Citrus Information
Celebrating our 13th Anniversary
in the year 2009
“The pageant where in every little boy and girl lives a prince and princess!”
Dear Contestant and Parents,
Hello, and thank you for taking the first step in pursuing a dream. Hopefully you will compete in the Little Miss, Mister, Teen, Miss and Mrs. Citrus Pageant. It will prove to be exciting weekend with many surprises in Florida’s most exciting city — Orlando. You may hold a title while competing for Little Miss, Mister, Teen, Miss and Mrs. Citrus. Little Miss, Mister, Teen, Miss and Mrs. Citrus hopes to provide a fun and professional atmosphere for each journey. Little Miss, Mister, Teen, Miss and Mrs. Citrus is definitely a dream worth pursuing. The pageant welcomes contestants new to pageants and those who have already started their pageant careers. Judges have been instructed to look for facial beauty, on-stage presence and personality. Feel free to call the pageant headquarters and ask any questions
that you may have, or visit our website at www.littlemisscitrus.com for updates and suggestions for this year’s competition. We want you to have the time of your life and come back each year!! The prize package and personal appearance schedule grow each year as the Little Miss, Mister, Teen, Miss and Mrs. Citrus Pageant strives to be the most fun and most rewarding weekend of your year.
DATES:
The pageant dates are
Friday: February 6, Saturday: February 7, and Sunday: February 8, 2009
(Optional Thurs., Feb. 5, 2009) - “Forever in Blue Jeans” Competition
AGE DIVISIONS:
All contestants compete in each of the following categories.
Little Miss Citrus (0-11 months), (12-23 months), (2-3 years), (4-6 years), (7-9 years)
Little Mister Citrus/BOYS (0-35 months) and (3-6 years)
Miss Citrus Pre-Teen (10-13 years)
Miss Citrus Teen (14-17 years)
Miss Citrus (18-29 years)
Mrs. Citrus (21-56 years)
CATEGORIES:
1.) CITRUSWEAR - Anything orange, yellow or lime green. It can be a party dress, casual
wear, costume or anything creative as long as it is primarily a citrus color.
2.) PARTY / HOLIDAY OR PAGEANT DRESS - GIRLS
/ DRESSY SUIT OR TUXEDO - BOYS
3.) BEAUTY LINE-UP - This allows the judges to see your child close-up. It replaces the interview. No questions will be asked. Little Miss, Mister, Teen and Miss Citrus T-shirts, white shorts, socks and sneakers must be worn. T-shirts are $20.00 and will be available at check-in.
The colors on the T-shirts are lime green and bright orange.
CATEGORIES:
1.) CITRUSWEAR - Anything orange, yellow or lime green. It can be a party dress, casual wear, costume or anything creative as long as it is primarily a citrus color. (Examples of citrus wear) For ages 10-13 years, 14-17 years and 18-27 years and Mrs. Contestants must wear blue jeans in any style or length and a citrus colored top. Accessories are allowed. Any color shoe is acceptable.
2.) EVENING GOWN/FORMAL WEAR -
GIRLS: Evening Gown of your choice
BOYS: Dressy suit or tuxedo
3.) INTERVIEW - 1 ½ minute interview with panel of judges. Citrus T-shirts, white shorts, white socks and sneakers must be worn. Teen, Miss and Mrs. Contestants may wear heels if they wish. T-shirts are $20.00 and will be available at check-in.
OPTIONAL CATEGORIES:
These categories are available – but not mandatory – to all contestants and are separate from the overall title. Two runner-ups and one winner will be announced in each age division in each optional event. These events will be judged during the evening gown/formal wear. The Photographs portfolios and composites will be scored separately - you simply bring any size picture, to the pageant B/W or color is accepted. Please bring portfolio and composite if you will be entering those optionals. Items will be returned to you.
• MOST FACIALLY GIFTED – $25.00
• PRETTIEST/MOST HANDSOME EYES – $25.00
• PRETTIEST/MOST HANDSOME HAIR – $25.00
• MOST PHOTOGENIC - $25.00 first photo, $10 each add’l photo
• BEST SMILE – $25.00
• BEST DRESSED – $25.00
• BEST PORTFOLIO – $25.00
• BEST COMPOSITE - $25.00
PRIZES:
Each of the 11 division winners will receive $500.00 cash on stage!! A Citrus crown and sash will also be awarded on Sunday, February 8, 2009. Each winner will appear in all Little Miss, Mister, Teen, Miss and Mrs. Citrus advertisements in major pageant publications. Winners will also receive complimentary photo sessions and several optional appearances and parades, including the nationally-televised Citrus Bowl Parade. Accommodations for the 2010 pageant – and so much more! We award trophies to the top five finalists in each age division. Optional award winners will receive a sash and trophy, and all contestants receive complimentary issues of Pageantry, industry related magazines, along with a Certificate of Participation and special gifts from Citrus Productions.
ENTRY FEE:
If you have won a Citrus Preliminary, your overall entry fee is free. If you placed or won an optional at a Citrus Preliminary, your overall fee is $150.00. Otherwise the total entry fee is $300.00. Please mail check or money order (made payable to Little Miss Citrus), your B/W or color picture (any style acceptable), and completed application by January 23, 2009. Don’t forget about your ad pages (see separate page for more info) – they are also due no later than January 23, 2009. You may e-mail picture to director@littlemisscitrus.com You may call office for credit card payments. Paypal is accepted at director@littlemisscitrus.com.
To pay with Paypal, click the Paypal Button below.
Telephone: 954-797-0313
Fax: 954-797-0314
Website: http://www.littlemisscitrus.com
Email: director@littlemisscitrus.com
Please adhere to this deadline. Feel free to call Pageant Headquarters with any questions to ensure your spot in this year’s event.
The 2009 Little Miss, Mister and Teen Citrus Pageant Location:
February 5–8, 2009
Florida Hotel and Conference Center:
1500 Sand Lake Road
Orlando, FL 32809
www.thefloridahotelorlando.com
If you are from outside the Orlando area and are staying at a hotel, please accommodate our host hotel. Call the hotel at (407) 859-1500 and confirm a room as soon as possible, let them know you are with Citrus Pageant, and receive the special rate of $129.00. You must confirm your room by January 15th. All reservations after this date will be accepted on a space available request basis only. Please do not wait until the last minute – reserve your room today. The hotel is very busy due to the season, and it is much easier for you and your child to stay at the same location as the pageant ... so book your reservation early!
TICKETS:
The tickets for the Friday night Talent Competition are $5 for everyone. For the Saturday events, admission is $10/adult, $6/children. The Sunday crowning tickets are $15/adults, $8/children. Children under 3 years are free to all events. Program books will be available for $15.00. Pictures and video tapes will also be on sale. These services provide great keepsakes and memories. Miscellaneous items such as crown pins, earrings, and so on will be available for sale both days as well at the Citrus Novelty Table.
Any questions please email me: director@littlemisscitrus.com See you February!
AD PAGES INFO:
Sponsors are a very important part of a successful pageant experience. Whether they are friends, relatives or businesses, they are there to help you achieve your goals and give you support! The time and effort you make to secure sponsors will pay off handsomely when you compete!
Beyond your family, additional sponsors can be key to your success as well. Additional sponsors should be obtained by everyone. We hope every contestant will strive to have at least one full page advertisement. You can have a single sponsor for a full page, or use several different sponsors to create a full page (for example, by getting four “quarter-page” ads, you create one full-page ad!). Remember, your photos will appear on every page sold by you!
Having numerous ads in the program book is a great way to show off different sides of yourself. You are encouraged to submit a different photo for every page sold.
The total price of a full-page ad is $125.00. When you are asking sponsors to buy and ad, you might find it easier to “break down” the ad into component sizes that they may more easily afford. For example, five business cards on a page at $25 each equals $125! Or perhaps two “half page” ads at $67.50 each! You can obtain sponsors at any amount, these examples are just guidelines to help you along.
Don’t forget about relatives! They love to include a special message. Just write it out on a sheet of paper
Please try for at least one full page!
Anyone selling one full page will be awarded a crown on stage!
When mailing or emailing in ads, please furnish a clean copy of any logos, artwork or pictures. You may submit previous ads, letterheads, ad slick or whatever your sponsors would like to have printed in their ads. Remind your sponsors that the program book will be distributed nationally, and that your personal photo will appear on every full page you sell.
Money Making Opportunity for all contestants:
You may secure 10 sponsors per page at $50.00, for example. The advertising page still costs $125.00 and you would profit $375.00. Selling advertising pages is a great way to pay for hotel room, wardrobe, and any other cost included at the National Pageant.
Those contestants who sell five or more pages in the program book will receive a six foot trophy! Those selling 10 or more pages will also receive all optional category fees paid.
AD PAGES GUIDELINES:
Each ad page is 8 ½” by 11”
As you talk to sponsors, use a regular blank sheet of paper (8 ½ by 11). You and they can sketch out what you’d generally like the ad to look like, and use the back to write the “copy” or message that your sponsor(s) want to appear.
Attach your business card, letterhead, etc. with a paper clip, putting a small sheet of a paper between the photo and the paper clip. Put your first and last name at the bottom of the page. Make sure your name is on the back of the photo as well, in case they get separated. You can submit your own design for the ad, or our professional graphic designer will create an ad just for you. Please print clearly, as this will prevent any misspellings or miscommunication. Do not staple photos. Please send original photos - no laser or inkjet copies. They do not reproduce well.
The deadline is January 15th - You must call pageant headquarters in advance if you cannot make this deadline.
Click here to see a great example of what a full page ad looks like!
CITRUS CENTERFOLD:
This could be you! Open to all ages!
The contestant submitting the most ad pages for the program book will be crowned Little Miss, Mister, Teen, or Miss Centerfold. He or she will be featured in the center of the program book, plus he or she will receive a six foot trophy, a crown, sash, and all optional category fees paid.
The contestant selling the second highest amount of ad pages will be crowned Ad Sales King/Queen. He or she will be featured on the inside front cover of our program book, plus receive a six foot trophy, crown, sash, and a gift from Citrus Productions.
The contestant selling the third highest amount of ad pages will be crowned Ad Sales Prince/Princess. He or she will be feature on the inside back cover of our program book, plus receive a trophy, crown, sash and gift from Citrus Productions.
(You must sell at lease eight full pages to qualify for any of these awards)
Start promoting your ad pages today! Be a Centerfold!
THE DEADLINE FOR EVERYTHING THAT IS TO BE PRINTED IN THE PROGRAM BOOK IS January 23, 2009
We will have a beautiful program book printed. It will be divided into two sections: The Contestant Gallery, and the Ad pages.
Program books will be on sale at the competition. They will be distributed to numerous agencies throughout the United States.
The Contestant Gallery - Every contestant must be in this section. There will be a photo of each contestant in this section. You must send your fee and photo in by the deadline. Please don’t forget to label your photo on the back - full name and age. All pictures are returned.
The ad pages - Our pageant is self-supporting, which means we depend on things like ad page sales to help promote the competition and to ensure each contestant has a great weekend with lots of keepsakes and memories!
REMINDER: THOSE CONTESTANTS WHO SELL FIVE OR MORE PAGES IN THE PROGRAM BOOK WILL RECEIVE A SIX FOOT TROPHY! THOSE SELLING 10 OR MORE PAGES WILL ALSO RECEIVE ALL OPTIONAL CATEGORY FEES PAID.
ABOUT YOUR PHOTOS:
When you send in your photos for either the Contestant Gallery or the Ad Pages, be aware that you can send in any size color or B/W photo, but a 5x7 or 3 ½ x 5 or 4x5 are best.
Please make sure the photos are clear (in focus) and clean. If possible, please send one photo for the Contestant Gallery and a different photo for each Ad Page.
Our graphic designer will reduce or enlarge each photo if needed. Please paper clip the photos to your ad copy. Do not put staples or tape of any kind on photos or business cards!
Please put your name and age group on the back of all photos! All photos will be returned to you at the Crowning and Awards Ceremony.
WHAT TO DO NOW:
Little Miss, Mister, Teen, Miss and Mrs. Citrus is open to contestants from all over the United States. Whether or not you have competed in a Citrus Preliminary, we welcome you.
If you won a preliminary, your overall entry fee is complimentary (a $300.00 value).
If you placed in the top 10 or won an optional category in a preliminary pageant, your overall entry fee is 1/2 price which is $150.00.
If you have not competed in a Citrus Preliminary, we welcome you! Your entry fee is $300.00.
IT'S AS SIMPLE AS 1,2,3:
1. Fill out the Official Entry Form (Download the entry form from the Citrus Paperwork Page or sign-up online!)
2. Mail in the Entry Form or submit you entry form online, overall entry fee (cash, money order, or call in credit card to (954) 797-0313. Include a picture for the official Little Miss and Mister Citrus Program Book. Picture may be black and white or color, any size acceptable. You may e-mail picture to director@littlemisscitrus.com. This paperwork due date coming soon. Please include ad pages too. You may e-mail advertisement pages. The Mailing Address: Little Miss Citrus National Headquarters 3. You may pay for the optional categories, talent and “Forever in Blue Jeans” with your paper work or at pageant check-in.
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3780 S.W. 30th Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
Telephone: (954) 797-0313
Fax: (954) 797-0314
E-mail: director@littlemisscitrus.com
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