Homepage
Links to Pageants
Pageant Advice - How to Win
Pageant Help Products
Pageant Questions
Site Map

Getting Started in Pageants
Winning Attitude
Winning Image
Judges Interviews
On-stage Interviews
Communication
Swimsuit Competition
Evening Gown Competition
Talent Competition

What judges look for
Put it all together for points

Improve your shape

Building a winning body
Quick body improvements
Improve figure flaws
Shape your hips
Shape your thighs
Shape your legs
Shape your buttocks
Shape your lower legs
Trim the tummy
Lower your body fat
The winning diet
Eating to win tips
Diet for pageant week

The Perfect Competition Swimsuit

The perfect swimsuit
Right swimsuit for the system
Flatter with perfect fit
Swimsuit fit checklist
Hiding your Figure Flaws
Guide to figure camouflage
Hide figure flaws with style
Hide figure flaws with fabric
Hide figure flaws with color
Large buttocks
Heavy torso / nice legs
Slender torso / heavy legs
Small busted
Large busted
Short legs
Narrow shoulders
straight body
Broad shoulders
Long torso
Short torso
Short body
Figure is too thin
Average body with minor figure flaws

Color Affects the Swimsuit Competition

Color yourself confident
Stand out in group swimsuit judging
Convey the right image
The right shoes for the swimsuit competition
Look slimmer with a suntan
Padding your swimsuit
Taping to create more cleavage
Spray glue to hold your swimsuit bottom in place

Swimsuit Competition - all tips

Swimsuit Competition

Flatter Your Figure With Perfect Swimsuit Fit

But even the finest swimsuit can flop if its fit doesn't do the body justice. "Fit is so important with your swimsuit," says Debbie Brown, of South Carolina's Brides & Beauties. A suit that fits poorly will emphasize figure faults and hurt the contestant's overall look. A perfectly fitted suit will create a sleek look that enhances even an average figure. "You can alter a swimsuit just like you can alter a dress," explains Debbie, who worked with 1993 America's National Teenager, Miss America 1994, and Miss USA 1994. "Alteration is everything."

The fit of a swimsuit also affects how a young woman feels onstage. "Fit is the most important thing," asserts Tricia Copelin, a swimwear designer and owner of Custom Creations by Tricia. "If the suit fits well she is going to feel well in it, and she is going to project confidence." Miss America 1990 is a case in point. Although Debbye Turner won the Miss Missouri title wearing a yellow suit, officials suggested she order a custom suit for the nationals. When the new swimsuit arrived days before the pageant, Debbye discovered it didn't fit as well. Despite speedy alterations, she still had reservations. "It wasn't exactly right, but I knew my yellow suit fit perfectly and I felt much more comfortable in it. My director told me, 'You do whatever makes you feel better.''' Turner decided to wear the original, better-fitting, yellow model and won the swimsuit competition...and the crown.

Swimsuit Fit Checklist

Good fit is not too loose
If the suit is too tight, it will cut into the shoulders, arms, legs, back or bust
Fabric should mold against torso at all points.
No wrinkles around bust, sides, abdomen, hips or waist
No puckers should appear when the body is moving.
Seat should smoothly cover and support the entire derriere.
No wrinkles or exposure of derriere cheeks.
Brassiere should not be so tight that the bust appears to be straining to pop out.
Remember to do fittings with any padding you plan to use.

Swimsuit Competition Overview Improve Specific Figure Flaws Swimsuit Diet Improve your Body The Best Swimsuit for your Figure The Best Swimsuit Color

Swimsuit Competition - all tips

All content is from the book "101 Secrets to Winning Beauty Pageants" by Ann-Marie Bivans. Any use of this content without written permission from the author is plagiarism and will result in legal action.