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 There
are many misconceptions about the Miss Mudgee Showgirl
Competition. It is not a beauty pageant, nor is it
an IQ test. The Miss Mudgee Showgirl competition aims
to find a representative for local rural communities
that will uphold the position with the most respect.
Since 1962 when the competition began, the judging
criterion has not changed in the course of 49 years.
Young ladies who enter the competition are to be aged
between 18 and 25 years, they are to be a permanent
resident of Australia and have lived or worked in
NSW for at least three months.
 The
entrants are judged on personality (20 points), confidence
(10 points), ambitions and goals (10 points), general
knowledge of their local community, Australia and
worldwide (15 points), rural knowledge in general,
of their local community and their Show Society (15
points), personal presentation in style, grooming
and deportment (10 points), dictation and speech (10
points), and an on-stage interview (10 points). The
RAS and the ASC (the presenters of the competition)
believe that these skills and values have not diminished
in society.
As the winner is required to act as an ambassador,
they are required to possess all above criteria as
well as meet a variety of new people and exchange
intellectually around their own district. A quality
‘local’ showgirl has strong family ties
in the community as well as a personal, educational
or business association.
In entering the competition, the participants meet
other young ladies with similar interests, gain beneficial
knowledge and invaluable experience. The process offers
personal development to everyone involved at each
stage.
There are three stages in the competition: Local,
Zone and Sydney Royal (entire NSW). The winner of
each local Show Society proceeds to the Zone Finals
Judging where only two or three girls are chosen to
compete at the Sydney Royal. This year I will be representing
Mudgee at the Zone Finals held in Maitland on the
19th of March. I have already met some inspirational
young ladies from societies such as Coonabarabran,
Upper Hunter, Singleton and Newcastle who I will again
meet in Maitland.
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I
have immensely enjoyed my journey to date as
Miss Mudgee Showgirl 2011 and have great aspirations
for the future of our show and the Showgirl
Competition.
I would encourage
the young ladies of our community to become
a part of such an inspirational competition
and gain the experience and knowledge that I
have.
Bianca
Stanford
2011
Miss Mudgee Showgirl Winner
2011 Zone 5 Showgirl Winner
2011 Sydney Royal State Finalist |
Read
Bianca's
Showgirl Report here |
PAST WINNERS
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| 1994
Show Society President A.W. Cox with 1994 Miss
Mudgee Showgirl Emma Kearins (left) and 1993 Miss
National Showgirl Sarah Wilson (right) |
1985
Miss Mudgee Showgirl Jenny Birchall (left)
and 1986 Miiss Mudgee Showgirl Leanne Ferguson
(right) |
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