Welcome to the Pageant Pass user manual. Pageant Pass is the pageant registration platform created by Local Directors, for Local Directors. This manual explains, step by step, everything you can do — whether you're a Director running a competition or a Delegate applying to one.
New here? Start with Getting Started. Looking for a word you don't recognize? Check the Glossary.
Getting Started
| Page | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Director Getting Started | Set up your account and create your first competition |
| Delegate Getting Started | Set up your profile and your first paperwork template |
Director Guide
Everything you can do as a Director, from creating a competition to running judging day.
Setting Up Your Competition
| Page | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Creating a Competition | Create and edit a competition, set dates, eligibility, and payment options |
| Accepting Payments with Square | Connect Square to collect entry fees online ⭐ Plus |
Running Your Competition
| Page | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Competition Dashboard | Your control center for a single competition |
| Managing Applications | Review applicants, set competition order, and edit entries |
| Exporting Paperwork | Download the judge's book, paperwork, headshots, music, and contacts |
| Event Notes | Keep private notes about your competition |
| Interview Planner | Build an interview schedule for judging day ⭐ Plus |
| Compliance Tracking | Track fees, registration, and donations, and share secure links ⭐ Plus |
Judging & Results
| Page | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Judge's Book & Script | Build the script for your judge's book ⭐ Plus |
| Flashcards | Help judges learn contestants by face |
| Recording Results | Record placements, preliminary awards, and other awards |
Delegate Guide
Everything you can do as a Delegate, from finding competitions to managing your applications.
| Page | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Delegate Dashboard | Your overview of applications, bookmarks, and awards |
| Finding Competitions | Search, filter, view details, and save competitions to your watchlist |
| Applying to a Competition | Complete and submit an application, including documents and payment |
| Paperwork Templates | Save your information once and reuse it for every application |
| Managing Your Applications | Review, edit, and track the applications you've submitted |
Your Account
Pages that apply to both Directors and Delegates.
| Page | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Your Profile | Update your name and profile photo |
| Notifications | Choose which email notifications you receive and read them |
| Plans & Upgrading | Compare the Core and Plus plans, start a free trial, and upgrade |
For Helpers
For people a Director has invited to help, who don't have their own account.
| Page | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Using a Secure Compliance Link | Check contestants off after a Director shares a compliance link with you |
Reference
| Page | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Glossary | Plain-language definitions of pageant and Pageant Pass terms |