Newly crowned South Carolina Pre-Teen Alexandra Tiek does her first radio interview.

Newly crowned South Carolina Pre-Teen Queen Alexandra Tiek does her first radio interview.

Alexandra

Alexandra2Newly crowned South Carolina Pre-Teen Queen Alexandra Tiek does her first radio interview. Her interview was with Good Morning Sumter on WDXY 1240 AM/105.9 FM. She had a great time and really enjoyed herself!

Press Release from the NAM National Office

Press Release from the NAM National Office

Attention NAM Girls:

2010 Appointed Representative Program is now accepting applications! If you are 19 or 20 years old you can apply for our Miss Division. If you are ages 4-18 and reside in Alaska, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, or Wyoming you can also apply to be a NAM State Queen. You can download an application at http://www.namiss.com/findyourstate/namiss/car.html. National American Miss is the largest pageant in the nation for young women. We are so excited to let you know that you can be a part of this exciting program for your state! At this time, we are not offering a program in your state for your age group. However, we hope you will be a part of our Appointed Representative Program. The girl that is selected as the State Queen will be given the opportunity to compete at the National Pageant for the title of NATIONAL AMERICAN MISS for her age division. Appointed Representative Applicants Scoring System: Phone Interview – 35%, Resume – 25%, Essay – 25%, Picture – 15%. Over $500,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded at Nationals, including a 2010 Ford Mustang Convertible. My name is LaKishia Edwards. I am the NAM National Coordinator. If you have any questions feel free to give me a call at 281-496-9000 or send me an e-mail at ledwards@namiss.com. You know you can always reach me on Facebook – “NAM LaKishia Edwards”. Find out more about National American Miss at www.namiss.com.

Is National American Miss A Beauty Pageant?

I get a lot of phones each, some from people who are familiar with our program, others who are not. Over the next few days I am going to post some thoughts about the questions that I get asked the most.

Is National American Miss a Beauty Pageant?

Definitely not! You are scored 30% on your Personal Introduction, 30% on Formal Wear Poise and Appearance, 30% on Communications Skills in an Interview, and 10% on Participating in a Community Involvement Project on Pageant Weekend. 

The community service project is the easiest. Simply bring a stuffed animal or children’s book to pageant weekend and you will receive full credit for the community involvement competition. We will then take all of the books and bears and donate the items to charity. Through this competition we are introducing and reinforcing the concepts of community involvement and volunteer service which we hope will be taken from the pageant and into your community.

The personal introduction competition is where each contestant will stand on stage with a microphone and say their name, age, hometown and ambition. Our goal here is for each contestant to feel comfortable on stage delivering a speech. As well all know, public speaking, for most people, is their biggest fear and is one that gets easier the more you practice.

The interview is where each contestant will sit down with each judge and they will ask questions to get to know the contestant’s personality. They will not be asking questions that have a right or wrong answer, rather questions that allow each contestant to let her personality shine through. This is a great competition because it allows you to learn the valuable interviewing skills that will be invaluable in the future.

The formal wear portion is where each contestant is presented on stage in her formal dress. Here our desire is for each contestant to gain poise, self-confidence and shine on stage.  Then take that confidence into their homes, schools and communities.

All of these competitions will teach each contestant skills that you will use later in life!! Public speaking and job interviews will be much easier for you after competing in the National American Miss Pageant.

To see more and answers to other questions, see our FAQ page.  Click here to go there.