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Subject: How many MAO locals have closed/stopped having pageants? My former home state of Michigan is down to 20 contestants when we used to have close to 30-40 Author: No name [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 22:30:35 08/30/24 Fri Author Host/IP: syn-035-150-243-200.res.spectrum.com/35.150.243.200 [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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Subject Author Date Our state stopped having locals about 2 years ago. Too hard to find fresh contestants and scholarship support. (NT) Linda (c-73-191-114-245.hsd1.de.comcast.net/73.191.114.245) 08:01:06 08/31/24 Sat ours is dropping. few locals, but now they crown multiple titles (NT) No name (69-9-235-254-dynamic.midco.net/69.9.235.254) 10:11:01 08/31/24 Sat wouldn't it make more sense to have 100 girls pay $5, than for 5 girls to pay $100? MAO isn't understanding that raising all the costs turns girls away. WE NEED TO MAKE THIS AFFORDABLE AND FUN AGAIN SO GIRLS WANT TO DO IT (NT) IMO (69-9-235-254-dynamic.midco.net/69.9.235.254) 10:13:58 08/31/24 Sat Interesting...my state is growing. We've added 2 Teen titles at 2 separate locals and are adding a new local in 2025. (NT) No name (91.sub-174-224-196.myvzw.com/174.224.196.91) 21:22:09 09/03/24 Tue Which state is this? (NT) -- No name, 22:39:36 09/03/24 Tue (NoHost/98.39.54.124) Same here, we just had a pageant with 24 contestants (NT) -- No name, 08:54:23 09/04/24 Wed (NoHost/128.163.239.166) Alabama is growing. Has 40 contestants this past June. Looks like it will be 48 next June. New prelims added across the state. (NT) No name (50.sub-174-218-62.myvzw.com/174.218.62.50) 09:52:30 09/04/24 Wed My state is loosing.... (NT) No name (69-9-235-254-dynamic.midco.net/69.9.235.254) 13:16:47 09/04/24 Wed Texas is growing, albeit in the already saturated Dallas area. (NT) No name (107-128-0-95.lightspeed.snantx.sbcglobal.net/107.128.0.95) 19:21:29 09/05/24 Thu My state is not shrinking but it is also not growing. Each local gives away 2 to 5 miss titles each. When I first started, we had 34 local pageants, each crowning one winner. Now we hold steady about 21 to 24, but only 8 to 10 local pageants giving away multiple crowns. (NT) No name (c-98-220-13-180.hsd1.il.comcast.net/98.220.13.180) 19:56:22 09/05/24 Thu CT ha 5 at large contestants. (NT) No name (c-73-142-196-158.hsd1.ct.comcast.net/73.142.196.158) 20:46:40 09/05/24 Thu Oregon relies on sweeper, virtual open & at large (NT) No name (a172-224-243-13.source.akaquill.net/172.224.243.13) 23:32:05 09/05/24 Thu and 7 local programs...The oldest smallish counties create the most scholarships. (NT) -- No name, 00:47:06 09/06/24 Fri (NoHost/185.107.57.64)