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The NES pageants focus on the natural beauty of the competitors and don't allow make-up, flippers (fake teeth), or spray tanning like the glitz pageants. My friend Lourie has been trying to get us to put Kiley in a pageant since she was a little baby, and when NES decided to have a pageant in Redding, we had to give it a try! Kiley was thrilled about dressing up like a princess, learning fun "moves" from her coach, Lourie and performing for the judges & audience. They started with casual wear & Kiley wore the cutest cheer-leading outfit. Then came swimwear, and then beauty- both outfits were e-bay specials! And she looked adorable.
I had to be sneaky with my picture taking because there were no cameras allowed at the pageant. They had a professional photographer taking pics and we'll be getting a disc with her pictures soon! But for now, my "illegal" ones will have to do!
She was a little shy at first...
But had it down by the end!
Munching on some chocolate- another prize from the pageant.
The pictures we entered for the photogenic contest.
The crowns and sashes
Kiley's crowns and sash
She looked like a baby doll!
I had to be sneaky with my picture taking because there were no cameras allowed at the pageant. They had a professional photographer taking pics and we'll be getting a disc with her pictures soon! But for now, my "illegal" ones will have to do!
She was a little shy at first...
But had it down by the end!
Munching on some chocolate- another prize from the pageant.
The pictures we entered for the photogenic contest.
The crowns and sashes
Kiley's crowns and sash
She looked like a baby doll!
Daddy & mommy gave her this little pony to celebrate all her hard work in the pageant.
It was a bit easier to get a smiling picture at home, where we could legally take pics. Her hair wasn't curled in the ringlets in this one... but still cute!
And this is the swimsuit she wore for the swimwear competition.
