Three simple words capture the essence of the crowning moment for decades: There She Goes.  Everyone knows who she is as soon as she hits the stage, when she walks into a room, and the moment she opens her mouth. A true winner is not hard to spot.  A Queen has a little something special about her that she carries around with wherever she goes.  This is a skill that with practice you can use to light up any room and make it an easy choice to crown you.

That light within comes from confidence with a pinch of “I GOT this”.  I assure you, if you don’t know you’ve got IT, no one else will. Many times it is as simple of changing the scripts that we have on repeat in our own minds and letting that play through into your body language.  Below are some pointers to help you become the SHE everyone wants to be.

Act Like Your Crowned

Fast Forward: You have already been crowned. How would you look? How do you talk as the Representative of the Night? How do you feel? Well, fake it til you make it!

Your Show Begins Off Stage

When you are waiting to go on is the best time to turn it on. Walk around a bit. Put that winning smile on. Pose and wave. It also helps to relax you and take the edge off that first step.

Fill the Whole Place

No matter what the surrounds, look at the whole audience including your judges. As far as you are concerned, each of them came to see you. Don’t disappoint. Pull them in with you.

Literally Walk the Walk

You’d be surprised as how your literal walk plays a role and grabbing attention. Get a full length mirror and place it right inside a room. Exit the room, and walk in where you can see yourself in the mirror.  Are you slumped? Holding your hands funny? Repeat until you master a Grand Entrance.

You have to have power to perfect your presence.  You know it’s true.  You’ve been to a pageant and seen “her” step into that light and you can just feel it.  She’s awesome. Follow these pointers and you will be able to turn your little light into a spotlight!

This article was written by Kristen Darden, a pageant coach out of Tennessee. To contact Kristen for a consultation, email Kristen.Darden@gmail.com.