The Aro Queen National Pageant is a beauty pageant for all Aro women of Nigeria who are ages 18-older. Areas of competition for the 2004 International Pageant include:

Traditional Attire (50%)
Evening Gown (50%)
Finalists' Question (Bonus Points)

Opening Production Number (not judged)
The Aro Queen National Pageant will include a choreographed opening number. Delegates will be provided Sponsors’T-Shirt for opening number as specified by Arochukwu Network Information about the 2004 Opening Production Number. The Opening Production Number is not judged.

Traditional Attire (50%)
Aro Queen National Pageant ™ titleholder must be able to project her own personal sense of style. This competition will be very much like a runway fashion show. Fashion attire can be anything the delegate feels represents a currently popular or stylish ensemble. Judges will be looking for high energy, spirit, and the delegate's sense of contemporary style for today's woman.
Attire is dressy-casual.
Delegates are encouraged to accessorize with earrings, head gears, etc.
Accessories may be used as “props” for modeling.
Judging criteria: modeling, personality, beauty, grooming and fashion sense.

Evening Gown (50%)
Aro Queen National Pageant ™ titleholder must carry herself with dignity, grace, poise and elegance. Judges will not be evaluating the cost or designer label of the gown, but rather how well it suits the delegate (e.g., fit, color, style) as well as delegate's on-stage presentation.
Evening gown must be floor length.
Judging criteria: modeling, personality, beauty, grooming and fashion sense.

On-Stage Question (bonus pts, finalists only)
Aro Queen National Pageant ™ titleholder must be able to express herself with confidence. Finalists will respond to a few questions on-stage to earn up to 10 bonus points which will be added to each finalists’ composite score. The question may be taken from information listed on the delegate's fact sheet.
Judging criteria: Articulation, Quality of Response, Beauty, Personality

Judges:


1. A minimum of 4 judges will evaluate delegates in the two areas of competition: Traditional Attire and Evening Gown. All areas of competition are equally weighted at 50% each.
   
2. Arochukwu Network has sole discretion and complete authority to select judges.
   
3. Reasonable efforts are made to secure a culturally and professionally diverse panel of judges.
   Judges' names are not released to delegates prior to arrival at the pageant.
   
4. Delegates may not approach the judges or engage in conversation with judges prior to or during the competition.
   
5. Delegates who are observed approaching a judge or engage in conversation with a judge beyond a brief greeting risk immediate disqualification at the discretion of Arochukwu Network .
   
6. Judges are provided with training and instruction regarding scoring procedures prior to the competition.
   The decision of the judges is final and not contestable for any reason.

Scoring:
Scoring is conducted on a 10-point scale:
9-10 = Excellent
7-8 = Very Good
5-6 = Good
3-4 = Average
1-2 = Below Average

Breaking Ties:

The following procedure is used to break ties:
Each judge will assign the Top 5 finalists a ranking from
1 to 5 (1 = “Winner”, 5 = “4th Runner-Up”.)
A ranking of
1st = 5 pts, 2nd = 4 pts, 3rd = 3 pts, 4th = 2 pts, 5th = 1 pt. Points earned from rankings are added to the delegates’ scores.
If the rankings do not resolve the tie(s), the higher individual competition score will determine the higher placement in this order: On-Stage Question, Evening Gown,STraditional Attire.
In the absence of ties, judges are not asked to provide rankings.