Writing a Pageant Platform Essay

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Beauty pageants require contestants to take platforms by writing essays introducing their connection to social issues. Write a solid pageant platform statement with a pageant veteran in this free beauty pageant preparation video series.

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Beauty Pageant Platform Essays: Conclusions
Conclusions in beauty pageant platform essays should convince judges that the contestant is ready to take action. Write good platform essay conclusions with tips from a pageant veteran in this free beauty pageant preparation video.

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Beauty Pageant Platform Essays: Format
Platform essays for beauty pageants should be written with introductions, bodies and conclusions. Write clear platform essays with tips from a pageant veteran in this free beauty pageant preparation video.

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Beauty Pageant Platform Essays: Introductions
Try writing a pageant platform essay with a catchy introduction to attract judge approval. Write good platform essay introductions with tips from a pageant veteran in this free beauty pageant preparation video.

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Beauty Pageant Platform Essays: Make it Personal
Write platform essays for beauty pageants with personal anecdotes and stories to show a connection to the issue. Make platform essays personal with tips from a pageant veteran in this free beauty pageant preparation video.

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Beauty Pageant Platform Essays: Tell Stories
Tell stories in platform essays for beauty pageants to show how the social issue is personal and known from experience. Add stories to a platform essay with tips from a pageant veteran in this free beauty pageant preparation video.

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Beauty Pageant Platforms & Dedication
Beauty pageant contestants are encouraged to choose platforms they can be dedicated to and inspired about. Choose a platform based on conviction with a pageant veteran in this free beauty pageant preparation video.

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Choosing & Giving a Beauty Pageant Platform
Choosing a platform for a beauty pageant should come from a contestant's experience, and giving the platform to an audience requires confidence. Learn about choosing platforms from a pageant veteran in this free beauty pageant preparation video.

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Grammar in Beauty Pageant Platform Essays
Using good grammar in beauty pageant platform essays is key, as is a solid use of language. Practice good grammar in platform essays with tips from a pageant veteran in this free beauty pageant preparation video.

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Parts of Beauty Pageant Platform Essays
Include in a platform essay for beauty pageants why the platform was chosen and how goals can be met. Learn the parts of a platform essay from a pageant veteran in this free beauty pageant preparation video.

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Presenting Beauty Pageant Platform Essays
Give beauty pageant judges the platform essay in a new folder or presentation sleeve. Present solid platform essays to judges with tips from a pageant veteran in this free beauty pageant preparation video.

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Purpose of Beauty Pageant Platform Statements
Beauty Pageant contestants take platforms and write essays to advocate a social issue. Learn how to write a platform statement from a pageant veteran in this free beauty pageant preparation video.

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Set Goals in Beauty Pageant Platform Essays
Goals are important in beauty pageant platform essays State real goals in platform essays with tips from a pageant veteran in this free beauty pageant preparation video.

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Typing Beauty Pageant Platform Essays
Type platform essays for beauty pageants with good language skills, and keep the essay on two pieces of paper. Type up platform essays with tips from a pageant veteran in this free beauty pageant preparation video.

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Tags: beauty, pageants, public, speaking, writing, speeches, statements, platforms

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Summary: P.T. Barnum brought the first beauty pageant to America in 1854, and during the 1880s newspapers held many photo pageants around the country. The Miss America pageant, which began in 1921, is the nation’s largest pageant and holds many statewide and now international pageants related to the crown. It also provides more scholarship money to young ladies than any other organization in the world. During World War II, pageant beauties sold bonds, and pageants were held to entertain the troops. Beauty pageants often consist of competitions in areas such as talent, judged interviews, swimsuit and evening-wear modeling, and platform questions or statements. Modern pageants are trying to emphasize the holistic theme of the contestants, reminding viewers that outer beauty is but one of the factors being judged.

In this beauty pageant video series, experienced pageant contestant, judge and director Erica Saylors uses model Ashley Charlton to talk about writing a platform statement for entry to a pageant. Saylors covers the importance of platform essays and how to go about writing one, including choosing a platform, keeping it personal for the contestant, writing in good form, and finally presenting the platform essay to judges. Saylors has tips for adding stories to platform statements and offers sound writing advice for would-be contestants.

About the Expert

Expert: Erica Saylors is an experienced pageant contestant, judge, and director of local pageants. During ten years of competition, she won noted titles such as Miss Houston 2004, Miss Lubbock 2002, and Top ten US Miss World in 2004. Erica was featured as the pageant consultant on the television show, Daisy Does America, produced by Courtney Cox and David Arquette. She founded and directed the Miss Madisonville Pageant in Madisonville, TX.