Each contestant will give a 20 second introduction on stage to the judges and audience, stating their name, age and a fun fact about themselves. This competition will count for 20% of your total score

Attire will be a plain black or white t-shirt and jeans

Personal Introduction Example: “Hi, I'm Emily, I'm 10 years old and I'm from Kent! I love gymnastics, I'm a huge Taylor Swift fan and my dream is to become a vet. I'm so excited to be here today”

Don’t worry about being perfect, we are looking for an authentic girl, showing her genuine personality

You'll sit with our judges and chat with them individually for approximately one minute each. They'll ask you age-appropriate questions so they can get to know your personality, interests and ambitions. There are no trick questions and you don’t need to prepare answers, we want to get to know YOU!

The interview will count for 30% of your overall score.

Attire is a smart dress or two piece set

The final required competition is the party wear competition, where contestants will model a party dress of their choosing. Select something fun that you might wear to a party, no restrictions on length or style but please keep it age appropriate. The Party Wear round will count for 50% of your overall score.

Attire is a Party Dress of any style or colour

Yes! Everyone is welcome to compete in a Regional, whether it’s your 1st or 100th pageant!

Contestants will be split into seven age groups based on their age as at 1 January 2027, in line with our National competition.

Princess (4-6)

Jr. Pre-Teen (7-9)

Pre-Teen (10-12)

Jr. Teen (13-15)

Teen (16-18)

Miss (19-24)

Ms (25-39)

3 Ways to Qualify for Nationals

11. Place Top 5 in your age division
    Finish in the Top 5 of your Regional age division and secure your place at the 2027 IJM UK National Finals.

12. Win an Optional Competition
    Enter our Optional Competitions for additional opportunities to qualify.

13. Win Top Model
    Our overall Top Model winner receives a fully funded place at Nationals.

You only need to qualify once - you don't need to win your Regional overall to progress to Nationals.

You can enter any Regional which suits you, this does not need to be your closest competition. Alternatively, you can also apply directly to the National finals and qualify via Zoom audition if you cannot attend any of the Regional competitions

Regional competitions are qualifying competitions for the 2027 IJM UK National Finals. They are designed to give newcomers an affordable, relaxed introduction to IJM UK while giving experienced contestants another opportunity to qualify or practice

For our Regional competitions you only need three simple outfits, no expensive custom pieces or professional hair and makeup required

1. Black or white t-shirt and jeans

2. Smart dress or two piece set

3. Party or Cocktail dress

Yes, absolutely! Even if you have already qualified for the National competition you can enter our Regional competitions for extra practice or to win additional awards

If you compete in a Regional and don’t qualify for Nationals you have several options:

1. Apply directly to the National finals via Zoom audition

2. Compete in another Regional competition for the 2027 season

3. Wait until Regionals for the 2028 season

Remember in pageantry you never lose, you either win or you learn! There will always be another day and another set of judges, don’t give up!