How it works.

If you run a pageant

  1. 1 Sign up freeEmail, Google or Apple. No subscription and no card to start.
  2. 2 Create your pageantPeople's Choice voting on its own, or the whole pageant. Copy a past pageant's divisions, fees and paperwork.
  3. 3 Set divisions and feesAges and an entry fee for each division, with an early price if you like, plus extras families can add.
  4. 4 Open registrationFamilies enter and pay online, in full or by deposit if you offer one. Your forms are filled and signed on their entry.
  5. 5 Sell ticketsBy event, by day or a pass. Buyers get a QR code; scan it at the door.
  6. 6 Bring your teamAdd staff with the access each one needs.
  7. 7 Add vendorsInvite businesses or let them apply, with a spot fee or free. Families book them on your pageant's page.
  8. 8 Get paidVote money reaches your bank within three business days after voting closes. Entry fees and tickets go out every Monday for payments at least 7 days old.

What it costs: we keep 12.5% of each vote (you keep 87.5%). On $25.00 of votes the voter pays $26.10, we keep $3.13 and you receive $21.87. Entries and tickets carry a 5% + 50¢ service fee the family pays, unless you cover it. Every fee

If you're entering

  1. 1 Find a pageantFilter by age and state to see pageants with a division that fits.
  2. 2 Enter onlineFill in the entry form and pay by card, in full or by deposit when the pageant offers one.
  3. 3 Do the paperworkThe director's forms are on your entry, and you sign them there. What's left to do is at the top.
  4. 4 Get ticketsBuy tickets for family and friends. Each one has a QR code for the door.
  5. 5 Book vendorsHair, makeup, coaching and photos from the pageant's vendors. Pick your photos and get them in My purchases.

What it costs: the entry fee the director sets, plus a 5% + 50¢ service fee shown before you pay, unless the director covers it. Every fee

If you're voting

  1. 1 Find your contestantSearch by name, or open the link someone sent you.
  2. 2 Pick votes$1 = 1 vote. Choose 5, 10, 20, or any amount you want.
  3. 3 Pay by cardApple Pay, Google Pay or any card. No account needed; the receipt goes to your email.

What it costs: $1 = 1 vote, plus a 2.9% + 37¢ service fee per purchase. Votes are final.

If you're a vendor

  1. 1 Join a pageantAccept a director's invite, or tap Become a vendor on a pageant that takes them. Pay the spot fee if there is one.
  2. 2 Add what you offerPrices with an early price if you like, times families pick or you set, or no appointment at all. Packs of sessions for less.
  3. 3 Families book and payMoney goes to your own Stripe account. Past clients can hear you're at a new pageant.
  4. 4 DeliverPost proofs for families to pick, then send their gallery link. Your work shows what's waiting on you across every pageant.

What it costs: the pageant's spot fee, if any. Families pay a 5% + 50¢ service fee on each booking; you receive your full price.