Princesses in Disguise

Yesterday I participated in a pageant of sorts by a local organization that holds a parade and other events each winter.  I also did it last year with A.  The three winners (a queen and two princesses) will be the youth ambassadors for the events.

It was great practice for public speaking as I had to introduce myself on stage and answer questions both in an interview with the judges and in front of the audience.  I did pretty well, but the three girls who won had done previous pageants and were very rehearsed.

In the interview my questions were, “I see on your application that you play a musical instrument… What type of music do you play?” and “Which hospital do you volunteer at?” followed by “What age people do you usually interact with there?”.  I tried to take each of the topics and run with them, but I fumbled a bit on the first one.

My intro on stage went well… I had to say my number, age, grade, school, city, and something else about me.  I said that I like to create things by knitting, sewing, and cross-stitching and that the dress I was wearing was my latest project.

The question I got for the spontaneous answer on stage was “At what age do you think girls should start wearing makeup and why?”  I said that I don’t think there is really a set age for wearing makeup.  If a girl needs makeup, then it will enhance her appearance by wearing it, but if she she really doesn’t need it, then it can take away from her appearance.

I had a great time and met some fun girls.  I would do it again next year but I’ll be too old then.  A is thinking about doing it with her friend then.  Here’s a photo of me introducing myself.  I can’t get any other pics to show up.