Simple, really. Your poses reflect grace, poise, style, confidence, who you really are. Having a fitting outfit is crucial, yes. But the person in the outfit is even more crucial. Most crucial. The judges want to see a cool, calm and thinking head for the crown. A worthy representative.

Do you know that these are evident in your poses? My people call it body language. How at ease or desperate one is comes across. Be natural. Your smile is part of your outfit remember.

So leave your worries behind, enjoy the fun of being the centre of attention. See if you can forget about the judges. You have different job descriptions at this point in time.

Check out the group pose in the article. Each contestant has a silent message in her pose.