Judges:

• National judges panel will be comprised of at least six qualified judges. This judges panel will evaluate all delegates in all divisions in all competitive areas.
• Beauties of America Pageant, LLC has the sole authority and discretion to select the judges’ panel.
• Beauties of America Pageant, LLC will strive to select a judges’ panel that is well-qualified and professionally and culturally diverse.
• Judges’ names will not be released to delegates prior to the start of the national pageant.
• Judges are educated and informed of the Beauties of America Pageant judging procedures, expectations and processes prior to and upon arrival at the national pageant.
• Delegates are not permitted to converse with, approach or otherwise interact with any judges during the entire course of the national pageant. Delegates violating this will risk disqualification. Judges are also instructed not to converse with, approach or otherwise interact with delegates during the entire course of the national pageant, other than during scheduled competitive events.
• All decisions of the judges are final.

Scoring Procedures:

• All tabulating at the national pageant will be conducted by a state licensed, Certified Public Accountant selected by Beauties of America, LLC.
• Scoring point values vary based on the total weight of each competitive area. " Scoring point values for each competitive area are as follows:
  • Personal Interview = 1 - 40 points
  • Fitness = 1 - 25 points
  • Evening Gown = 1 - 25 points
  • Photogenic = 1 - 10 points
• All scoring point values are per competitive area, with a maximum potential total score for any delegate being 100 points total per judge.
• For each delegate in each competitive event, the high and low score is discarded.
• The scores will be tabulated, with the high and low scores for each delegate in each competitive event being discarded.
• The delegate in each division with the highest combined score will be named the national queen in that division.
• In the event of a tie, the higher score in the following individual competitive events will determine the placement results. The higher score will prevail in the following order; Interview, Evening Gown, Fitness, Photogenic.
• In the event that this method does not resolve the issue of a tie for a national title, judges will be asked to rank the top three delegates in the division(s) in which the tie is occurring. The ranking and score will be; 1st place = 5 points, 2nd place = 3 points, 3rd place = 1 point.
• In the absence of ties, the prior two procedures will not be used in the scoring process.

Post-Pageant Feedback:

• Delegates will receive comprehensive explanation and sample score sheets in their delegate handbooks prior to the national pageant.
• Following the crowning of the 2010 national queens, each delegate will receive her individual scores, along with any comments from judges within 30 days of the end of the 2010 pageant.
• Delegates will also receive a Placement List, which will list the top three placements in each division in each competitive area within 30 days of the end of the 2010 pageant.
• Delegates will have the right to view and receive only their individual scores, and not those of any other individual in the pageant.