Tournoi Pageants set for September 9

Tournoi Youth
Pageant set
The 2017 Louisiana Tournoi Youth Pageant will be held Saturday, September 9, at the Ville Platte North Side Civic Center beginning at 9:00 a.m.
Entry fees are $40 per contestant in the children’s pageant and includes photogenic category. Sibling discounts are available. Photographs must be submitted with entry form (please write name of the child on the back of the photograph). Door entries will be accepted 30 minutes prior to the start of your division with a $10 late fee.
Awards include crown, monogrammed banner, and medal for queen/knight; medals for runners-up and photogenic. Each child will receive a participation prize.
An official photographer will be on site. All winners must have their official picture taken after winners are announced. This year’s photographer is Deb’s Prints, and packages will be available for purchase.
Attire is Sunday best for children age 0-11 years. No pageant wear, excessive makeup or “big hair” will be accepted. This is a natural beauty pageant.
Age is as of the date of the pageant. You may not move divisions. The divisions are as follows:
Baby Tournoi Queen and Knight: Ages 0-12 months, 9:00 a.m.
Tiny Toddler Tournoi Queen and Knight: Ages 13-23 months, 9:15 a.m.
Toddler Tournoi Queen: Ages 2-3 years, 9:30 a.m.
Tiny Tournoi Queen: Ages 4-5 years, 9:45 a.m.
Petite Tournoi Queen: Ages 6-7 years, 10:00 a.m.
Little Tournoi Queen: Ages 8-9 years, 10:15 a.m.
Deb Tournoi Queen: Ages 10-11 years, 10:30 a.m.
Admission is $5 per person for those five years and older and $1 for those under age five.
Information can be obtained at www.louisianatournoi.com, by contacting (via phone or text) Kellie Trahan at (337)831-2357 or Jamie Lee at (337)290-6886, or by email at louisiana.tournoi@gmail.com.
Mail registration forms with checks payable to The La. Tournoi Association to 1834 Hwy 363, Washington, LA 70589.
Junior, Teen,
Louisiana
Tournoi Queen
Pageant set
The 2017 Louisiana Tournoi Queen’s Pageant will be held Saturday, September 9, at the Ville Platte Northside Civic Center at 6:00 p.m.
Divisions are as follows (age by date of pageant):
Junior Tournoi Queen: Ages 12-13 years.
Teen Tournoi Queen: Ages 14-16 years.
Louisiana Tournoi Queen: Ages 17-23 years (must not be older than 23 years of age on January 1, 2017).
A contestant participating in the La. Tournoi Pageants must be single, must never have been married, and must never have been pregnant nor have given birth to a child. You must be of good moral character and have never been convicted of a felony. You must not hold any other festival title during your Tournoi reign. Queens will be required to sign a “Queen’s Agreement” the night of the competition which is a binding contract.
Entry fees are $75 per contestant and includes photogenic. All contestants must submit a 5X7. Photographs must be submitted with entry form (please write name on the back of the photograph). Door entries will be accepted 30 minutes prior to the interview with a $10 late fee.
Awards for the La. Tournoi Queen include a custom crown, scepter, banner, flowers, mantle, T-shirt, entry into 2018 LAFF Queen of Queens Pageant, and a scholarship upon reign completion (if duties are fulfilled). The first and second maids will receive trophies. The Photogenic winner will receive a trophy. The Teen and Jr. Tournoi Queens will receive a custom crown, banner, flowers, and a T-shirt. Runners-up and photogenic winners will receive trophies.
We will have an official photographer on site. All winners must have their official picture taken after winners are announced. This year’s photographer is Deb’s Prints, and packages will be available for purchase.
The competition consists of the following segments: Interview at 2:00 p.m.- Interview is worth 60 percent of the score. Teen and Miss divisions will have five minute interviews. Junior division will have a three minute interview. Attire for the interview is interview suit for Teen and Miss divisions. Sunday best is acceptable for Junior division only; Evening Gown- Modeling and gown are worth 40 percent of the score. Attire for Evening Gown is formal wear.
Admission is $5 per person for those five years and older and $1 for those under age five.
Information can be obtained at www.louisianatournoi.com or by contacting (via phone or text) Kellie Trahan at (337)831-2357 or Jamie Lee (337)290-6886 or by email at louisiana.tournoi@gmail.com.
Mail registration form with checks/money order payable to The La. Tournoi Association and mail to 1834 Hwy 363, Washington, LA 70589.