The Sustainability Element in Pageantry

It is no surprise that the buzzword surrounding the Binibining Pilipinas and Miss Universe pageants is sustainability. In an ever changing landscape of pageantry, several national and international pageants have followed in the footsteps of the Miss Earth pageant in placing focus on sustainability and the environment. Pageant candidates participate in beauty contests to earn …

The Pageant Girl’s Guide to Building Her Pageant Campaign

After the devastating loss at the 71st Miss Universe competition, it's back to the national pageant season in the Philippines. But moreso is the Philippines going back to the drawing board to evaluate what went wrong and what we dine right at various competitions in the past year. Thus it is for this reason that …

Binibining Pilipinas is the Hardest Philippine Pageant to Win In

Among the five national pageants currently in existence - Binibining Pilipinas, Mutya ng Pilipinas, Miss Philippines Earth, Miss World Philippines and Miss Universe Philippines - it is BBP that has the highest level of difficulty to win. Length of pageant duration, a unique judging system and unpredictability of results are just some of the reasons …

How to Set-up a Successful Pageant Campaign

It is national pageant season once again and by now pageant girls who are joining are busy building their teams, their campaign materials and fleshing out their strategies. This blogpost article will help pageant girls with tips on how they are going to build their teams and pageant campaign for better success in pageantry. Selecting …

Sashes&Scripts’ Self-Help Guide for Pageant Girls

Not everything about pageantry is taught in pageant camps or by pageant mentors. Some may even be self-taught, if you only know where to search. Pageants are as much as mind-game as they are physical tests of stamina. Not everyone who goes into the pageant fray are equipped with the reality of how difficult it …

Analysis: Beatrice Gomez’ Miss Universe Campaign

On this video we dissect and critique Miss Universe Philippines, Beatrice Gomez' campaign and performance at the 70th Miss Universe pageant. We will be talking about the following key points: Social Media CampaignWardrobe and StylingConsistency in PerformanceQ&A Preparedness Missed Opportunity on Social Media Bea's lack of social media presence was both an advantage and a …

5 Lessons Learned from the 70th Miss Universe Pageant

After going through the pageant over, we identified 5 key lessons that we can all apply to any future Miss Universe campaign. In this post we will be talking about some of the key learning points that we saw play over the Miss Universe pageant. They are the following: Social Media StrategyConsistency is ImportantImportance of …

7 Ways to Overcome a Pageant Slump

What to do when pageant girls find themselves in a pageant slump? Here are 6 ways to overcome this depressive mood: Social Media DetoxPhysical Activity/ Outdoor ActivityRevisit Being a KidMeditateTalk to Mentors or Other Pageant GirlsStop Comparing Yourself with OthersSpend Time with Yourself A pageant slump is something so familiar to pageant girls that most …

The Dark Side of Pageant Camps

Pageant camps are one of the defining aspects of the Philippine pageant industry. They provide invaluable support and training to aspiring pageant girls. They are extensions of pageant girls' family and friends. They do a lot of the ground work that is rarely seen by pageant fans. However, pageant camps also have negative aspects that …

5 Key Elements of a Strong Pageant Campaign on Social Media

In pageantry, there are five key characteristics of a strong social media campaign and they are as follows: Image Building Quality Content Consistency is Key Well Planned and Curated Relatability and Authenticity Having a strong social media presence is a necessity in pageantry nowadays. Facebook, Instagram and Twitter have become the go-to social media channels …

How to Take Leadership of Your Pageant Journey

How does a pageant girl take leadership in her own pageant journey? Here's some helpful tips and tricks... This is the second of our month-long series of 'pageant self-help' articles as we gear towards the upcoming pageant season. We will be taking on the following topics on this article: What does it mean to take leadership …

How to Develop Mental Fortitude

Here are some tricks and tips that pageant girls can use to develop mental toughness as they gear towards their pageant campaigns... Being a beauty queen nowadays is a tough job to be in. And nowadays, mental conditioning and mental toughness is something that is required for pageant girls to achieve and acquire to survive …

Why the “Know When to Peak” Strategy no Longer Works

Several days ago, we posted on our Instagram and Facebook accounts a question: Does the 'Know When to Peak' still work? The feedback from a large number of our followers were in unison that it no longer work... These are some of their most insightful comments! https://www.facebook.com/sashesandscriptsofficial/posts/1029715750895705 BREEDING COMPLACENCY Not anymore. It did work when …

Catriona, Alaiza and Samantha | Defining a Pageant Campaign

If there are three Filipina pageant girls that have redefined what a pageant campaign should be, those would be Catriona Gray, Alaiza Malinao and Samantha Bernardo. These are what these three ladies brought into their pageant campaigns that revolutionized how the pageant game is played... CATRIONA AND HER UNIVERSAL CAMPAIGN Catriona Gray's Miss Universe pageant …

Bullynesia and the Law of Karma

There is a group of pageant trolls and haters that have terrorized Filipina beauty queens and Philippine pageant pages on social media. These group of social media accounts, pages and pageant fans have been labelled as Bullynesia for their brash attitudes and devious behaviour. Social media accounts like Lambe Pageants, Nyairatubumi, Bunda.Latinas, etc… and their …