A. No, but you will not be entered into the competition without at least One Dress wear photo and One Swimwear photo. Your photo's should be less than 180 days old at time of posting.

Q. Are there any other mandatory things I need to do in order to be a contestant?

A. Yes.

1. All contestants must install the Alexa Toolbar available here www.alexa.com/site/download

2. All contestants must log on at least once every calendar month and leave at least one comment or forum post.

3. All contestants must maintain their account in good standing and ensure it is kept current.

NOTE: As long as your account is maintained current you do not have to follow these instructions unless you wish to become a contestant in the pageant portion of the site.

Q. Why is there a twenty dollar setup fee and five dollar monthly fee to maintain a user profile?

A. The site has provided benefit to millions of viewers and like many of the popular modeling sites has had to move to a payment method to ensure continued development and improvement. We are the only site in the world that offers its users exposure to the biggest international modeling agencies in the most countries, so there is great value in this alone that exceeds every other modeling site known to exist. Our monthly fee is also half the charge of other similar sites. We also offer more user features than any and all similar sites known to exist. All of these reasons in addition to the fact that you are being showcased on a well respected PG-13 modeling portal that does not exploit nudity or any other gimmicks, but instead empowers women from over 170 countries; validates the applicable charges.

Q. Will posting a picture result in it remaining on your site forever?

A. No, deleting is permitted at any time.

Q. What pictures can I post to the website?

A. PG-13 max, as determined by us. Please visit www.TheUltimatePinupGirl.com to see if you are interested in participating in this contest as it maintains an R type rating which allows more revealing types of photographs that can be displayed.

Q. How can I remove any of my images once they are uploaded?

A. There is a link named "upload picture" in the member menu, and, upon clicking it, you will get a button for deleting your picture. If you would like to change your pictures then simply delete them and repost, remembering that the first picture posted will be the main image.

Q. Why are the ratings not an arithmetic average?

A. A large amount of people give "1" ratings to everyone, and therefore a straight average is not appropriate. The method we use for countering this wave of "1"s is making the overall rating a root mean square. To put it simply, we compute the square root of the averages of the squares of your ratings. A more detailed explanation is available through most major search engines :) A simple example would go something like this: -Somebody rates you a 2, Somebody else a 10. A 6 ranking would be the result. By using our method, you get a 7,2, by squaring 2, squaring 10, (4 and 100, respectively) and averaging the results, which would give a final result of 52, which, upon extracting the square root, gives 7.21 approx. This also the reason that the contestant ratings are given in a format that allows votes to be counted down to the 1/10000th level.

Q. What does "Queued" mean, when talking about my pictures status?

A. That means your picture is still waiting for approval/rejection

Q. What does "Disabled" mean, when talking about my pictures status?

A. That means that your picture has been rejected as it does not follow our image rules or voting fraud is being investigated by us.

Q. Why has my picture been rejected?

A. See the upload picture page for the latest rules. If you comply to all those rules but still can not get approval, then the pictures you have posted may be under suspicion of being a stolen or otherwise not legitimate picture. Contact us in order to clarify or validate things. Include a username and user ID.

Q. Someone has stolen my picture! What can I do?

A. Please use the "report image" link below the picture to send a notification to the admin.

Q. What are the prizes?

A. A winner will be chosen in at the end of the calendar year on Dec 31st at 23:59 and announced on January 2nd of the following year. The official entry with the highest score and at least 500 votes wins. In the event of a tie rating, the entry with the most votes wins. The winner is then eligible to participate in a custom photo-shoot with legendary photographer Billy Pegram (Value approx. $2500), with, Hair and makeup for the custom photo-shoot from legendary stylist Wendalynn (Value approx. $2500) and more. Additional prize information is only given to contestants after they have recorded the needed 500 votes and have submitted a fully qualifying entry. The main object here is to make you famous so the exposure you gain from press and publication as the winner is far more valuable than needs to be expressed here. You are here to become famous and that is the prize.

Q. Is there any affiliation between this website and The Miss Universe Organization?

A. No. The Miss Universe Organization is not affiliated in any way with this website.

Q. What measures are in place to defeat cheating?

A. In order for a proper entry to be considered the winner, the associated 'User Name' must have more than 500 votes as of 2359 HRS 31December 2008 and the highest rating IAW, this websites I-Rater Software. 'Bot' votes or false proxy votes as determined by us through IP information will render the applicable entry invalid. We also reset voting for those contestants who receive more than 100 '1' votes in a 24hr period after we identify the source IP's responsible for the vote attack. This prevents organized vote blocking by those who seek to fix or rig the contest. Organized voting is allowed as long as the judges vote for the particular contestant (s) they choose to support and do not vote down every other contestant in efforts to skew contest results. The winner will be announced on the website after final tally and adjustments NLT 2100hrs PST(9PM) on 2 January 2009.

Q. If I am a photographer, modeling agency, casting director, talent scout or vendor looking to partner with this website, what can I do to get an account and have access to all the contestants and website features?

A. Please contact us at info@missonlineuniverse.com and tell us what you have to sell or promote and we may allow you an account on a selective basis. At present we are not looking for any partners but if you have an idea for a promotion then we can discuss the matter. We are looking for party host and event planners in every major city in the world for monthly recruiting parties and promotional events. Contact us to find out how we can help you become successful as a The Ultimate Beauty Queen party host.