1. Please no poor sportsmanship. Anyone displaying poor sportsmanship will be asked to leave and their child will be immediately disqualified.
 
2. Stage will be in a T formation with 3 x’s across the back and 3 x’s across the front. You may choose to do a back T
or a front T.
 
3. There will be a line-up before beauty. No line-up in other events.
 
4. No checks after May 1, 2010 or at registration. No refunds on deposits. Money will be applied to 2011 Nationals.
 
5. You may compete your age as of November 1, 2009. You may move up a group, but not back. Please notify us by May 11, 2010 if you want to make a change in age group.
 
6. You must submit a wallet size photo for the program book, with name and age group by May 11, 2010. You may e-mail photo with name and age group to us.
 
7. Contestants are placed in line-up according to when their deposit, emcee sheet, entry form and wallet size photo are received. First in-last out or your choice in line up (first come-first serve).
 
8. Visa, Mastercard accepted through PayPal until May 24, 2010. Please ADD the 4% to your total.
Click here to pay using PayPal
 
9. No door entries will be accepted. Cut -off date to do Porcelain Dolls will be May 24, 2010, regardless of the number of entries.
 
10. NO PRO-RATING, regardless of the number of entries. Porcelain Dolls will not pro-rate under any circumstances.
 
11. If an age group reaches a large number of contestants, we will consider splitting. No guarantees.
This decision would solely be at the discretion of the director
 
12. Please be on time for each event. A final schedule will be given out at registration. If you are not in line-up when your name is called, you will have to compete at the end of the group.
 
13. There will be a time limit of 1 1⁄2 minutes for all events. When your time is up, you will be thanked and should exit the stage. There will be NO DEDUCTION if the contestant has not finished their routine.
 
14. Contestants 3 years old and under must be accompanied by an adult during beauty line-up and crowning. Please, no exceptions. Parents may accompany children 3 and under on stage during modeling events if they choose.
 
15. No cameras of any kind will be allowed in the ballroom. PhD Photography will be doing all stage shots and videos. Please do not take pictures with your cell phones in the ballroom.
 
16. Anyone receiving a crown will be required to stay after crowning for group and individual pictures for promotional use.
 
17. If you use the $995 Porcelain Dolls Package, no other discounts can be applied. For those not using the Porcelain Dolls Ultimate Package Price, there will be 3 photo contests in Feb., March and April to earn discounts.
 
18. Sibling Discounts – pay the first child supreme entry in full and siblings may enter the supreme package for 1⁄2 price. This also applies to the Package Price of $995. First child would be $995, second child would be 1⁄2 that price. This only applies to your own children.
 
19. Birth certificates may be requested. Please be prepared to show contestants birth certificate if requested.
 
20. Please do not ask how many or who is in your group. We will not be able to give it.
 
21. And finally, yes, there is a lot of rules. Please, don’t hesitate to call me personally to ask questions, voice your concerns or make suggestions. We want Porcelain Dolls to truly be the pageant where fun, surprises (and lots of them) and good
competition is had by all 304-282-0130 Kathy Raese