Information and Rules

We will have a total of 9 age groups. We will ONLY ACCEPT 10 contestants per age group. Each age group will have an overall queen, 3 runners-up, people choice, and optional winners. Teen and Miss will also have an overall interview winner. The overall Teen winner will receive a $250.00 scholarship and the Miss winner will receive a $500.00 scholarship. Both Teen and Miss overall winners will sign a contract to receive their scholarship at the end of their reign. Teen and Miss overall winners are required to complete community service hours within Charlton County, GA.  All queens are REQUIRED to ride in the Okefenokee Festival Parade on October 14^th, 2023. The queens will ride together on the Miss Okefenokee Queen’s float. 

This is a natural/semi-glitz pageant. We ask for no flippers, no hair pieces, and no heavy makeup. We want to see the contestant’s true beauty. Pageant dresses are recommended but not required. Teen and Miss are recommended for interview to wear business attire. Jumpsuits, dresses, pant suits are all great options. You want to dress for the title/job. We suggest you wear whatever makes YOU look and FEEL your BEST! 

We ask that everyone is polite and shows good sportsman like conduct to everyone at the event. We want this to be a fun event and any actions that are out of hand will NOT be tolerated. Anyone acting out of good character will be asked to leave by the director.

We will only accept 10 contestants per age group. Each age group will compete in evening gown. Teen and Miss will compete in both interview and evening gown. The interview for Teen and Miss will be conducted “round-robin” style the morning of the pageant. Each contestant will get two minutes to speak with each judge.

We will have a photographer on site. Hope Baldwin Photography will have photo packages available. We will post her photo package on the Facebook event page.

The walking pattern is the standard pageant ‘T’ walk. There is one X in the back of the stage and there is three X in the front of the stage. We suggest you follow this walking pattern.

(Walking pattern example attached to document)

The pageant will be located at the Charlton County Annex Building. Admission is $5.00 per person. Kids 5 and under get in for free. Each contestant is allowed ONE female adult backstage. Times will be posted closer to the date of the pageant.