ofia, age 3, lives the princess life as flower girl dresses online. Her mom shared what their life is like preparing and participating in challenges, 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 18, Jordan is 15 and Sofia is 3. Brigetta grew up in a family that did pageants, so it was only natural that her daughter 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 daughter. Here's why.
"In our blood"
Sofia pageant wearBrigetta started doing pageants herself in elementary school and loved it. She was and then her little cousin, then her niece. "It's in our blood, inches she said. "What daughter doesn't like to play dress? inches
Sofia started doing pageants when she was around 15 months old. Brigetta reported that she was a obsessive 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? Not a chance. Did we have fun? Yes! inches
At first, her husband had not been really on board with the idea because all he knew was what was shown on television, on reality Shows such as Toddlers and Tiaras. "He came around when Sofia would ask daily to do a pageant, inches she shared. "He is 100 percent on board now and he encourages her to smile pretty and to have fun! inches Brigetta and Sofia usually have an entourage on pageant day — her mom, cousin and niece accompany her and Sofia, so it is a fun family outing for them all.
Preparation
Sofia- pageants forced bubblesPreparation for pageants depends on whether it is a "natural" pageant or a "glitz" pageant. Natural pageants are those that require age-appropriate clothes, never let 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 100 percent natural pageant, we usually just grab a dress and go, inches Brigetta explained. "If it is a State or National pageant, we need to make sure we have the right headshot, custom outfits and dresses. Those tend to take weeks to get everything together for. inches
One important point that Brigetta made was that Sofia is allowed and encouraged to choose the clothing that she dons 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 ten percent are a little more glitzy, inches she said. "She can like the natural ones better so those are the ones we choose to do. inches Another consideration for her family is cost — some can cost up to $1, 000 (and more) to enter, so one of these avoid those.
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