In 2008 the Little Miss Capital City Pageant www.littlemisscapitalcity.com was developed to raise funds for the Girls Self-Esteem Program.  Professional ballet dancers from New York performed at the event.  It has since become a tradition.  Little Miss Capital City is the sole and signature yearly fund-raising event for the Sacramento Girls Self-Esteem Program. In 2010 the National Girls Self-Esteem and Youth Self-Esteem Programs were launched along with our National Ambassador Youth Spokesperson Scholarship Competition.  In each city where an Ambassador Search is successfully launched mentors will develop Youth Self-Esteem and Girls Self-Esteem Program Chapters.

About our Ambassador Programs

G-SEP Self-Esteem Super Bowl Pageants are separate from the Girls Self-Esteem Program and Boys Self-Esteem Program.  They are not the dysfunctional "Kids in Drag" pageants seen on television. Every participant wins a title award for participating in our Self-Esteem Formal Presentations and Graduations.

G-SEP's Ambassador Program was created solely to raise funds for local G-SEP and B-SEP Chapters.  Our Ambassador and local pageants are traditional formal presentations/pageants like the thousands held every year across America, at county fairs, dance studios, social clubs and kids programs.  While pageants featuring children in what many consider "Drag" get all the attention in the media, it is important to understand that most pageants do not require makeup, hair pieces, acrylic nails or high heeled shoes for girls as young as two.

In G-SEP Pageants and Ambassador Competitions, children are allowed to be children. The average grade point average of a G-SEP Ambassador candidate is 3.8. 

Most of our contestants wear their hair in ponytails, and model dresses made by relatives, or bought at department stores.  Boys wear suits or play outfits. Our entry fee is approximately $2,000 less than the pageant entry fees of those featured on television, . Funds raised for the Girls and Youth Self-Esteem Programs (through our Ambassador and Pageant formal presentations) help to purchase items such as chairs and desks for our youth programs, rent, office support and all the many things needed to fund a first class event for youth.

Unlike most pageants all our contestants win awards based on grades, attitude, personality and citizenship.  

The highlight of our year is our July National Production Pageant where boys and girls of all ages have the rare opportunity to perform on a theatrical stage with professional dancers from New York City.  The professional ballerinas work with the contestants on poise, presentation, grace and self-esteem. 

Pageant night is a Self-Esteem Super bowl.  Parents bring posters, bells, whistles...they yell and heap praise and acceptance on their sons and daughters.  The show is televised locally.  In 2010 more than 600 people attended the Little Miss Capital City Pageant. It was also televised live.

National Ambassador King and Queen Selection

July 7-10 Sacramento, CA

In August of 2010 the Girls Self-Esteem Program in collaboration with the Fathers Resource Center formed the Youth Self-Esteem Program (Y-SEP) as the umbrella organization of the Girls Self-Esteem Program and the Boys Self-Esteem Program. 

The National Ambassador King and Queen Competition was founded in August of 2010, to promote the non-profit organization (Y-SEP) and raise funds for the youth outreach programs at the Fathers Resource Center.

Beginning in August of 2010, representatives of the Youth Self-Esteem Program began searching the country for local, state and regional Ambassador Kings and Queens to participate in Nationals.

State and Regional G-SEP and B-SEP Queens and Kings

Queens and Kings will be selected from interviews and pageants hosted around the country.  Winners will compete in the National Youth Self-Esteem Program and National Girls Self-Esteem Program Ambassador King and Queen Competition in Sacramento, CA.

The grand prize will be $1,000 and the opportunity to represent youth throughout the United States.

Interview candidates will know the following Saturday if they have been selected to represent their state or region as a G-SEP or B-SEP King or Queen.  Those participating in our local competitions will be crowned onstage before family and friends.  In areas we have yet to reach at-large participants will be selected.  Contact our office for more details.  916-647-3223.

Local State and Regional Competition Wardrobe

Girls will wear a nice dress, and boys will wear a nice suit.   If competing in talent, a talent outfit may be needed.

National Headquarters:

Girls Self-Esteem Program

Youth Self-Esteem Program

3443 Ramona Ave. Suite 25

Sacramento, CA 95826

916-647-3223

916-739-0894

info@girlsselfesteemprogram.com