{"id":785,"date":"2015-12-09T03:33:15","date_gmt":"2015-12-09T03:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winapageant.com\/?p=385"},"modified":"2024-03-27T09:46:18","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T16:46:18","slug":"36-pageant-gift-ideas-for-everyone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winapageant.com\/36-pageant-gift-ideas-for-everyone\/","title":{"rendered":"36: Pageant Gift Ideas for Everyone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/3960851\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/4ac1c0\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n<p>Pageant girls love presents \u2013 both giving and receiving. As a pageant girl, I can vouch for that.<\/p>\n<p>The gift giving begins when you arrive for orientation, then you are showered again with gifts as you win. You give gifts to other contestants when you compete together, to your sister queens during major moments in their life like graduation and relinquishing their titles. You give gifts to your pageant directors, your parents. Parents and directors give gifts. My directors when I was Miss California International gave me a gift every single day during competition week at nationals \u2013 how generous is that?!<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"How to Choose Your Pageant Evening Gown (Episode 37)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GWu4P6SzKUQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>And\u2026with Christmas coming up, you know the crown gifts are going to be circling around your pageant circle.<\/p>\n<p>So, with all these opportunities for gift-giving, you\u2019ve gotta be prepared to give thoughtful gifts that will make a lasting impression and truly be remembered.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode, I\u2019m going to share with you some of the best gifts I\u2019ve received and given as well as some great gift ideas for your whole pageant family, no matter what the occasion.<\/p>\n<p>My girl, Kristina, helped me to come up with a bunch of ideas. Below, there are links for each recommendation so you can check them out and buy online.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center; color: #ff7878;\">Ladies, send this link to your parents, husband, boyfriend, kids &#8211; this is basically you&#8217;re Christmas list \ud83d\ude09<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p>*Links updated October 2016*<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"color: #ff7878; font-weight: bold;\">New Titleholder<\/h4>\n<p>+ For the newly crowned beauty, consider an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thingsremembered.com\/thumbnail\/Occasions\/Housewarming\/Vases-Floral-Arrangments\/pc\/101\/c\/2688\/2772.uts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Engraved Flower Vase<\/a>\u00a0or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AmberRaeMackDesigns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sash Cover &amp; Crown Pillow by Amber Rae Mack Designs<\/a>. This is the perfect solution to keep everything together and clean, which pageant women know is a constant struggle.<\/p>\n<p>+ One of my favorite gifts was from my dear friend, Rachel. She got me a State-Shaped Sterling Silver Necklace like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/State-Necklace-California-Sterling-Silver\/dp\/B00IJA0490?th=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this one<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/market\/state_necklace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">these<\/a>\u00a0when I won Miss California International.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For the new titleholder&#8217;s year, she\u2019ll likely need:<\/strong><br \/>+ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vistaprint.com\/car-door-magnets.aspx?txi=15194&amp;xnid=ContextualLeftNav_Car+Door+Magnets+(linked+item)_Signs+%26+Banners_All+Products&amp;xnav=ContextualLeftNav_Category_Signs+%26+Banners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Car Magnets<\/a><br \/>+ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/pageant+autograph+cards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Autograph Cards<\/a> with her headshot and title on them<br \/>+ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hollyhardwick.com\/rocrca.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crown-Carrying box<\/a> &#8211; lots of styles to choose from<br \/>or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/like\/220918006320?ul_noapp=true&amp;chn=ps&amp;lpid=82\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this Crown Carrying box<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; more common style<\/p>\n<p><strong>And for her national pageant:<\/strong><br \/>+ An <a href=\"http:\/\/sparklequeens.com\/Robes\/Signature-Crown-Robe.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embroidered Robe from Sparkle Queens<\/a> is divine and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.designasuitcase.com\/how-it-works\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Custom Luggage like this<\/a>\u00a0is a show-stopper<\/p>\n<p>+ My girl, Kristina found an incredible boutique called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crownchic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the Crown Chic Boutique<\/a> that sells all sorts of cool pageanty stuff. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crownchic.com\/Jewelry\/category\/32-crowns-tiaras-and-crown-hair-accessories.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crown rings, pins, earrings, hair clips, key chains<\/a> \u2013 you name it, they probably have it<\/p>\n<p>+ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/princess+crown+iphone+cases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a Phone Case<\/a><br \/>+ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crownchic.com\/Jewelry\/category\/30-crown-pins.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crown Pins<\/a><br \/>+ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crownchic.com\/Jewelry\/product\/product_id-109\/name-crown-bracelet-cuff-jb353.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crown Bracelet<\/a><br \/>+ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jared.com\/en\/jaredstore\/crown-earrings-diamond-accents-sterling-silver?PIPEndcapBestSellerWithMoney=testValue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crown Earrings<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"color: #ff7878; font-weight: bold;\">For the uber-professional pageant woman, consider a:<\/h4>\n<p>+ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crownchic.com\/Desk-Accessories\/product\/834-crown-business-card-case-afg5705.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Business Card Carrying Case<\/a><br \/>+ <a href=\"https:\/\/store.customusb.com\/shop\/miss-america-crown-usb-flash-drive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crown USB from Miss America<\/a><br \/>+ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wayfair.com\/keyword.php?keyword=cosmetic+case&amp;command=dosearch&amp;new_keyword_search=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cosmetic Case<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"color: #ff7878; font-weight: bold;\">For Fellow Contestants:<\/h4>\n<p>+ Gift-giving is common at national pageants when contestants arrive from all over the great US. Sometimes women\u00a0take\u00a0gifts\u00a0representing their home state, like Florida Oranges, Pennsylvania Hershey&#8217;s candy, and Idaho potato chips&#8230;You get the idea. Of course you want to get creative with how you give them. If Miss New York just handed you a cheesecake before competition, that really wouldn&#8217;t send the right message. Put a cute poem on it, make it healthy or find a cool way of presenting it as a specialty item.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"color: #ff7878; font-weight: bold;\">Platform-Related Gifts:<\/h4>\n<p>+ Another common gift is a small token that represents your platform like a pin from: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shopheart.org\/aha-glitter-red-dress?utm_source=GoogleShopping&amp;utm_medium=GoogleCSE&amp;utm_campaign=CSE&amp;gdftrk=gdfV22014_a_7c3893_a_7c10864_a_7cSH14194&amp;gclid=CjwKEAiAvauyBRDwuYf3qNyXmW4SJACX9-fXsn3Y8qT_tzPxrgonMRlYrztiv_okLNijIt4QytJOPRoCXqfw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ShopHeart for Go Red for Women<\/a> if women&#8217;s heart health was your platform focus, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pinmart.com\/stock-pin-autism-ribbon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this pin<\/a> for Autism Awareness or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fundraisingforacause.com\/breast-cancer-awareness-pins.html?gclid=CjwKEAiAvauyBRDwuYf3qNyXmW4SJACX9-fXzgNEjBmSCtxMEqbK6eYvUEL6mEQXOlzRQ7INBwobYRoCy3vw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this one<\/a> for Breast Cancer Awareness\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"color: #ff7878; font-weight: bold;\">Food Gifts:<\/h4>\n<p>+ Food gifts are great as thank you gifts, especially long-distance. One of my favorite gifts toBird Pick Tea \u2013 it\u2019s a tea company in my area of southern California<\/p>\n<p>+ I often give chocolate after a friend or client of mine competes. There are plenty of local chocolate companies that are especially classy in my area so I love spreading that joy. My most recent favorites are: <a href=\"http:\/\/stuffed-cookies.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stuffed Cookies<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sees.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">See&#8217;s Candies<\/a>.<br \/><strong>Pro Tip:<\/strong> Find something local to share with people from out of town.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"color: #ff7878; font-weight: bold;\">Photo Memory Gifts<\/h4>\n<p>Younger girls typically appreciate photo mementos like:<br \/>+ Photo Mugs<br \/>+ Cell Phone Covers<br \/>+ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thememoriesplace.com\/collage.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fleece Memory Blankets<\/a><br \/>+ or\u00a0Picture Frames<br \/>And these also make great gifts for outgoing royalty to give to directors,\u00a0sister queens, and friends\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"color: #ff7878; font-weight: bold;\">Parents:<\/h4>\n<p>+ Parents love to show off their kids, so personalized apparel is a great gift for moms, dads, and other family members. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.allthingscrowned.com\/purses.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Personalized crown bags<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crownchic.com\/Store\/product\/352-forever-a-queen-apron-ph100a.html\">aprons<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/photo-gift\/custom-cases-covers\">phone cases<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jassgraphix.com\/pageant-shirts\/pageant-shirts-custom-printed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shirts<\/a>, with the queens headshot on them are great for the parents of junior and teen queens.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"color: #ff7878; font-weight: bold;\">Out-Going Queen:<\/h4>\n<p>The out-going queen would love:<br \/>+ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wrapwithus.com\/Products\/Queen-for-a-day-Sparkling-Tiara-photo-frame-favors__1648-DC.aspx?gclid=CjwKEAiAvauyBRDwuYf3qNyXmW4SJACX9-fXqJD082aTcIpyQ3qXv2tJ55aULmdiqJ6v2Qb91JxoSBoCaxXw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a Crown Photo Frame<\/a><br \/>+ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/205408462\/round-crown-tiara-display-case-with?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=shopping_us_c-home_and_living-home_decor-picture_frames_and_displays_deeplink&amp;utm_custom1=2638b838-0a72-4fa8-8e0d-c78619d3733d&amp;gclid=CjwKEAiAvauyBRDwuYf3qNyXmW4SJACX9-fX5CbFrsFPetJNo8YGzhVtTE4VJobV7oV_5Jm6INGo1BoCYknw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crown Display Box<\/a><br \/>+ Jewelry is a lovely option<br \/>+ There are plenty of inexpensive yet gorgeous Crown Rings which make for a great out-going gift.<br \/>+ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imsmistyle.com\/products\/crown-ring-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Imsmi Style Crown Ring<\/a><br \/>+ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jared.com\/en\/jaredstore\/crown-ring-1-15-ct-tw-diamonds-sterling-silver-02355730199--1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jared Jewelers<\/a> also has a few gorgeous rings for the more high-end jewelry fan\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"color: #ff7878; font-weight: bold;\">Directors, Parents, Sponsors:<\/h4>\n<p>+ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/search?q=pageant+mom+pin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pageant Mom Pin<\/a><br \/>+ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crownchic.com\/Dinnerware-\/-Kitchen\/product\/842-crown-wine-bottle-holder-or-candleholder.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Candle\/Wine Holder<\/a><br \/>+ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crownchic.com\/Dinnerware-\/-Kitchen\/product\/845-crown-wine-bottle-stopper-afg5174.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wine Bottle Stopper<\/a><br \/>+ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/crown_mug-168197019852945631\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crown Mug<\/a><br \/>+ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crownchic.com\/Party-Favors\/product\/542-his-and-hers-crown-jewelry-tray-mp152521.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crown Serving Tray<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Thinking of unique ways to bless others lives is definitely how to win a pageant!<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Contact Information<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alyciadarby\">@AlyciaDarby<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/winapageant\">WinAPageant Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>For more great pageant training, enroll in the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/freepageantcourse.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Free Pageant Course<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/freepageantcourse.com\/\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Free-Pageant-Course-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Free-Pageant-Course-1.png 700w, https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Free-Pageant-Course-1-300x129.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/10-680x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/10-680x1024.png 680w, https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/10-199x300.png 199w, https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/10.png 735w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1560\" src=\"https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Featured-Image-Template-1-remaining-39-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"featured-image-template-1-remaining-39\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Featured-Image-Template-1-remaining-39-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Featured-Image-Template-1-remaining-39.jpg 767w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pageant girls love presents \u2013 both giving and receiving. As a pageant girl, I can vouch for that.<\/p>\n<p>The gift giving begins when you arrive for orientation, then you are showered again with gifts as you win. You give gifts to other contestants when you compete together, to your sister queens during major moments in their life like graduation and relinquishing their titles. You give gifts to your pageant directors, your parents. Parents and directors give gifts. My directors when I was Miss California International gave me a gift every single day during competition week at nationals \u2013 how generous is that?!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1340,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,36,47],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/785"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=785"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/785\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8141,"href":"https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/785\/revisions\/8141"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winapageant.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}