More than pretty faces

Jennifer Tate

Reporting

Spring 2010

Photo 1: January 2009 Amanda Guajardo competes against other teen girls in the Miss Pharr Pageant, but Saira Trevino ends up taking the crown.

Photo 2: Guajardo has purchased over 10 dresses for various beauty pageants, including this leopard print one she deems her favorite.

Photo 3: Guajardo gets her makeup done at the Origins makeup counter in Dillards early in the morning before her most recent pageant Saturday.

Photo 4: Guajardo has 11 pairs of shoes for pageants and formal events in her closet and 26 pairs of shoes in total.

Photo 5: Guajardo won 3rd place in her very first beauty pageant at the age of 2.

Photo 6: Guajardo wears Pink perfume by Victoria Secret and considers it to be her favorite perfumes to wear.

Photo 7: At the 2009 Miss Pharr pageant, contestants await questions from judges during the interview portion of the competition.

Photo 8: Early in the morning Guajardo starts off her pageant preparation by describing the hairstyle she wants at Hairspray Salon in Pharr.

Photo 9: Guajardo scans through a hairstyle magazine while getting her hair done at the Hairspray Salon in Pharr.

Photo 10: Guajardo accepts flowers after a day of pampering and getting herself ready for the evening pageant.

Photo 11: Guajardo always goes to get her makeup professionally done for the beauty pageants she enters.

Photo 12: To hide her undergarments from showing beneath her dress, Guajardo buys adhesive bras to have lasting support throughout the evening.

Photo 13: Guajardo chose a light blue eyeshadow pallet to match her evening gown.

Photo 14: Guajardo wore these brown heels for the 2009 Miss Pharr Pageant and cost the most compared to the other shoes she's worn to pageants totaling to $55.

Photo 15: After an early morning of pageant prepping, Guajardo puts the final touches of hairspray and lotion before taking off to the event.

Photo 16:Guajardo took about 45 minutes during her makeup appointment at the Origins makeup counter in Dillards.

Photo 17: Guajardo poses for one last shot before heading out the door to the pageant.