MISS MOONLIGHT

ENTRANT MUST BE A NATURALLY AND GENETICALLY BORN FEMALE. ENTRANT MUST BE LEGALLY UNMARRIED, DIVORCED, WIDOWED, SINGLE, OR SINGLE MOTHER AS OF THE PAGEANT START DATE. ENTRANT MUST BE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 20 - 29. MUST RESIDE OR GO TO SCHOOL IN AMERICA OR IN ONE OF ITS TERRITORIES. AND SHE MUST PARTICIPATE IN HER CORRECT AGE GROUP TO COMPETE. IF ACCEPTED AS A DELEGATE IN THE NATIONAL PAGEANT, THE DELEGATE HEREBY RELEASES UNIVERSAL STAR U.S.A PRODUCTIONS, MISS MOONLIGHT, ITS DIRECTORS, STAFF, EMPLOYEES, AND SERVANTS FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AND DAMAGES DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RESULTING FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE PAGEANT AND GIVES PERMISSION TO UNIVERSAL STAR U.S.A PRODUCTIONS, MISS MOONLIGHT, TO USE DELEGATE’S AND DELEGATE’S FAMILIES PHOTOGRAPHS, SPEECHES, VIDEOS, ETC., FOR PUBLICITY PURPOSES AND FUTURE PAGEANT MATERIALS INCLUDING ELECTRONIC MEDIA. IT IS AGREED AND UNDERSTOOD THAT ANY GIFTS OR CASH AWARDS PROMISED BY SPONSORS, WHICH ARE PART OF THE PAGEANT PROGRAM, ARE PROVIDED BY THE NAMED SPONSORS. UNIVERSAL STAR PRODUCTIONS U.S.A, MISS MOONLIGHT, SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY IN REGARDS TO SUCH GIFTS OR CASH AWARDS EITHER AS TO AMOUNTS OR PERFORMANCE. ONCE ACCEPTED AS A NATIONAL FINALIST IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT ALL ENTRY FEES, APPLICATION FEES, AND/OR OPTIONAL CONTEST FEES (IF ANY) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE, NON-TRANSFERABLE, AND NON-CREDITABLE WITHOUT EXCEPTION. ENTRANT UNDERSTANDS THAT IF SHE IS SELECTED AS A NATIONAL FINALIST THE APPLICATION FEE OF THE SAID AMOUNT ACTS AS A DEPOSIT AND WILL RESERVE HER TITLE OF REPRESENTATION. IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT SHE IS OFFICIALLY IN THE NATIONAL PAGEANT AND IT DOES NOT ENTITLE HER TO REPRESENTATION OF HER “TITLE OF REPRESENTATION.” ENTRANT UNDERSTANDS THAT SHE WILL REMAIN A NATIONAL FINALIST UNTIL HER ENTRY FEE IS PAID IN FULL. ENTRANT UNDERSTANDS THAT SHE MUST MAKE A FIRST PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT ON HER ENTRY FEE UP UNTIL 30 DAYS. AFTER 30 DAYS SHE MAY LOSE THE RESERVATION OF HER “TITLE OF REPRESENTATION” AND A SLOT AS A NATIONAL FINALISTS. NOTE: THIS WILL ALSO RESULT IN THE ENTRANT HAVING TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL APPLICATION FEE IF SHE DESIRES TO CONTINUE WITH ENTRY INTO THE NATIONAL PAGEANT. ENTRANT UNDERSTANDS THAT AFTER PAYING HER FULL ENTRY FEE SHE IS CONSIDERED A DELEGATE, ENTITLED TO REPRESENT HER “TITLE OF REPRESENTATION,” WILL RECEIVE HER CROWN, SASH, CROWN PIN, AND ANY OTHER GIFTS STATED AS APART OF THE ENTRY FEE, AND IS RECOGNIZED AS OFFICIALLY IN THE PAGEANT. ENTRANT UNDERSTANDS THAT THE FULL PAID ENTRY FEE DELEGATES HER INTO THE PAGEANT BUT DOES NOT AFFORD HER ANY PARTICIPATION IN THE NATIONAL COMPETITION. ENTRANT UNDERSTANDS THAT SHE MUST SELL A TOTAL OF (5) AD PAGES FOR THE NATIONAL PAGEANT PROGRAM BOOK FOR HER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NATIONAL COMPETITION. ENTRANT UNDERSTANDS THAT IF SHE DOES NOT SELL (5) AD PAGES FOR THE NATIONAL PAGEANT PROGRAM BOOK THEN SHE MAY NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE NATIONAL COMPETITION AND SHE MUST RELINQUISH HER TITLE OF REPRESENTATION. SHE UNDERSTANDS THAT ONLY AFTER SHE HAS SOLD HER (5) PAGES OF ADS WILL SHE BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NATIONAL COMPETITION. ENTRANT UNDERSTANDS THAT ALL REQUIRED MATERIALS, PAPERWORK, PHOTOGRAPHY, ETC. MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE STATED DEADLINES. SHE ALSO UNDERSTANDS THAT DEADLINES ARE STRICTLY ENFORCED AND IF FOR ANY REASON SHE IS LATE ON SENDING IN ANY REQUIRED MATERIALS, PAGEANT PAPERWORK, PHOTOGRAPHY, ETC. SHE WILL HAVE 1 POINT EVERY DAY PER LATE ITEM DEDUCTED FROM HER OVERALL SCORE. ENTRANT UNDERSTANDS THAT UNIVERSAL STAR U.S.A PRODUCTIONS, MISS MOONLIGHT IS A GOOD “FAMILY-FRIEND” ORIENTATED ORGANIZATION. THIS MEANS THAT THE BEST, HONORABLE, AND UTMOST BEHAVIOR, MANNER, AND CONDUCT IS EXPECTED AND MUST BE USED AT ALL TIMES DURING YOUR STAY AT THE HOTEL, DURING OUTINGS PROVIDED BY THE PAGEANT, AND AT ALL PAGEANT EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES. ENTRANT UNDERSTANDS THAT THE ABOVE DESCRIBED BEHAVIORS, MANNERS, AND CONDUCTS MUST BE FOLLOWED NOT ONLY BY THE DELEGATE BUT ALSO BY ANY GUESTS, FRIENDS, AND/OR FAMILY MEMBERS THAT SHE MAY HAVE WITH HER. ENTRANT UNDERSTANDS THAT GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP IS A PLUS AND THAT NO GOSSIP, SPREADING RUMORS, FOUL PLAY, BULLYING, OR ANYTHING THAT MAY DISRUPT THE PAGEANTS’ “FAMILY-FRIEND” ATMOSPHERE WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. ENTRANT UNDERSTANDS THE RULES AND GUIDELINES FOR COMPETITIONS, COMPETITION ATTIRE AND ANY REQUIRED PAGEANT ATTIRE (E.G. – FOR OPENING DANCE NUMBER, FINAL CROWNING, EVENT OUTINGS, ETC.) ARE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TO BE FOLLOWED. ENTRANT UNDERSTANDS THAT THE MANNER OF SCORING FOR THE NATIONAL COMPETITION WILL BE STRICTLY FOLLOWED. ENTRANT UNDERSTANDS THAT THE JUDGES’ DECISIONS ARE FINAL. EACH DELEGATE WILL RECEIVE A SCORE SHEET UPTO 4 WEEKS AFTER THE FINAL PAGEANT. ENTRANT UNDERSTANDS THAT NO DELEGATE SHALL MAKE CONTACT WITH ANY PAGEANT JUDGE BEFORE THE NATIONAL PAGEANT FINALS. SHE UNDERSTANDS THAT THIS WILL RESULT IN RELINQUISHMENT OF HER TITLE AND DISQUALIFICATION OF PARTICIPATION IN THE NATIONAL PAGEANT. ENTRANT UNDERSTANDS THAT IF SHE IS CHOOSEN AS ANY ONE OF THE NAMED WINNING POSITIONS (INCLUDING TOP FINALISTS, RUNNERS-UP, DIVISIONAL QUEEN TITLES, ADVERTISING QUEEN TITLES, OPTIONAL QUEEN TITLES, AND DELEGATE TITLES) UNIVERSAL STAR U.S.A, MISS MOONLIGHT WILL DO ITS BEST IN PROVIDING THE STATED GIFTS AND CASH AWARDS THAT ARE PROMISED.  ENTRANT UNDERSTANDS THAT PRIZES AND CASH AWARDS PROMISED FOR THEIR DELEGATE POSITION ARE SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY AND WILL NOT BE AWARD UNTIL THEIR ENTRY FEE IS PAID IN FULL. ENTRANT UNDERSTANDS THAT PRIZES AND CASH AWARDS PROMISED TO THE ABOVE NAMED PAGEANT WINNERS ARE SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OR CHANGE WITH OUT PRIOR NOTICE. SHE ALSO UNDERSTANDS THAT THE AMOUNT OF ANY CASH AWARDS, PRIZES, OR GIFTS PROMISED TO THE ABOVE NAMED WINNERS IS DETERMINED BY NUMBER OF DELEGATES ENTERED INTO THE NATIONAL PAGEANT. ENTRANT UNDERSTANDS THAT A TOTAL NUMBER OF 15 – 20 DELEGATES MUST SUCCESSFULLY ENTER THE “MISS” DIVISION FOR THE AWARDING OF A DIVISIONAL QUEEN, OPTIONAL QUEENS, RUNNERS-UP, AND FINALISTS. AND THAT A TOTAL OF 80 DELEGATES OVERALL MUST ENTER THE ENTIRE NATIONAL PAGEANT THROUGHOUT THE 4 AGE DIVISIONS FOR EACH DIVISIONAL QUEEN TO RECEIVE THE STATED PROMISED PRIZES AND CASH AWARD OF $3,000.00 SHE ALSO UNDERSTANDS THAT IN ORDER FOR UNIVERSAL STAR U.S.A PRODUCTIONS, MISS MOONLIGHT TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL PAGEANT YEAR THAT PRIZES AND/OR CASH AWARDS MAY BE REDUCED IN VALUE AND AGE DIVISIONS MAY BE COMBINED. ENTRANT UNDERSTANDS THAT IF SHE IS CHOOSEN AS THE DIVISIONAL WINNER SHE MUST MAKE A TOTAL OF 10 PUBLIC APPEARANCES OF HER CHOICE THROUGHTOUT HER YEAR OF REIGN AND MUST SUBMIT A FURNISHED PHOTO OF EACH APPEARANCE WITH A BRIEF LETTER DESCRIBING THAT APPEARANCE. ENTRANT ALSO UNDERSTANDS THAT IF SHE IS CHOOSEN AS THE WINNER SHE MUST RETURN FOR NEXT YEAR’S PAGEAT, WITH HER TRAVELING AND ACTIVITIES PROVIDED BY UNIVERSAL STAR U.S.A PRODUCTIONS, MISS MOONLIGHT PAGEANT, AND CROWN HER SUCCESSOR. ENTRANT UNDERSTANDS THAT IF SHE IS CHOOSEN AS THE WINNER SHE MUST USE THE UTMOST BEHAVIOR IN PUBLIC WHILE REPESENTING HER TITLE AND SHE MUST NOT COMPETE IN ANY OTHER “LIVE” PAGEANT (MAIL-IN PAGEANTS ARE ACCEPTABLE) WITHOUT THE WRITTEN PERMISSION OF UNIVERSAL STAR U.S.A PRODUCTIONS, MISS MOONLIGHT. ENTRANT UNDERSTANDS THAT ANY OTHER RULES, REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, STANDARDS, OR CODES USED BY UNIVERSAL STAR U.S.A PRODUCTIONS, MISS MOONLIGHT THAT ARE NOT STATE HERE BUT ARE STATED ON THEIR PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS, PRINTED MATERIALS, MEDIA MATERIALS, OR ELECTRONIC MATERIALS THAT ARE CURRENT OR THAT WILL COME UP IN THE FUTURE MUST ALSO BE FOLLOWED AND ARE ENTIRELY ENFORCED. SHE ALSO UNDERSTANDS THAT IF SHE HAS ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE DO CONTACT THE DIRECTOR.