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RPM Productions, Inc. Official Preliminaries to the MISS USA® and MISS TEEN USA® Pageants

Kristen Girault Miss Louisiana USA 2013, Ashley Love-Mills, Miss North Carolina USA 2013, Megan Pinckney Miss South Carolina USA 2013 and Mary Margaret McCord Miss Alabama USA 2013.

Hair: in pageants the majority of the girls are wearing hair

extensions. The hair extensions can cost between $140 to $1,500.
The majority of this cost is the installation method. If you are
using tape, fusion, micro beads, or sew -in the cost, not including
the hair, can be between $150 - $1250.00. To save money but still
look fabulous use quality clip-in Remy human hair extensions. Eye
for Design's clip-in Remy human hair extensions cost from $140
- $250. Their hair extensions are 100% human hair and can be
easily colored, curled and styled. There isn't any installation cost
because you can install them yourself! Eye for Design will sends
all their new and returning customers hair care instructions and
application video.
- savings - up to $1250 dollars

Make up: Some pageant systems do not allow makeup artist
back stage. This means that the contestants have to do their own
make up, Yikes! So hiring a makeup artist to teach you how to
apply pageant make up is a necessary expense. The cost is $50 $150 per session. But to keep cost down go to your favorite make
up counter (Mac or Bobby Brown are mine)and ask one of the
popular artist to teach you how to apply make up. The only cost is
the makeup (which you need) and have to buy.
- savings up to $180.00

Gown: The evening gown is one of the most important parts
of a pageant, so it must be fabulous! Cost is from $300 - $4000.
The interview suit, shoes, jewelry can also be expensive. Cost is
fron $200 - $1000. Luckily you can look fabulous without breaking
your bank! The best way to save money on your gown is to go to
an evening gown resale store. Naples Florida has a large number
of resale stores. One of the most popular ones is The Dress Shop.

Another great way is online and Facebook Pageant Resale Shops.
They re-sale everything related to pageants so you can easily find
your suit, shoes, and accessories there. But be sure to know their
refund policy before you purchase.
- savings $ 1000 - $3000

Coach: A pageant coach is one thing that every first time con-

testant should invest in. Cost is $50 - $300. With Pageant coaches
you do not want to bufget the quality of the coaching because like
many things in life, you get what you paid for. Therefore the only
way to save on this cost is to find a sponsor that will pay for it.

Fitness trainer: A lot of hard work and dedication goes

into preparing for a pageant and eating healthy and doing fitness
training is one of them. Hiring a nutritionist/ fitness trainer is
important but often expensive, $50 to $90 an hour. You cannot
leave fitness out, but you can reduce the costs and even eliminate
it. There are great online fitness sources. YouTube is a great
resource with trainers like Jillian Micheals. There are also websites
like Daily Burn that gives classes and tips on nutrition.
- Savings $200 - $360

So in the end looking like a beauty pageant winner can be done
on a budget when you take the time to research the different
outlets available.

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