*Is Cinderella glitz or natural?
Cinderella is a natural pageant! Participants should wear off the rack clothing that lets their facial
beauty and personality shine. We want to see the child, not the outfit. No fake anything is allowed
in our Infant through Miss age divisions. Teens and Women may wear nails, eyelashes, tans etc but
please remember to keep everything lite and natural looking.
*Do I need expensive or custom clothing to compete at Cinderella?
No! Cinderellas motto is "Real Kids in Real Clothing". You should be able to dress your child for a
Cinderella prelim using clothing from their own closet. If you need to pick up any items, hit the resale
shops and sales racks to find great deals on adorable clothing perfect for Cinderella! To get an idea
of Cinderella appropriate clothing for your childs age group, click on the tab at the top of the page
labeled "Clothing Examples".
*Does my child need a "pageant coach"?
No! While there are pageant instructors that advertise aid in learning modeling, interview etc. Cinderella
does not officially endorse or sponsor any of these individuals or companies. Your preliminary directors
provide all necessary help you will need in preparing for the State and International competitions. You
are welcome to hire these services on your own but please keep in mind Cinderella does not sponsor
or endorse coaches, you pay for these services at your own risk.
*What are the makeup rules for Cinderella?
Infants, Babies, and Tiny Tots ages 0-2 should not wear any makeup at any time during Cinderella
Competition! Tot and Mini Miss participants ages 3-9 should not wear any makeup in Interview, but
may wear lite daytime makeup for their on stage events. (Powder, mascara, and lip gloss)
Miss, Teen, and Women participants may wear daytime makeup for all areas of competition.
*Are there any rules for costume, hair, and makeup for talent?
No! Talent is the one area of competition where you may wear full stage hair and makeup and costumes
may have bling. Please remember to keep costumes age appropriate and modest.
*How do I model at a Cinderella pageant?
Cinderella uses custom made music that incorporates harp sweeps and magic "dings" to guide our
participants on when to move to the next mark on stage and to ensure each participant has the
same amount of time on stage. We will offer a free modeling workshop at the start of our prelim
to teach everyone how to do Cinderella modeling. It is very basic and easy to learn! In
Casualwear competition all participants (parent for ages 0-2 in Partywear) will introduce themselves
into the mike by saying their name, age, and hometown.
*Do I have to attend the state pageant?
If you win the Overall title at the prelim level, you are required to compete at the next level of
competition, which is the state competition in Houston in June. Your Overall title will be passed down
to the next participant who is attending the state pageant if you are unable to do so. In some cases
this does not always happen if special circumstances impede your ability to attend the state pageant.
Please discuss with your prelim directors ahead of time so arrangements can be made.
*Does my child have to wear a white dress for Partywear?
No! White is the official color for royalty in the Cinderella program. All of our queens, when making
official appearances, are required to wear a white dress. As a participant, however, you may wear
whatever color dress suits your style and makes you feel good!
*Does the BALC delegation participate in any charitable events?
Absolutely! Just a few of the charitable organizations we support include H.O.M.E., Covered in Love,
Toys for Tots, Buddy Walk, March for Babies and more!