Pageant of the Masters

The Pageant of the Masters is a rare theatrical event, held every summer in Laguna Beach, explains art journalist Liz Goldner in her Contemporary Art Dialogue website/blog.
The Pageant draws hundreds of thousands of spectators to its outdoor amphitheatre, the blog continues. Yet many people who attend know little about its origins or about the massive preparations and 60,000 volunteer hours that go into each production.
The live multi-media show is based on the centuries old art form, “Tableaux Vivants” or “Living Pictures,” displaying the diversity of art from around the world and throughout history, utilizing live models, lavish costumes and sets and dramatic lighting.
Tableaux Vivants began in the Middle Ages and were featured in churches, royal weddings and coronations. The art form was especially popular in the 19th century with models often posing in the buff.
While the art style was popular for several centuries, the Laguna Beach Pageant is

A glimpse at the Laguna Beach Festival of Arts and its crowning jewel, the Pageant of the Masters.
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Self-confidence: an Important Trait to Beauty Pageant Success

When it comes to entering, competing in, and ultimately winning beauty pageants, there is one tip that rises above the others- self-confidence. Self –confidence is the most important quality that you must possess if you want to be successful in beauty pageants.

Self-confidence is not found in the skilled application of makeup, an overnight cream that promises to give a smooth and clear complexion, or in the rigorous workout completed faithfully. Though makeup, proper skin care, and a dedication to hard work and exercise are vital to the success of your pageantry career, if you lack self confidence and appear nervous while competing, you will discover that success is continually out of your grasp.

One of the most important steps to ensuring that you have great self-confidence is to smile. Smiling is the key ingredient to letting the judges as well as the audience know that you are in your element. Looking at the judges directly