MISS R.E.A.-D 2023

OUR 2023 PAGEANT REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.

PLEASE COME BACK JANUARY 2024!!!!

You can be a contestant…If you are a full-time resident of a city in Hampton Roads, full-time student, and if you’re between the ages of 6 and 15 by 11:59 PM EST on March 31 of 2024.

As a contestant, you will be scored by a Selection Committee in three equally weighted categories, consisting of 1) Appearance/Personality, 2) Talent, and 3) Evening Gown; and you will participate in two exciting stage shows. Our program is designed to be an excellent vehicle for advancing your career and personal goals in our young women in the Hampton Roads Area.

Our highly respected Selection Committee will often include experienced professionals from the pageant, modeling, and entertainment industries!

To apply, you’ll need to follow the directions below:

Complete the application form on this page.
Review the Rules & Regulations and Eligibility Requirements.
Select a recent photo (This does not have to be a professional photo – a simple photo showing your face, head, and shoulders will do).
Click on the “Choose File” button and select your photo.
Once completed, click the “Im ready to win the crown!” button to submit your application.
Please send a text with contestant first & last name to (412)287-6816 once completed.
Once the pageant office receives your application, we’ll make a preliminary verification of your eligibility before emailing you your Official Welcome Handbook and your Contestant Corner portal login code.
Upon your application approval, you are now eligible to pay your registration fee of $200 due by March 1, 2024.

R.E.A.-D. TEAM

DIAMOND GORMAN

MARCELLA MARSHALL

PAGEANT DIRECTOR

MARCELLA MARSHALL

JUDGE COORDINATOR

TEKEYA HARGRAVES

MARCELLA MARSHALL

TEKEYA HARGRAVES

PARENT RELATIONS

KIM BRYANT

MARCELLA MARSHALL

TEKEYA HARGRAVES

CONTESTANT RELATIONS

JADYN CREECH

RONNILYNN BRICKHOUSE

TALENT SPECIALIST

RONNILYNN BRICKHOUSE

JUNIOR ADVISOR

NASIR BROOKS

RONNILYNN BRICKHOUSE

JAHMERE SUGGS

JUNIOR STAGE CREW

JAHMERE SUGGS

RONNILYNN BRICKHOUSE

JAHMERE SUGGS

JUNIOR STAGE CREW

MISS R.E.A.-D 2023

Please reach us at missreadbp.hamptonroads@gmail.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.

AGE REQUIREMENTS

MISS R.E.A.-D. CONTESTANTS:
Must be at least 11 years of age and under 15 years of age before 11:59 PM EST, March 31, 2024.
LITTLE MISS R.E.A.-D. CONTESTANTS:
Must be at least 6 years of age and under 10 years of age before 11:59 PM EST, March 31, 2023.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Must either (a) regarding “residency” and documentation requirements:

(a) I now reside and have resided in the Hampton Roads area as my “permanent and primary residence” for a period of at least three (3) consecutive months immediately prior to the commencement of the Pageant.

Must reside in the State as a full-time student or attend online full-time at a school

I will continue to reside in the state as a full-time student at that same school, college or university during the time of reign of Miss R.E.A.-D.

Must comply with all eligibility requirements as outlined in the Official Contestant Entry Form.

Must attend at least 3 sessions of R.E.A.-D. Academy

March 4
March 11
March 18
March 25

ACCEPTABLE PROOF-OF-RESIDENCY DOCUMENTS

PARENT/GUARDIAN of the contestant, as of March 4, 2023, you must provide photocopies of at least two (2) of the following types of documents, (a) and one of which must be of document type (b) through (e) as proof of residency in your state:

(a) birth certificate of contestant
(b) parent/guardian's driver's license/ identification card
(c) my resident tax return from the most recent tax year;
(d) contestants current school records (e.g., transcript or report cards with my address);
(e) lease or deed for a dwelling in my name (evidencing occupancy of dwelling for at least ninety (90) consecutive days immediately prior to the date of the State Pageant);
(f) Immunization Records/ Current Physical

JUDGING CRITERIA

Throughout our pageant system, from the local level to the international level, delegates are judged in three areas:

Appearance/Personality (1/3)

Pageant judges spend time with each contestant to learn about her successes, talents, goals and ambitions. Attention is focused on her poise, charm, self-confidence and her ability to communicate, as well as the substance of her answers.

Talent (1/3)

Candidates perform a talent of up to 90 seconds of their own choosing. Scoring is based on contestant's skill and personality, interpretive ability, technical skill level, stage presence and the totality of all elements, including costume, props, voice, use of body and choreography.

Evening Gown Competition (1/3)

Each contestant wears a gown she has chosen for herself. Attention is focused on each contestant’s overall appearance, self-confidence, sense of style and the beauty she brings to the gown of her choice.

R.E.A.-D. ACADEMY

R.E.A.-D. Academy will be held at YH Thomas March 2, 9, 16, & 23 from 9am-4:30pm.

All contestants are encouraged to attend all four sessions but only required to attend 3 in order to meet requirements of the pageant.

R.E.A.-D. ACADEMY

What is R.E.A.-D. Academy?

R.E.A.-D. Academy is a 4-week program that is offered to the contestants participating in the Miss R.E.A.-D. Beauty Pageant. It is a preparation class for the “Big Day”. Every Saturday leading up to the pageant starting March 4th, the participants will work with the Director and VolunQueens to enhance and/or perfect their public speaking lessons, talent, and character development. The contestants will get the opportunity to network and build personal relationships with some of the most influential women in the Hampton Roads Area with group bonding exercises and activities. R.E.A.-D. Academy will help promote the importance of our of pageant motto “A QUEEN STAYS READY, SO SHE NEVER HAS TO GET READY!” Each week will be a progressive series of high-quality activities and learning experiences that will help the contestants to achieve not only “the crown” but develop & strengthen their social, emotional, spiritual, and physical well-being. Our contestants will be given the opportunity to participate in mentoring from our VolunQueens as well as other opportunities/activities that may include community service, virtual chat sessions, and life-long connections as they gain the ability to lead themselves and others on a course of action. Our main goal at R.E.A.-D. Academy is to grow each contestants’ ability to analyze their own strengths and weaknesses, set personal and vocational goals, and have the self-confidence and self-esteem to pursue and achieve their goals.

For more information on how to become a VolunQueen please contact Diamond Gorman at (412) 287-6816.

WEEKLY AGENDA

WEEK 1 - RESPONSIBLE
WEEK 2 - ATTITUDE
WEEK 3 - EDUCATION
WEEK 4 - DETERMINATION

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VISIT US BACK JANUARY 2024 FOR MORE INFORMATION!!!

WELCOME

RESPONSIBLE. EDUCATED. ATTITUDE. DETERMINED.

OUR 2023 PAGEANT REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.

To apply, you’ll need to follow the directions below:

R.E.A.-D. TEAM

DIAMOND GORMAN

MARCELLA MARSHALL

MARCELLA MARSHALL

MARCELLA MARSHALL

MARCELLA MARSHALL

MARCELLA MARSHALL

TEKEYA HARGRAVES

MARCELLA MARSHALL

TEKEYA HARGRAVES

KIM BRYANT

MARCELLA MARSHALL

TEKEYA HARGRAVES

JADYN CREECH

RONNILYNN BRICKHOUSE

RONNILYNN BRICKHOUSE

RONNILYNN BRICKHOUSE

RONNILYNN BRICKHOUSE

RONNILYNN BRICKHOUSE

NASIR BROOKS

RONNILYNN BRICKHOUSE

JAHMERE SUGGS

JAHMERE SUGGS

RONNILYNN BRICKHOUSE

JAHMERE SUGGS

MISS R.E.A.-D 2023

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VISIT US BACK JANUARY 2024 FOR MORE INFORMATION!!!

WELCOME

RESPONSIBLE. EDUCATED. ATTITUDE. DETERMINED.

OUR 2023 PAGEANT REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.

To apply, you’ll need to follow the directions below:

R.E.A.-D. TEAM

DIAMOND GORMAN

MARCELLA MARSHALL

MARCELLA MARSHALL

MARCELLA MARSHALL

MARCELLA MARSHALL

MARCELLA MARSHALL

TEKEYA HARGRAVES

MARCELLA MARSHALL

TEKEYA HARGRAVES

KIM BRYANT

MARCELLA MARSHALL

TEKEYA HARGRAVES

JADYN CREECH

RONNILYNN BRICKHOUSE

RONNILYNN BRICKHOUSE

RONNILYNN BRICKHOUSE

RONNILYNN BRICKHOUSE

RONNILYNN BRICKHOUSE

NASIR BROOKS

RONNILYNN BRICKHOUSE

JAHMERE SUGGS

JAHMERE SUGGS

RONNILYNN BRICKHOUSE

JAHMERE SUGGS

MISS R.E.A.-D 2023

R.E.A.-D. ACADEMY

What is R.E.A.-D. Academy?

WEEKLY AGENDA

WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE A SPONSOR OR DONATE?

OUR SPONSORS

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