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ABOUT THE PAGEANT World's Miss Tourism Pageant is an international beauty pageant founded by Teri Alexander Moore in 1998. The tourism pageant has evolved over the years from America's Miss Tourism to International Miss Tourism to currently World's Miss Tourism. The world platform of the pageant is to fight against bullying although each contestant may choose her own platform to promote. The pageant is unique in that it puts a heavy emphasis on community involvement and making a difference during each queen's reign. It promotes kindness, respect, integrity, and community. Girls and women from ages 5 and up are invited to compete in their division ( Little Miss Age 5-7, Pre-Teen Age 8-10, Jr. Teen Age 11-13, Teen Age 14-1, Miss Age 18-28, Mrs. Age 18- up, Ms. Age 18-up). A contestant makes it to the world final by competing in a preliminary state or regional pageant then moving on to compete at the world finals. Previously the world finals have been held in Cincinnati, Ohio and have had contestants with titles from all over the world. At the world finals, the highest score earns the World's Miss Tourism title while the runner-ups receive national titles such as Miss Tourism Continent, Miss Tourism United States, or Miss Tourism United Nations. Areas of competition include private interview, evening gown, photogenic, and state/regional costume. This pageant system chooses judges that seek substance in a queen. The type of woman the pageant seeks is the one that uses her title to make a difference in her community. The pageant states that, "Our winners must be poised, confident, well spoken, attractive and personable. They must be the ideal women of the world. Our winners should be women that others aspire to be like. Our Girls accomplish this by making significant appearances and getting in there and doing what is needed to make the charity or event grow...that may mean helping to build a home for Habitat for humanity, collecting trash in her community, cleaning hateful words off of the bathroom wall with her friends and all the while understanding you do not have to have a crown and title to do these things but, knowing the crown and sash draw attention." (www.worldsmisstourism.com or www.firstrowproductions.com)

CULTURAL APPRECIATION The pageant also notes its involvment with cultivating cultural appreciation. The pageant states, "One of our goals is to promote cultural appreciation. Therefore, we need winners who are open-minded and who exude a sense of purpose. We are not looking for stereotypes. There is no “ Look”. World's Miss Tourism Titleholders may be blonde, brunette, auburn or a black haired beauty. Our winners may be youthful or mature, petite or tall. We are not looking for any particular cultural “type” and may be members of any ethnic, racial or religious group.(www.worldsmisstourism.com or www.firstrowproductions.com)