MISS COMMONWEALTH INTERNATIONAL 2009
CONTEST ENTRY INFORMATION
To enter for
Mr.
Commonwealth or
Queen Of Friends Of The Commonwealth,
click on these links. Ignore
the rest of this page.
To enter for Miss Teen, Miss,
or Mrs Commonwealth, read on...
Before proceeding, read
THE CONTEST (See below)
Eligibility: The contest is open to female Commonwealth
citizens, resident anywhere
in the world.
At least one of their parents must originate from the Commonwealth
country which
they wish to represent. Click
here for details of Commonwealth countries
Contestants must satisfy the age and other entry criteria.
(See
Entry Rules for Contestants below)
Closing Date: All entries must be received by
30th. July 2009
National Pageant Organisers can register to run heats in their
countries, to select
candidates to
represent their countries
in the
international final contest.
(See
Registration Information/Form for Heats Organisers)
Registration forms to
download or complete online.
ΉTo
Complete Forms online:
Please
Click on the relevant link given below to complete
registration online.
You
are required
to include high resolution
pictures in
jpeg with your application. If you
do not have
these files on your pc you may send them on hard disk
by post to
the
address given
below.
Contestant Online Entry Form
Heats
Organiser Online Registration Form
Sponsors
Online Contribution Form
ΉTo
Download Forms to your PC:
Please
Click on the relevant link given below.
Choose 'save to' (and
save the form to a desired location) and, EITHER send the
form with your photos, as attachments, by e-mail to
misscommonwealth@aol.com
OR print
the form, complete it and send it, with your
photos, to:-
Miss
Commonwealth Pageant Limited,
152 - 160 City Road,
London,
EC1V 2NX,
England.
Contestant Downloadable Entry Form
Heats Organiser Downloadable Registration Form
Sponsors
Downloadable Contribution Form
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The Contest In brief
Entry Options:
See below
There
are 2 Stages in the Contest to produce the
Commonwealth Cultural Queens 2009
:-
Stage 1: Preliminary and final local national competitions in
Commonwealth
countries to select their
respective family set of 3 delegates
to represent
them in Stage 2. In each
country, Stage 1 will produce and crown
the
countrys 3
national culture
and charity beauty queens:-
·
Miss Teen Commonwealth
·
Miss Commonwealth
·
Mrs
Commonwealth.
This
stage and the registration of the three candidates for
the
Grand Final Contest must be completed by 30th
August 2009.
Stage 2:
This is the Grand Final Contest to be staged in London
England in
October 2009. It is to
select the 3
international culture
and charity beauty
Queens of the Commonwealth
in 2009. They will be crowned:-
·
Miss Teen Commonwealth
International 2009
·
Miss Commonwealth
International 2009
·
Mrs Commonwealth
International 2009
Grand Final Venue:
A London venue. Further
details will appear on the
Homepage
of this website and also conveyed
to
contestants and contest
organisers in due course.
Click
here for current details.
Grand Final
Programme:
Click
here for details
Grand Final Date:
31st October 2009.
Further details will
appear on this
website
and also be conveyed to contestants
and
contest organisers in due
course.
Click
here for current details.
Eligible participating countries:
Commonwealth countries, currently 53.
For details,
click here
Cultural regionalisation:
The countries are grouped into 4 cultural
sectors,
reflecting the
cultural essence of the contest:
Africa, Asia-Pacific,
Caribbean, and
Euro-Atlantic.
For the detailed groupings,
click here
Cultural Regional Title Crowns:
These
will be won by the 4 adult
contestants for 'Miss
Commonwealth International' with the
highest points
awarded in their respective
regions:-
-
Miss
Commonwealth Asia-Pacific
-
Miss
Commonwealth Caribbean
-
Miss
Commonwealth Euro-Atlantic
-
Miss
Commonwealth Africa
Country Crown:
This will be won by
the country judged to have the highest
aggregate of points
awarded in the competitions for the 3
main crowns. This
crown is specially
designed to reflect the rich cultural
diversity of the
Commonwealth, and
will not be worn, but displayed in the nations most
prominent museum.
Awards and Prizes:
Winners will receive a range of attractive awards and
prizes:
For details,
click here
Entry criteria:
Open to female
Commonwealth nationals resident in their
country of origin or
living abroad. At least one
of their parents must originate
from the country
which they wish to represent. They must
satisfy the age and
other
entry criteria for
the title they wish to contest for. The submission of an
entry application is
compulsory.
For
the detailed criteria, see RULES below
Entry Route Options: Applicants have 2 options:-
1.
Apply direct to our office via this website (use online application) or by
post or email (use
downloadable application) to the contact addresses given on
this site. When we
receive your application, you will be interviewed or invited
to an audition,
as appropriate, by our Representatives. Initial Selection is based
on the content of the
entry application, therefore, you are advised to ensure its
proper completion. If
we think you qualify, you will be invited to the contest.
2. Apply through
your country's national Competition Organiser who has
registered with us to
organise a national audition/competition to select the 3
candidates (at Stage 1
- see above) to represent the country in the grand final
of the international
contest. The Organiser will ensure that you complete an
entry application
form.
Miss Teen,
Miss, Mrs Commonwealth UK Contest:
If you are
applying to
represent England, N.Ireland, Scotland, or Wales in the
international
contest, you will also be entered in this special
UK contest.
In this triple crown
contest, there are 3 title crowns for each country, and 3
summary title crowns
for the UK. All title winners from this contest go into the
international contest.
Sponsorship of Stage 2
Finalists: If you are
selected at the Stage 1 competition
to represent your
country in the Stage 2 (the international grand final) contest,
your registration fee
of £600 would be sponsored by your government if it has
appointed a
governmental department or an agent to operate a pageant for
the nation. Otherwise,
you should seek sponsorship from a private organisation.
This is because, we
prefer that contestants do not rely on their own personal
resources for this
fee. Each finalist would be sent a Sponsorship Pack, upon
request, to give to
her sponsor. However, applicants who are unable to find a
sponsor, after genuine
effort, may pay only £350 in all.
Information Pack:
Finalists will receive a special
information pack which will
include the
Sponsorship Pack and other information, including the dress code
and number of costume
changes, the venue, hotel accommodation, and
rehearsal
arrangements, etc, regarding the grand final contest.
Video-recorded portfolio of Stage 2 Finalists:
We may invite all finalists to a
portfolio filming
session for TV broadcast before the final contest. If we decide
to do this, we may
raise the registration fee by a small amount to cover the
additional costs.
National
Competition Organisers: There
are 3 categories of competition
organisers:-
1.
Government-appointed organisers:
Some governments appoint reputable
organisations in their
countries as agents to organise competitions, on their behalf,
to select their
countries' 3 candidates for the international grand final contest.
Whilst the agents may
liaise with us, it is the governments who directly perform the
registration of their
candidates with us. Thus, the agent does not enter into any
formal agreements with
us.
2. Private
organisers (National):
Reputable and experienced organisers apply to us
and are vetted for a
one-off or a renewable annual licence to organise a specific
national contest for
the selection of that nation's 3 candidates for the international
grand final contest.
The organiser takes full responsibility for every aspect of the
organisation of the
national contest and adheres strictly to the rules and guidelines
laid down by us for
the contest. The renewal of a licence is subject to
Quality of
Performance.
3. Private
organisers (International):
Reputable and experienced organisers
apply
to us and are vetted
for a one-off or a renewable annual licence to organise the
international grand
final contest, on our behalf, under our supervision, and in strict
accordance with the
guidelines, rules and regulations and the show format specified
for the contest.
Interested Private
Organisers are requested to apply with a full CV (Curriculum Vitae)
to the email or postal
addresses given on the CONTACT US page of this web
site. Applicants
are requested to
complete and submit a
Licence Application with their CV.
DISCLAIMER: In the interest of preserving the
good quality of the contest, including
compliance with equal access and proportionate
cultural representation of the
Commonwealth's cultural sectors of Africa,
Asia-Pacific, The Caribbean and
Euro-Atlantic in the contest, the Miss
Commonwealth Organisation (MCO) reserves the
right to postpone or cancel any contest,
in the event of developments deemed capable
of having an adverse effect on the contest. MCO
shall accept no responsibility for any
third party's liabilities or loss that may arise
from the postponement or cancellation of a
contest.
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Entry Rules
A. Contestants
1.
Contestants must submit a completed entry form ensuring proper completion of
the
questionnaire section (including their achievements, talents, goals and
ambitions) and
declaring that they have
read, understand,
and agree to be bound by these conditions
of
entry:-
2. Forms must
be submitted with 2 high resolution photos :-
1) 1 Headshot Photo
2) 1 Full body sports wear or
swimsuit photo, before the given closing
date.
3.
Contestants must be female Commonwealth citizens
resident in their country of
origin or
living abroad.
4. To qualify
for entry into a pageant category, contestants must, by the day of the
final pageant
(see below) be:-
at least 16
years and, up to 19 years to enter for Miss Teen
Commonwealth
at least 20 years and, up to 29 years to enter for
Miss Commonwealth
at least 25 years to enter for Mrs Commonwealth.
5.
Contestants for
Miss Teen
Commonwealth and Miss Commonwealth :
must not be or have ever been married;
must be single;
must not be pregnant;
must not have given birth to a child or be a
parent;
must not be any of the above whilst reigning as a
pageant title holder;
must notify Miss Commonwealth Organisation, if any of the above
circumstances
occurs whilst
holding the above title, as this could affect eligibility.
6.
Contestants for Mrs Commonwealth:
must be
married.
7. Contestants must not at any time have been involved in illegal
activities of
any nature
and must not have had a Police Record.
8. Contestants must never
have posed nude or semi-nude for any photographer
or any kind of production - film,
theatre or publication, etc.
9. Contestants must never
have been involved in prostitution.
10. Judging:
Contestants must
co-operate with the judging process.
The decision
of the judges shall
be final. The panel
of judges will focus on a set of
criteria (summarised as poise,
intelligence, self-confidence, ability to
communicate opinions clearly, intelligently
and confidently and give substantive answers to
interview questions, and overall
beauty and charm) to enable the selection of a
winner who most shows the
possession of a set of qualities of the distinct
personality of:-
1) an ambassador to represent the pageant, her
nation and the Commonwealth; and
2) a role model for others.
Thus, the panel will consider the following
elements:-
In Fitness Attire:-
Physical Condition
and Fitness, figure, grace, facial charm,
and confident comportment.
In Evening Wear:-
Carriage, Composure, Self-confidence, Grace, Dignity, Presence, Sense of
Style, Elegance,
Sophistication;
In Interview:-
Knowledge, Intelligence, Eloquence, Poise, and Charisma, and
Sophistication
General
attributes:-
Originality, Individuality; General Comportment
Presentation, Performance, Entertainment, Creativity, and Artistic Talent;
Relevance to native culture, Cultural Awareness;
Enthusiasm, Mental discipline;
Connection to the audience, On stage awareness.
11.
The Roles of Pageant Queens:
(More about roles on the individual
pageant's page):-
Miss Teen,
Miss, and Mrs Commonwealth will each become a representative
of,
and an ambassador for Miss Commonwealth Pageant Organisation, for one year.
Miss Teen
Commonwealth , who will usually still be a student, will live at home,
and make
public appearances during weekends and school vacations. She
will, for the
period of her
reign:-
be a role
model for teenagers, and promote good citizenship;
promote youth civility, truthfulness, safe-sex, and respect for parents,
elders, the law,
authority and nature;
campaign against teenage truancy, crime, drug use, pregnancy, suicide, and
underage
alcohol-drinking.
Miss
Commonwealth
will, for the period of her reign:-
travel the world, meet heads of state and
dignitaries, and
participate in official charity and
social events;
appear on TV, speaking on a variety of community issues;
promote national cultures and tourism, world peace, and global attention
to
humanitarian
and environmental causes and work;
help women to advance their education, careers, personal goals and improve
their lives.
Mrs
Commonwealth will live at home, and make public appearances during
weekends and
school vacations, at times that will suit her domestic arrangements.
However, subject to her domestic and family
circumstances, she may opt (or be required) to
travel to, and make public appearances at
other times and in, locations distant from home.
In the period of her reign, she will:-
be a role
model for, and promote family life;
present a
good corporate image for the nation;
act as an ambassador for married women, and family values;
promote
women's welfare;
offer good advice to young women;
promote safe sex and motherhood responsibilities among younger mothers;
promote charity for breast and ovarian cancer, homelessness, disability, and the
prevention
of the spread of HIV/AIDS,
etc;
participate in MCPO's
programme for cultural awareness promotion at home
(and
abroad, where possible).
12. General Terms:
12.1. Use of Pageant Queens' photographs:
These are
exclusive to MCPO.
Pageant
queens may only use them for honourable purposes and subject to
obtaining MCPO's
permission prior to their use.
12.2.
MCPO's Property: All titles, sashes, certificates, awards, photographs,
journals,
publications,
and other items bearing the name of, or having any reference to this
pageant, and
all reproductions/copies, thereof, are the property of MCPO and are
immediately
returnable to the organisation, upon request. No property of MCPO must be
reproduced/copied/altered in any way whatsoever, except with the expressed
written
consent of the
organisation.
12.3. Attendance of Appointments: Pageant
queens must attend all
pre-arranged
appointments with MCPO and in respect of the performance of
their stated roles. Inevitable
non-attendance due to unavoidable circumstances must be established by early
notice in
advance; if due to illness, this must be
supported by the provision of a doctor's certificate.
12.4.
Commitments: Pageant queens will honour all pageant commitments to the best
of
their abilities.
These include, but not limited to, making requested appearances and
crowning their immediate successors.
12.5.Runners-Up Responsibility: Runners-Up will accept the
responsibilities of the
principal title-holder as and when required.
12.6. Parental support:
Teen pageant queens guarantee MCPO their parents' full
support for and non-interference with their performance of their stated
roles.
12.7.
Involvement with the Media: Contestants and queens will notify MCPO of
any
intended
involvement with the media and receive necessary advice and guidance in
advance,
and will furnish MCPO with full reports of associated developments.
12.8. Conduct: Pageant contestants and queens will be of good
character, act honourably
and respectably, exhibit good sportsmanship and project the good image
of the Pageant,
while participating in the pageant as contestants and through-out
their year of reign as
queens. Pageant contestants and queens, as well as their parents, family
members, associates, consultants and sponsors
will
be respectful of, and not be
malicious or slanderous towards, other contestants, queens and members and
agents of
the pageant of the pageant.
12.9.
Participation in other pageants/contests: Pageant queens will not participate in
any other beauty pageant or contest without MCPO's written permission.
12.10. Disqualifications: Pageant queens may be disqualified for any
infringement of
these terms, and if found to have given false material information in the
contest entry
application process. Disqualification will result in the immediate
stripping of title(s)
and other honours awarded in the pageant, and will be made
public for security reasons.
12.11.
Forfeiture of Fees / Return of Prizes and Awards: In the event of
disqualification or
of failure to
attend a contest, fees paid by contestants or by their
sponsors will be
non-refundable. Also, upon being disqualified, the affected contestant /
queen will return
all awards and
prizes presented to her.
12.12. Cultural Participation: In the
interest of preserving the good quality of the
contest, including compliance with equal access
and proportionate cultural
representation of the Commonwealth's cultural
sectors of Africa, Asia-Pacific, The
Caribbean and Euro-Atlantic in the contest, the Miss Commonwealth Organisation
(MCO) reserves
the right to postpone or cancel any contest, in the event of
developments deemed capable of having any kind
of adverse effect on the contest.
MCO shall accept no responsibility for any third
party's liabilities or loss that may arise
from the postponement or cancellation of a
contest.
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