United States Earth Pageants
Beauties for a Cause
National delegates will be fairly and accurately judged in five separate phases of competition.
Confidence in Interview
Environmental Awareness
Personality in Swimsuit
Elegance in Evening Gown
Overall Impression
Judges will use an Olympic style scoring system, awarding points from 1.0 to 10.0 including half points (example 7.5) . The highest and lowest score from the collective panel will be discarded and the remaining points will be added. The delegate with the highest number of overall points will become Miss Earth United States or Miss Teen Earth United States 2011.
Confidence in Interview: Miss Earth United States and Miss Teen Earth United States MUST be charming and a confident effective communicator in a wide variety of situations. The national delegates will be given several opportunities to meet with the judges in order to achieve this goal. They will converse with the judges in "meet & greet" setting, enjoy a special meal with the entire panel of judges and participate in a timed panel style interview. Each segment is designed to provide every delegate with an opportunity to make a positive impression on our judges and to test her communication skills. Delegates are not judged on their personal opinions or beliefs.
Environmental Awareness: During a special presentation show, each delegate will be interviewed on her environmental awareness and how this crisis affects her own community, with emphasis on her ability to convey her passion, thoughts and ideas.
Personality in Swimsuit: Emphasis is not placed being the thinnest or having muscle definition but having an attractive, healthy and feminine figure for her body type. Delegates are provided swimsuits and can either be a one piece or two-piece style of her own choosing. Confidence, stage presence and personality are also considered.
Elegance in Evening Gown: During the most glamorous portion of the pageant, the delegates are judged on their personal style, flair for fashion and overall beauty. Elegance, carriage, poise and stage presence are also factored into her overall score. The judges will also considered the appropriateness of the gown, but NOT the cost of the gown.
Overall Impression: Judges are required to score each event separate and apart from the others and not to let one round of competition influence the score of another. The overall impression category provides our judges with an opportunity to take into account her overall presentation without specific emphasis on any one particular event.
Judging Criteria
