Rules, Requirements and Ethical Standards
Before Joining the Programme
1. Registration fee must be paid in full before pageant rehearsals.
2. All applicants under 17 years of age must apply for an entertainment licence from their home borough. Please note that a certain timescale will apply.
3. For other overseas nationals pageant contestants only: all contestants must have legal statue and have medical insurance to participate in our UK programme.
4. We offer instalments if you would like to participate in the UK Cinderella Talent Pageantry Experience.
During the Programme
5. Contestants will be judged equally in three areas: (1) talent, (2) interview and (3) poise/appearance.
6. All UK Cinderella contestants should know and sing the Cinderella theme song during the pageant in the USA. This is compulsory during the international pageant event season..
7. All contestants will have the option to have their photograph taken by a top photographer.
Talent
8. Talent acts cannot be changed once contestants have agreed they are comfortable with their act.
9. In the event of identical performance, (e.g. same music and same or similar dance or song), the Pageant Officials will communicate with the two contestants regarding this situation. If the two contestants do not choose to change their talent act, the Pageant Director must be notified ASAP.
Dress
10. A wardrobe guideline is provided to each contestant.
11. Appropriate dress is compulsory for each performance.
12. We trust participants to use good judgment when selecting their wardrobe during the UK Cinderella Pageant. However, we will endeavour to assist where and when needed.
13. The Production Committee and/or Pageant Officials have the right to decide if a dress, costume or gown is too low cut and/or in not good taste.
Winners
14. Four winners will be selected from the major categories: Mini Miss, Miss, Cinderella, Cinderella Women. (The Prince Charming and Tots category will be at the discretion of the Executive Area Director.)
15. Cinderella will be selected and crowned by the Pageant Judge or the reigning title holders, a named sponsor or a director of UK Cinderella Pageant at the end of the evening.
16. In addition, the Executive Director can also select a second runner-up and first runner-up to the crowned Cinderella.
17. Scholarships will be issued to the title winner(s) of the International Pageant.
a. Each contestant who wins a main pageant title will be eligible for a scholarship by attending the intenationals. and winning. The crowned winner will reign is for approximately a year.
b. If a contestant wins a title and scholarship prize(s) and would like to donate his/her prize(s) to a charity, UK Cinderella Scholarship would be delighted to recommend our chosen charity.
c. A refund is available solely at the discretion of the Executive (Area) Director. All Executive (Area) Directors work independently within UK Cinderella Pageant Scholarship Programme Ltd.
d. All Executive (Area) Directors will be affiliated with: (GBP) UKCinderellaPageant.co.uk/ CinderellaPageant.com.
Ethical Standards
18. All Cinderella participants must respect the rights, dignity and worth of every human being and their ultimate right to self-determination. Specifically, Executive Directors and Assistants must treat everyone equitably and sensitively, within the context of their activity and ability, regardless of gender, ethnic origin, cultural background and religion.
19. All Executive (Area) Directors will be CRB Checked. All title holders reign until we have completed our pageantry season.
20. We have full authorisation to remove any contestant who fails to comply with the UK Cinderella Pageant’s code of ethics and standards without any penalties from participants and or families.
21.Contestants/Participants/Parents/Guardians shall agree that until a period of 28 days after our UK Finals and for the period of Six months after the contestant reign as title holder ends, The title holder/Family/Friends will not without prior permission in writing from the organisers, make any statement to the media either directly or indirectly, Nor give any interviews nor write any stories whatsoever appertaining to the competition or involving its name.
22. By entering our event(s) you are giving your sole rights to us and we can not be held responsible for any damage in any way or under any circumstances for any loss to the contestant's and his/her's family/friend/ and personal effects.
23, The winners will have to pay their own expenses at all times unless specified In the event of any rules of our pageantry programme contest, This includes accommodation, flights, travel, food, and more...
24. By entering our programme you are bound by our terms: code of conduct.
25. All Ambassadors, Area Ambassadors , and Overall Winner, will have to hand back all UK Cinderella's attire once their reign has expired and the pageantry season has come to an end. All Attire and Crowns/Tiaras, must be handed back to UK Cinderella Pageant in good condition.
26. UK Cinderella will take firm action if we do not receive our property in good order. There will be a charge for non return or damage to our property.
27. One you have made an application to UK Cinderella you are bounded by our rules and regulations.
28. Personal and business cheques are no longer accepted. We will accept bankers draft , cash , Paypal.
29. UK Cinderella is now part of the WBPA.
