ofia, age 3, lives the princess life as cheap flower girl dresses. Her mom shared what their life is like preparing and participating in tournaments, and how she ensures her daughter is still a regular kid too.
Brigetta lives in North carolina with her husband Brad and three children. Dominic is 17, Jordan is 15 and Sofia is 3. Brigetta grew up in a family that did pageants, so it was only natural that her litttle lady would participate, too. No matter what you have seen on TV, the pageant life is not that over-the-top for most pageant kids. Sofia is just like any other litttle lady. Here's why.
"In our blood"
Sofia pageant wearBrigetta started doing pageants herself in elementary school and loved it. She was pursued by her little brother, then her niece. "It's in our blood, " she said. "What litttle lady doesn't like to play get into character? "
Sofia started doing pageants when she was around 15 months old. Brigetta reported that she was a clingy baby, and from her own personal experience, pageants can be a huge self-esteem builder.
About Sofia's first pageant, Brigetta said, "Did she win? Nope. Did we have fun? Yes! "
At first, her husband has not been really on board with the idea because all he knew was what was shown on television, on reality Series such as Toddlers and Tiaras. "He came around when Sofia would ask daily to do a pageant, " she shared. "He is completely on board now and he encourages her to smile pretty and to have fun! " Brigetta and Sofia usually have an entourage on pageant day — her mom, brother and niece accompany her and Sofia, so it's a fun family trip for them all.
Preparation
Sofia- pageants throwing out bubblesPreparation for pageants depends on whether it is a "natural" pageant or a "glitz" pageant. Natural pageants are those that require age-appropriate clothes, don't allow makeup and emphasize the interview as opposed to judging heavily on looks.
Sofia participates mostly in natural pageants, and those require little preparation. "If it's a completely natural pageant, we usually just grab a dress and go, " Brigetta explained. "If it is a State or National pageant, we will need to make sure we have the right headshot, custom outfits and dresses. Those tend to take weeks to get everything together for. "
One important point that Brigetta made was that Sofia is allowed and encouraged to choose the clothing that she has on for the pageants because she is more comfortable and usually does better if she's in something that she likes. "Sofia does 90 percent natural pageants and the other 10 percent are a little more glitzy, " she said. "She will probably like the natural ones better so those are the ones we choose to do. " Another consideration for her family is cost — some can cost up to $1, 000 (and more) to enter, so avoid those.
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