How to Choose the Right Interview Outfit for a Beauty Pageant

The most flattering type of outfit is a simple dress or suit. Your outfit should make you look good in and should be appropriate for your age. When selecting your outfit take into consideration the time of day and season of when the interview is held.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Dress or Business Suit
• Shoes - heels
• Small earrings
• Chair

1. 

   The interview outfit should be a classic business style, preferably with a skirt above the knee and not too elaborate. Loud colored business suits with sequins, rhinestones and beading are discouraged. The color and style should compliment you and be pleasing to the eye.

2. Choose a style appropriate for your age and division. If you are a teen avoid too glamorous or cocktail style outfits. By the same token, avoid too much of a career look if you are a Miss. Remember you are interviewing to be a Beauty Pageant Queen and not for a secretary position.

3. The best fabrics are silk and polyester. Choose a silk that has a 10 percent cotton or linen blend. This combination will keep it from wrinkling. Avoid 100 percent silk outfits, since they wrinkle too easily. Also, good polyester can look and feel like silk, travel well and not wrinkle.

4. 
   Skin toned shoes or Taupe

   The shoes for your outfit can be clear, skin tone or the same color as the bottom of your outfit. Choose a classic pump. The height of the heel should be at least 2 inches. Make sure your shoes have no scuffs or run-down heels.

5. 

   Jewelry should be a pair of smaller earrings. Other jewelry is not necessary and may only be a distraction. Hats, gloves and carrying purses in to the interview room are strongly discouraged.

6. Once you have your outfit complete do a sit test. While wearing your outfit sit down as you would for the actual interview. Take notice of big bulges that may form at the waist while you sit. You don’t need the distraction of needing to adjust uncomfortable clothing.

Tips & Warnings

• Light weight wool is also good if the season calls for it. Knits can also work well if you have the proper undergarments, since knits tend to cling to the body.
• Some ladies use pantyhose to complete and outfit. This is a very personal decision. The purpose of pantyhose is to camouflage panty lines and add a hint of color to your legs. However, with today’s undergarments and self tanners, you can avoid pantyhose completely.
• Never wear shoes of a color lighter than your clothing. This will make your feet look huge.
• Avoid clunky shoes or over dramatic shoes you want to draw attention to your face and not your feet.
• Avoid fabrics that wrinkle easy.

Resources

• Miss Florida Latina and Teen Latina Pageants