon, August 21, 2011, at the Indiana State Fair competing for the title of "Miss Indiana State Fair of 2012".

    15. The winner of the county fair pageant will be asked to appear at various functions during the following year both by the Fair Board and the community. All appearances of the queen in her official capacity must be approved by the county fair pageant coordinator.

    16. If any of the terms and conditions listed in these rules are not followed by the contestant, the Morgan County Fair Pageant Coordinator has the right to disqualify that contestant from the competition.