The judges conduct interviews based on each contestant’s essay that they submit with their application when they register. They also view pageant photos, watch Brain Challenge videos, Community Service videos, observe contestants on social media and their own personal web presence, choose one reference to contact and ask questions about them, observe contestants interacting with other contestants, and observe them on stage and in each category of that specific production and give a score for each of these areas. All of this observation will produce a final score and at the end of the production the judges will tally up their scores and choose their winners.