Judges:

• The Beauties of America Pageant has the sole authority and discretion to select the judges' panel.

• The Beauties of America Pageant will strive to select judges that are well qualified, professional and culturally diverse.

• Judges' names will not be released to delegates.

• Judges are educated and informed of the Beauties of America Pageant judging procedures, expectations and processes prior to and upon arrival at the national pageant

• Delegates are not permitted to converse with, approach or otherwise interact with any judges during the entire course of the national pageant. Delegates violating this will be disqualified with no refund. Judges are also instructed not to converse with, approach or otherwise interact with delegates during the entire course of the national pageant, other than during scheduled competitive events.

• All decisions of the judges are final.

Scoring Procedures:

• All tabulating at the national pageant will be conducted by a state licensed, Certified Public Accountant or City or County Clerk selected by Beauties of America.

• Scoring point values for each competitive area are as follows:

• Personal Interview = 15 – 40 points

• Fitness = 10 – 25 points

• Evening Gown = 10 – 25 points

• Photogenic = 1 – 10 points

• All scoring point values are per competitive area, with a maximum potential total score for any delegate being 100 points total per judge.

• The delegate in each age division with the highest combined score will be named the national titleholder in that age division.

• In the event of a tie, the higher score in the following individual competitive events will determine the placement results. The higher score will prevail in the following order; Interview, Fitness, Evening Gown Photogenic.

• In the event that this method does not resolve the tie, the judges will be given a sheet with the letter W and the numbers 1 through 4 (winner through 4th runner up).  They will simply write the names of the delegates involved in the tie next to the rank they think the delegate should receive.  For example, if the tie is for 4th runner up, the judges will simply write the name of the delegate they feel should be forth runner up.  The contestant whose name is written the most by the judges will receive the rank.  Since there should be an odd number of judges there should be no tie after this process

• In the absence of ties, the prior two procedures will not be used in the scoring process

Post-Pageant Feedback:

• Delegates will receive comprehensive explanation and sample score sheets in their delegate handbooks prior to the national pageant.

• Following the crowning of the 2011 titleholders, each delegate will receive her individual scores, along with any comments from judges within 30 days of the end of the 2011 pageant.

Delegates will have the right to view and receive only their individual scores, and not those of any other individual in the pageant.