Judges

We take great pride in selecting our judges. Each one has been selected based on their background in this industry and some of them are here to scout for new looks for upcoming projects & bookings. Many of our contestants have been selected for paid t.v. or printwork from the panel of judges. Over the 23 years of hosting pageants we have hundreds of success stories, on our website are just a few , please feel free to ask Joanne about more.

Judges are asked to be fair in scoring and to look past things like missing teeth, braces, glasses etc. After all these are just part of life and being a kid. You never know when someone may be there scouting for someone with missing teeth or glasses anyway. So just be yourself and smile!

Judging is not based on the expense of your attire however just as adults go for a job interview , you want to make a good first impression.It is important that it fits you well and is age appropriate and how you display your chosen outfit.Your personality and confidence are taken in to account. Eye contact with the judges shows your comfortable on stage and friendly.

Judges are asked to keep their scores confidential, but may also give us helpful hints and advice after the pageant that may help you in future competitions. Often the judges may make notes and you are very welcome to call Joanne and she will be more than happy to pass along constructive comments that may help you out in future pageants and auditions.  Judges scores are final and we encourage everyone to respect the decisions made.We promote good sportsmanship and parents have commented that this is the only pageant they have seen where everyone walks away a winner. We owe it to our youngsters today to believe in themselves and encourage them to do their best !

Some our judges have been title holders themselves as you see in the picture on this page-some are from  the Miss America pageant system making our panel of judges an International blend, it is highly unlikely they know anyone at the pageant but all judges are screened before hand and briefed about our pageant system. They are asked to acknowledge if they know anyone personally and at that point an alternate judge takes over. After participating in many pageant systems with her daughter Tammy-Jo , Joanne has put together the fairest pageant system there could be. Judges pass their sheets down to the tabulator where they are then transferred to the official result sheet. Our hostess delivers them to the emcee where they are then read to the audience. The judges sheets are never taken out of the room , they are always on the judges table until they are taken to be read off. We pride ourselves on honesty . You are welcome to contact us after any pageant for comments or advice on how your contestant did and what they can do to improve next time, but we truly believe that just stepping on our stage makes them a winner, and asking them if they had fun afterwards is your key answer to entering again.

Contact Joanne at 905-374-1302 or 416-621-1956, or by email at joann[@]AllCanadianPageants.com