FAIREST OF THE FAIR

● Check in starts at 9:00 a.m.

● Contestant numbers will be given out at check in.

● Stage will be available from 8:00-10:00 a.m. to practice on the day of the pageant.

● No official rehearsal will take place. Each contestant will walk a traditional “T” pattern on stage individually, followed 

        by a group line up.  Direction will be given backstage to help contestants know where to go.

● Dressing areas will be available for contestants. ONLY FEMALES will be allowed in the designated areas.

● If your child is small and needs assistance on stage, they will be allowed one helper. If they are able to walk on stage 

        alone, we encourage that.

● Category start times are tentative. Depending on the size of groups, the times can run behind, but will NOT start early. 

        We try to stay on time, as listed on the schedule.

● Sportsmanship is a MUST. We want this pageant to be fun for all. Verbal name calling, or inappropriate behavior will 

        not be tolerated.

● PAGEANT ATTIRE IS ACCEPTABLE FOR ALL AGE GROUPS. Make-up, at parent’s discretion. No wiglets or full wigs are 

       allowed.

● If you win your age group, you will not be allowed to compete in that age group again. You will have the option to 

        return and help crown or sit out until you move up an age group.

1. Contestant MUST have reached her 16th birthday, but not her 21st birthday by December 31st, 2025.
2. Contestant MUST be a resident of Bedford or Moore County.
3. Contestant MUST not be married, not have ever been married, nor have any children.
4. Contestants MUST wear formal evening gowns.
5. Contestants will be judged on BEAUTY, POISE, and PERSONALITY. An on-stage question will be part of the competition. Contestants should be prepared for a brief conversation backstage with the judges at the judges’ discretion. The decision of the judges is final.
6. No talking to the judges during the pageant.
7. Sportsmanship is a MUST. Anyone displaying inappropriate behavior will be asked to leave and will forfeit the entry fee and any winnings.
8. Contestants MUST submit a photo with entry form to be used for a feature in the local newspaper. Photo will be returned the night of the pageant. 
9. The Miss Bedford County Fairest of the Fair Queen will be required to be present for events during the week of the fair and will be the OFFICIAL FAIR HOSTESS. THIS IS AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE. She will also be invited to participate in the local Christmas parade, Veterans Day parade, and other events throughout the year.
10. The Miss Bedford County Fairest of the Fair Queen will represent Bedford County in the State Fairest of the Fair Pageant in January. Attendance during ALL EVENTS at the state pageant are MANDATORY. The Bedford County Fair will pay the room expense and entry fees to the pageant. If, for some reason, she cannot attend, the first runner up will take her place in the pageant. All entries cannot be married. If the contestant chooses to marry before the pageant, she will forfeit any and all awards.
11. In case of marriage, pregnancy, inappropriate behavior, such as bullying, misconduct at school, non-ladylike behavior on social media or in the public eye, or for any reason the Queen cannot fulfill her duties during her term, she agrees to relinquish her privileges, prizes, and awards.
12. The Bedford County Fair Board of Directors and the Bedford County Fairest of the Fair Pageant Directors have the discretion of recall. Any Queen recalled will be succeeded by the runner-up.