Awards Offered at the Junior Miss Newfoundland & Labrador Pageant:

Dawn Butt Memorial Award: Named in memory of one of our Pageant family who lost her battle with cancer this past December.

Dawn Butt was a pageant mom, volunteer and an amazing role model. Her strength, courage and dedication to volunteering and leadership was respected and admired by many. We are honored to be able to present this award to one of our 2017 contestants. We are honored to present the winner of this award with a beautiful butterfly tiara and award sash. As butterflies were Dawn's thing our award winners will receive butterfly tiaras.

Junior Miss Friendship: This award will be voted on by the contestants themselves. It will be given to the girl who is voted the friendliest person in the face of healthy competition. This award is sponsored by Subway. The winner of this award will win this beautiful butterfly tiara and award sash.

Junior Miss Photogenic: Our contestants will have a one on one photoshoot with our official pageant photographer. The entire photoshoot and all photos will be taken into consideration as well as the contestant’s photogenic ability and attitude. Junior Miss Photogenic 2017 will receive this beautiful butterfly tiara and award sash.

Junior Miss Talent: In this optional award, our contestants will compete in a Talent competition. Our judges will then decide which girl will win our Junior Miss Talent for 2017. The winner of this award will receive this beautiful butterfly tiara and award sash.

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Junior First Impression Award: During the application process our contestants submitted a 90 second introduction. This video was scored on creativity, pitch and tone, appearance and content. Those scores will be combined with the contestants Overall impression score from the judges during their interview.The girl with the highest score of these sections combined will received the First Impression Award. The winner of this award will receive a beautiful butterfly tiara and award sash.

Red Carpet Award: During our gala show all of our contestants will participate in the Fun Fashion Wear category of our competition. Using this category to show their personality, each contestant will choose an outfit of choice that suits their personality. Contestants will be scored on poise, confidence and whether their outfit suits them and shows their personality.  The contestant with the highest overall score in this category will receive the Red Carpet Award. The winner of this award will receive a beautiful butterfly tiara and award sash.

Junior Public Speaking Award: In our Talent and Public Speaking show all of our contestants will participate in the Personal Expression category of our competition. Prior to the pageant, contestants are asked to prepare a 30 second to 1 minute dialog of personal expression on the topic of their choice. The judges will score each contestant on knowledge of topic, personality, confidence, articulation, emotion and tone. Cue cards are not permitted. The contestant who scores the highest in this section of the competition will win the Junior Public Speaking award. The winner of this award will receive a beautiful butterfly tiara and award sash.

2017 Award Sashes:

* Please note: Awards are subject to change each year depending on sponsors