Welcome to Montana's Our Little Miss
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About Us
Montana's Our Little Miss
Our Little Miss Scholarship competition was founded by Marge Hannaman in 1962. Was the first international children’s beauty pageant and talent competition of its kind. The first competition was held in 1963 in New Orleans, Louisiana. We are now celebrating 60 Years of pageantry. Since its inception the Our Little Miss has hosted Worl
Our Little Miss Scholarship competition was founded by Marge Hannaman in 1962. Was the first international children’s beauty pageant and talent competition of its kind. The first competition was held in 1963 in New Orleans, Louisiana. We are now celebrating 60 Years of pageantry. Since its inception the Our Little Miss has hosted World Pageants all over the United States and has welcomed contestants from all over the World. Several of our Grand Finals have been televised and in 1977 CBS 60 Minutes covered a full week of the pageant. There have been many contestants that go on to become Movie Star’s, Broadcast Journalists, successful Business Owners, and contestants in other scholarship competitions such as Miss America.
Montana's Our Little Miss
Scholarship awards have played an important role in the Our Little Miss program. Since 1964 over 1,000 girls have earned scholarship funding from the State and World pageants.
Hundreds of children, teens and adults from various states and foreign countries will compete for the coveted World titles during the weeklong event. All age divis
Scholarship awards have played an important role in the Our Little Miss program. Since 1964 over 1,000 girls have earned scholarship funding from the State and World pageants.
Hundreds of children, teens and adults from various states and foreign countries will compete for the coveted World titles during the weeklong event. All age divisions will compete in a variety of competitions including Close-up Appraisal, Sportswear, Team OLM/Playtime with the Judges, Party Dress/Evening Gown and Talent. Two judges’ panels will judge the delegates on their poise, stage presence, facial beauty, personality, and ability to answer questions both on stage and in the closed Close-up Appraisal and Back Stage Interview sessions.
Montana's Our Little Miss
Montana's Our Little Miss
Montana's Our Little Miss
Montana's Our Little Miss is a division of Our Little Miss, a family owned organization that has proudly been hosting pageants for 60 Years!
At Montana's Our Little Miss we encourage all delegates to be themselves. Many contestants learn wonderful developmental skills such as: Self confidence, Interview Skills, Communication Skills, Publ
Montana's Our Little Miss is a division of Our Little Miss, a family owned organization that has proudly been hosting pageants for 60 Years!
At Montana's Our Little Miss we encourage all delegates to be themselves. Many contestants learn wonderful developmental skills such as: Self confidence, Interview Skills, Communication Skills, Public Speaking, Poise, Community Service and Responsibilities. We always encourage family participation. Our State events are gauranteed to leave everyone with lasting memories and friendships.
We are a 3 level system (Preliminary level, State/Regional level,World level).
We hold Preliminary Competitions all over the state of Montana. Girls from all over the state will come together to compete for a State Title where they will reign as royalty for 1 year.
Our Little Miss has two seasons; Official Season(July) and Beauty January, during Official Season talent is required for ages 7-20 where as during Beauty Season talent becomes optional only.
Preliminary Information
Clothing Examples
0-2 Year Division Clothing
- Judges are looking for the whole package!
- Babies need to look like babies.
- Clothing should not overpower a baby's inner and outer beauty.
- Chaperones should coordinate colors and clothing to showcase your baby.
- Please refer to your handbook on specific clothing rules for this age division.
INTERVIEW
This should be a Sunday dress style. Smocked dresses above the knee are very popular for Our Little Miss. You can find Smocked Dresses online at Zulily, Dillards, Etsy,Best Dressed Child, and Grammies Attic. Remember it should compliment your baby not over power her.
SPORTSWEAR
A lot of people get confused by our Sportswear Category. It is not actually a Sporty outfit. Instead it is a casual but slightly dressy outfit. It can be pants, shorts, or capris. Our Little Miss loves classic looks. If you can think back from when your grandparents or great grandparents were young the style they wore is very popular. Obviously a more current stamp on it but you can get the idea. Smocked Bubbles, Shorts with A-Line top and Peter Pan collar shirts, and custom outfits are where you need to look. You can find these also on the sites above as well as some of the Facebook resale sights.
PARTY DRESS
Party Dress can be a low glitz, natural baby doll pageant dress, or a dressy Sunday-style dress. At the World level you will usually see pageant dresses. At our Preliminary and State Level they most definitely will be fine in a Sunday style dress. The dress should have a full zipper back and if buying one with out sleeves you must make sure straps are at least one inch. A lot of the resale shops on Facebook have great dresses at great prices. If you plan to purchase you may email us a picture of what you are thinking and we can provide some guidance on whether we think it will work prior to your purchase. Also, E-bay has some great pageant shells that you can add stones to yourself. In the search engine type in baby doll pageant dresses.
Clothing Examples
3-6 Year Division Clothing
In 3-6 it is important that you make sure you get clothing that is comfortable and easy to keep unwrinkled. Certain fabrics tend to wrinkle easier. This is the first time many of them will be backstage and on-stage without a chaperone.
INTERVIEW
Interview should be a Sunday dress or other dressy style. It should be above the knee about an inch to 2 inches. It should not overpower your daughter and colors should compliment her features. Small bows or headbands are great, as well as small lace socks . They need to comfortable when they are sitting as they will be sitting in front of the judges as others do their interviews.
SPORTSWEAR
This group tends to wear more custom style Sports wears. These are sold on the resale shops on Facebook. We can find uou something that isn't custom though but I will need to make sure that if you are purchasing something that is is appropriate to wear throughout State and World Competitions. Pant outfits are more popular on the 5 to 6 Year olds while shorts and Capris are more popular for 3 and 4 year olds.
PARTY DRESS
This should be a pageant/dress or Sunday Dress. Party Dress can be a low glitz, natural baby doll pageant dress, or a dressy Sunday-style dress. At the World level you will usually see pageant dresses. At our Preliminary and State Level they most definitely will be fine in a Sunday style dress. The dress should have a full zipper back and if buying one with out sleeves you must make sure straps are at least one inch. A lot of the resale shops on Facebook have great dresses at great prices. If you plan to purchase you may email us a picture of what you are thinking and we can provide some guidance on whether we think it will work prior to your purchase. Also, Ebay has some great pageant shells that you can add stones to yourself. In the search engine type in baby doll pageant dresses.
Clothing Examples
INTERVIEW
Interview in this division should be a blazer and skirt style or a Sundays Best. It should fall about 2-3 inches above the knee. You should wear pantyhose and character shoes (nude color shoes) are popular in this division. Hair should be soft and out of your face. Lip gloss and blush are perfectly acceptable and recommended but remember, light not heavy.
Your daughter should practice sitting with her shoulders back, sitting up tall but not stiff. She should have her ankles crossed and hands in her lap. She will be asked to stand and tell her name, age, and where she is from. She will then answer a question and go back to her seat.
SPORTSWEAR
In this age division, dress pants are popular as well as dressy capris. Blazers are also popular for sportswear in 7-9. Please look at photos to get an idea of what she should wear. Dye-able shoes are great as you can match your shoes to your outfit. You can buy dye-able shoes online and then take them to a bridal store or shoe repair store to have them died to match. She should wear no earrings or jewelry and should have NO SHINY OBJECTS ANYWHERE during this event. Please read the rule book on specifics in this category. If you are unsure of something, please ask.
PARTY DRESS
Party Dress Styles in 7-9 are short Pageant Dresses. They should come 2-3 inches above the knee. They should not be a baby doll style pageant dress but more of a Southern or Natural falling style. Please see photos on great styles to look for. It should also have a closed back, cannot fall below the contestants shoulder blades, and all straps you be at least 1 inch wide.
Clothing Examples
10-12 Year Division Clothing
INTERVIEW
Interview in 10-12 should be a blazer and dress, or blazer and skirt style. They should wear hose and character shoes(Nude) Hair should be pulled off of face with a barrette and makeup should be light and not overdone.
SPORTSWEAR
This should be a Blazer/Pant Suit or a Dressy Pant and Tailored style top. Please refer to photos as examples to help you when searching for Sporstwear. The Our Little Miss resale shop as well as other pageant resale Facebook pages always have these for sale at great prices. If you are wanting something custom made please contact us and we can refer you to a seamstress. No Shiny, Glittery, Rhinestone objects (this includes shoes jewelry, buttons, barrettes).
PARTY DRESS
10-12 year old's may wear either, a long ballgown style or a short pageant dress. You still must follow all the guidelines as far as straps width (minimum 1") and the back of the dress may not fall below the contestant's shoulder blades. When choosing a ballgown style you should take into consideration that your daughter is on 10-12. The dress should look age appropriate. On smaller 10-12 year old's, we would recommend you stay with a short pageant dress. Sometimes they are hard to find in this size but the resale shops do sale them. We have also seen some of girls get a long dress and hem it to be a short style. If you are looking at something and are not sure please contact us or reach out to your prelim organizer and we will provide feedback.
MORE PHOTOS TO COME
Clothing Examples
13-17 Year Division Clothing
INTERVIEW
Interview in 13-17 should be either a cocktail style dress, or a blazer/dress combo or blazer/skirt combo. The Interview dress or skirt should not be shorter than 6 inches above the knee when standing, or walking. You are safer to ensure the skirt is 2-3 inches above the knee. Also, take into consideration the slits that are usually on the back of business suits. Do not open these slits leave them secure.
SPORTSWEAR
This should be a blazer and pant suit. These can be found at many of the local retail clothing stores such as Macy's, Dillard's, JC Penny, etc. If you need help in choosing color combinations, please let us know.
EVENING GOWN
Your evening gown should not be too sexy or overdone. It should not overpower you. Some rhinestones and detail on your gown is great, but please don't buy a fully sequined or heavily stoned gown. Stage lights grab on to that sparkle and we lose your face.
- You need to have 1 inch straps and the back of your dress cannot fall below your natural waistline.
- You may not have a slit in the front of your dress that goes above your knee.
- If you do have a slit sew it to below the knee.
Shoes and jewelry are important as well. You will need to walk in your shoes prior to the pageant to ensure you will be able to walk in them, as well as with stand extended periods of time. Your evening gown should fall right at the floor. It should not be too long as to trip you on stage but should not be too short as to show your heels off.
more photos to come
Clothing Examples
Additional Information
18-28 and 29+ Clothing
INTERVIEW
Interview should be either a cocktail style dress, or a blazer/dress combo or blazer/skirt combo. The Interview dress or skirt should not be shorter than 6 inches above the knee when standing, or walking. You are safer to ensure the skirt is 2-3 inches above the knee. Also, take into consideration the slits that are usually on the back of business suits. Do not open these slits leave them secure.
SPORTSWEAR
This should be a blazer and pant suit. These can be found at many of the local retail clothing stores such as Macy's, Dillard's, JC Penny, etc. If you need help in choosing color combinations, please let us know.
EVENING GOWN
Your evening gown should not be too sexy or overdone. It should not overpower you. Some rhinestones and detail on your gown is great, but please don't buy a fully sequined or heavily stoned gown. Stage lights grab on to that sparkle and we lose your face.
- You need to have 1 inch straps and the back of your dress cannot fall below your natural waistline.
- You may not have a slit in the front of your dress that goes above your knee.
- If you do have a slit sew it to below the knee.
Shoes and jewelry are important as well. You will need to walk in your shoes prior to the pageant to ensure you will be able to walk in them, as well as with stand extended periods of time. Your evening gown should fall right at the floor. It should not be too long as to trip you on stage but should not be too short as to show your heels off.
more photos to come
State Directors
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Montana State Finals
Honor Roll Delegates
Have you Ever attended a Montana State Pageant? If your answer was yes that you have achieved Honor Roll status, and we would love to have you back to Celeberate Our 60th Birthday party for Our Little Miss. Get Registered by Feburary 28th, 2022 and recieve a Huge Discount!!