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Watching the Winners...Learning Their Style

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I found this book to be very helpful. It's filled with practical advice for girls interested in competing in pageants and for those who have competed before. It begins by telling how to get involved in pageants and what makes a pageant winner. It then illustrates how to prepare for competition and what the judges look for. The book concludes by giving advice on how to prepare for state and national competition and how to represent you title effectively.

Shana Gammon's guide to beauty pageants provides new pageanteers and seasoned competitors with a thorough overview of each phase of competition: Evening Gown, Interview, Talent, how to effectively publicize a title, and more. Her outline of the preparation process covers everything from grooming to mental conditioning, and serves as an effective tool for young women seeking a crown.

Watching the Winners....Learning Their Style is an excellent resource for anyone preparing to enter the pageant industry or someone wanting to improve their skills. Shana has wonderful tips and encouraging comments to guide you from A to Z. Highly recommended for any pageant contestant....from babies to adults.

This book lives up to its endorsements by the likes of Mike Mauney, Amanda Pennix and many others. I believe it to be a well researched, practical and informative preparatory guide to anyone seeking to enter pageant competition. This book can and does help you win. I would not normally attend to this but feel compelled to note that the poster from Canada's comments appear an awful lot like personal attacks or sour grapes to me in light of the book's impressive panel of support. With that attitude it is difficult to imagine her having truly won any pageant let alone a "national" one.

In response to the "Lady In Red", I must say I disagree with
her opinion on this book.
One thing that attracted me to this book was the endorsements from people in the industry. They come from people in the pageant industry that are highly respected, and obviously don't lend their name to any book or cover. And they come from ALL systems, (USA and America).
This book is a great prep for American pageants. Perhaps Canadian systems are different, which is why the book didn't work for the poster listed below.
Instead of a personal attack on Ms. Gammon, I just opt to say
the opposite, citing it a good book for any contestant.