Interview Questions

When it comes to beauty pageants, I feel that the questions that contestants are asked have become significantly harder. When I did my very first pageant in 2005 I remember the questions being easy. What my favorite color was and why? If I was stranded on an Island what three things would I bring? Etc… But recently I have noticed that the questions have become serious, over controversial topics. Yet they are all opinion questions. “What do you think about such and such?” So how can one be judged on their opinion? There is no right or wrong answer when asking someone what they think about a topic. For instance: Miss California USA 2009 was asked about how she felt about gay marriage. I personally support it, she however does not. When everyone heard her answer, some applauded and some booed. She was taunted and people looked down on her for thinking it was wrong. But it was HER opinion. It was a question she may not have ever had to answer. So why did people get so offended? She is still beautiful, a great public speaker, and I think handled herself well. I have family members that are gay and I am in favor of gay marriage, but I can’t ridicule someone based on their opinions just because they differ from mine. So here are some pageant questions to go over, if you are planning on competing. 

(These are just questions I found on a website that thought would be useful)

 

Expect the pageant host to ask questions in one of the following areas:

 

Current events and controversial events
Your pageant platform
Your Bio

 

Why you think you would be a good titleholder

 

If you can confidently answer these questions, then chances are very good that you will flow right past this part and be on your way to the crowning ceremony:

 

• What is the one feature you would change about yourself and why?
• If you could change one things about the world, what would it be?
• What is your definition of success?
• What is the biggest challenge for young people today?
• Which celebrity would you invite to dinner and why?
• Name 3 words that describe you. Now explain why they describe you...
• What bothers you most about what is happening in your country today and why?
• Do you think that professional athletes are overpaid?
• If you could only bring one thing on a desert island with you, what would it be and why?

 

Questions I have personally had to answer:

• What is your worst habit and what can you do to change it?
• Pluto is now considered a dwarf planet and not an actual plant, how do you feel about this?
• Do you need the crown? Or does the crown need you?
• Where do you see yourself in 5, 10 or 15 years?
• What can you do to change the world?
• Why should you be crowned the winner of this pageant?