Georgia Marble Festival's

"2009 Miss Georgia Marble"

Beauty Pageant

Presented By:
Bethany-Salem Volunteer Fire Department
Director: Tim Prather

This is a special invitation for those who would like to participate in the annual "Miss Georgia Marble" Beauty Pageant that is to be held on Saturday, September 12, 2009. This event will be held at the Pickens County High School Auditorium. The "Pageant" is scheduled to begin at 12:00 p.m. There will be a "Queen" and two alternates chosen from the usual age divisions. The 18-21 year old division is still in place with the Pageant this year. The "Teen Miss" division created for the 14-17 year olds is still in place. The divisions are as follows:

Age	Division	Dress	Shoes	Jewelry
0-11 Months	Baby Miss	Short Dress	White-Matching-Clear	No Jewelry*
1 Year Olds	Tiny Miss	Short Dress	White-Matching-Clear	No Jewelry*
2 Year Olds	Toddler Miss	Short Dress	White-Matching-Clear	No Jewelry*
3-4 Year Olds	Petite Miss	Short Dress	White-Matching-Clear	No Jewelry*
5-6 Year Olds	Little Miss	Short Dress	White-Matching-Clear	Limited Jewelry
7-9 Year Olds	Young Miss	Short or Long Dress	White-Matching-Clear	Limited Jewelry
10-13 Yr. Olds	Junior Miss	Long Dress	White-Matching-Clear	Allowed
14-17 Yr. Olds.	Teen Miss Ga Marble	Long Dress	White-Matching-Clear	Allowed
18-21 Yr. Olds	Miss Ga Marble	Long Dress	White-Matching-Clear	Allowed

Small studs “only” will be allowed for those participants with “pierced” ears age 2 and under. Cosmetic Make-Up is not allowed on participants age 2 and under. Hair Extensions/Pieces are not allowed in the pageant;

Miss Photogenic - In addition to the "Beauty" competition, you are also eligible to compete for the title of "Miss Photogenic". This will be an award for your special photograph that you submit to be selected as being the most "photogenic" by our judges. The winner will receive a beautiful "custom made" trophy! There will be one winner for each division.

Queens - The "Queen" in each age division will receive a lovely "wrap-around" banner, an elegant rhinestone "tiara", a beautiful custom-made "trophy" and $100.00 Cash.

Alternates - There will be “two” alternates (2nd and 3rd place) selected from each age division. Each alternate will receive a custom-made trophy varying in size according to award, a wrap around banner.

Overall Winner - Again, this year we are adding an additional Overall Winner. There will be one "Overall Winner" selected from all the contestants from Age-3 up to Age-9. There will be an additional "Overall Winner" selected from all the contestants from Age-10 up to Age-21. These awards will be presented to the contestant who obtains the "highest combined score" from participating in "both" the Pageant and Miss Photogenic competition. You must compete in the Miss Photogenic to be eligible! The overall Winner will receive a trophy and a $100.00 Cash Award!

Additional Awards - There will be additional awards presented to contestants in each division for Prettiest Hair, Prettiest Dress, Prettiest Eyes and Prettiest Smile.

Everyone's a Winner! - Because we feel “you” are special, every girl participating in the Pageant is already a winner! Every contestant will receive a trophy to take home!! NO ONE goes home empty handed!!!!!!!!!

Rehearsal - There will be a rehearsal and late registration Thursday, September 10, 2009 beginning at 6:30 p.m. with the youngest age groups up to 4 years old. Girls older than 4 begins at 7:30 p.m. The rehearsal location will be at the Pickens County High School auditorium. Watch our web site for any additional details.

Marble Festival Parade - Arrangements will be made for the "Queen" of each division to enter the Georgia Marble Festival Parade, for the morning of October 3, 2009. This is Jasper's largest annual parade that will roll down Main Street. We only arrange for the position in the parade. You will be responsible for your transportation. Convertible cars, pick-up trucks etc. are favorites!!

Entry Fee - The fee to enter the pageant is as follows

Pageant:	$80.00
Miss Photogenic	$10.00
Late Fee (after 9-05-2009)	$10.00

How to Register - Complete the registration form and submit it along with the entry fee. There will be an additional fee of $10.00 for entries received later than September 05, 2009. We need to know if you are participating prior to this date, if possible, for ordering trophies.

Click here to print a registration form.

Early Entries - - This year, we will have two "random" drawings. One will be at the beginning of the Pageant for all the early entrants in the first five age groups. This drawing will consist of all the entries received by the September 05, 2009 deadline. There will be a second "random" drawing for the remaining age groups for the same award. These entries must be in our possession on the "early entry" deadline, 9-05-09, to be eligible for the drawings. The winners of the drawing will receive $25.00 cash! So, please mail your registration in early so you can be a part of this fabulous event.

Late Registration - Thursday, September 10, 2009 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at the Rehearsal. There will be a $10.00 late fee for all registrations received after 9-05-09. The location of the rehearsal will be at the P.H.S. auditorium. No same day registration; you must be registered by September 10, 2009!

NOTE: There must be at least "three (3)" entries received for any "single" division for competition in that division. Should there not be at least three entries, you will be contacted to inquire if you are interested in participating in another age group.

Photographs
Please do not mail photographs! There will be a table located near the front door to drop of photos the day of the pageant. AND, please pick up your photo when you leave! We have a large collection of photos left behind from the past nine years.

The annual Miss Georgia Marble Beauty Pageant is probably the most "glamorous" pageants held in Pickens County. We place emphasis on helping girls develop a positive winning attitude during participation in our "Pageant". Although only one girl can be a winning "Queen", each girl is a winner and we ask that parents help up in making them feel like winners! Our judges are "professional" people with various pageant/modeling experiences and reside outside Pickens County.

All proceeds and donations go to the benefit of the Bethany-Salem Volunteer Fire Department. Your generous support is greatly appreciated.

Click here to print a registration form.

Additional Information: Visit our web site at bethanysalemfd.org