BECOMING MISS CHRISTMAS

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Delegates must be at least 17 years of age and under 27 years of age by December 1st in the year they compete in the national competition.

Delegates may compete more than once in the preliminary competition but may only compete in Miss Christmas World once.

Delegates may not be married or pregnant. They must not have ever been married, not had a marriage annulled nor given birth to a child. The titleholders are also required to remain single throughout their reign.

The organization has allowed the use of padding in an effort to discourage participants from permanently altering their bodies for the competition.

For Miss Christmas World some cities and all states have preliminary competitions, which are produced by local and national directors. The winner of the city competition goes on to compete in the state event for her home city; state winners go on to the national competition. However, a delegate may enter a state competition without having won a city title. Miss Christmas delegates must win their respective competitions to compete in the contest.

All delegates are judged in three areas of preliminary competition which are not always televised due to time constraints:

1. Interviews - Judges spend time with each delegate to learn about her successes, goals and ambitions.

2. Swimsuit Competition-Each delegate wears one of a variety of swimsuit styles provided by a sponsor.

3. Evening Gown Competition-Each delegate wears a gown she has chosen for herself.

All scores are entered into a computer and are then tallied in each of the three categories.

Each Titleholder is awarded cash and prizes from the event's official sponsors.

Part of each titleholder's prize package is an employment contract with the Miss Christmas organisation. To fulfill that contract, the titleholder becomes a representative of the company for one year.

Miss Christmas are provided with a deluxe apartments and hotels and luxury chalet in Finland while traveling the world meeting dignitaries, speaking on behalf of the company, meeting with charitable organizations and appearing at events held by official sponsors.

Miss Christmas held at the end of year, just before christmas.