Rules and Regulations

Dr. World  Productions - Titleholders/Contestants must abide by all rules and regulations listed below:

• Contestant must be at least 21 years of age and good moral character. 

• Contestant may not be a national titleholder* with any other pageant system as of July 1st of the competition year (*unless unable to crown successor (e.g., COVID) & other pageant director formally releases titleholder from title and duties). Only exception, DWP Tournament of Queens Champion.

• US contestants vying for a region/state/area title must be a U.S. Citizen and be a resident, work, attend college or own property in the state/region of title application. World/international contestants must have at least 25% heritage of the country/area of the title application or live/d in the country/area (deployment or residency on a military installation is acceptable).

• If selected, contestant, agrees to participate in the required competition activities (e.g., submit competition videos, etc.) to include support of title sponsor: Queenly.com (if US resident, download Queenly App w/in week of accepting title, post once per month- Facebook/Instagram (FB/IG) during reign, tag @QueenlyApp & DWP director or send video/photo to director to post and abide by all Official Rules and Regulations or forfeit title/s. Review DWP queen examples for ideas or contact DWP director.

• Once sash has been received, weekly - post community, mentoring, charity activity involvement, travel, or information about field on Facebook and Instagram as a Dr. World Productions representative (including #drworldproductions, @drworldproductions and #becausesmartisbeautiful you may also choose to include #drworldwomementoringwomen, #education, #mentoring, #community service, #dramerica, #drusa, #drunitedstateesofamerica, etc.)

• Contestant will be subject to an entry fee/s as outlined on the drworldproductions.com website. The fee/s must be paid in full prior to the competition deadline and to receive any Dr. World® Productions’ item/s (e.g., sash, etc.).

• Contestant must have never been convicted of a felony crime.

• Contestant must have never posed for any photography/video associated with nudity/pornography or been employed in a position which involves complete nudity.

• If selected, contestant, agrees to not smoke or become intoxicated while wearing any items (e.g., sash, Dr. World Productions official t-shirts, etc.) representing any Dr. World Productions’ title.

• Maintain professional communication and actions in compliance with EEOC standards on social media, etc. to avoid situations that could look negatively on Dr. World Productions/DR. Productions, LLC; Director/Trademark owner and anyone associated with the event/s during her reign​.

• ​Refrain from political commentary on social media, etc. to avoid situations that could look negatively on Dr. World® Productions/DR. Productions, LLC; Director/Trademark owner and anyone associated with the event during her reign. Contact Director with questions.​

• ​Take full responsibility of one’s actions and release Dr. World Productions/DR. Productions, LLC., Director/Trademark owner and anyone associated with the event or event related activities from any liability for claims, damages, debt, or losses associated with the individuals/entities mentioned above.

• Contestant agrees all judges’ decisions are final and irrevocable.​

• Contestant permits Dr. World Productions and their licensees the right to use contestant's photographs, bio, and competition materials for publicity purposes in connection with all Dr. World Productions competitions.

• ​If a titleholder chooses to relinquish title, there are no refunds. If any unprofessional behavior or violation of any of the Dr. World Productions’ Rules and Regulations leads to disqualification of the contestant/titleholder, there are no refunds.

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Dr. World Productions winners  (World/America/U.S.A.) must agree to:

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• Submit a crown and sash photo to Dr. World Productions (DWP) within 1 week of receipt of the official crown and sash.
  • Submit a professional photo/s within 30 days of receipt of the official crown and sash. Contact director if there is an issue.

• Weekly - post community, mentoring, charity activity involvement, travel, or information about field on Facebook & Instagram as a Dr. World Productions representative (including #drworldproductions, @drworldproductions, #becausesmartisbeautiful & your title page)
  o Utilize the official DWP Facebook/social media pages/accounts created and monitored by DWP for initial postings [winners will be provided administrator rights during reign]. Queen may then share [title page posting] to personal page from the DWP pages/accounts.

• Provide monthly activity updates at a minimum or simply tag/send to DWP Director. Participate in monthly mentoring activities.

• Not compete in any other pageant during reign. Should a unique opportunity arise toward the end of her reign, the national/international queen may request DWP Director's approval.

• If a winning titleholder (America/U.S.A./World) relinquishes her title or is stripped of her title for violation of the Rules and Regulations all prizes must be returned in condition received. If any gifts (e.g., sash, crown, etc.) not returned in good condition, the MA titleholder will be required to pay for replacement items be given to her 1st runner-up/successor.

• If selected as a winner (America/U.S.A./World), appearances are under the supervision of Dr. World Productions and all rights for any DWP title appearances/contracts resulting from being affiliated with Dr. World Productions shall belong exclusively to same. Must comply with DWP sponsor/partner agreements (e.g., Queenly.com – download app, post once each month on FB/IG, participate in one sponsor interview during reign). At times, a DWP queen may be offered a sponsor package (non-DWP partner). If accepted and agreement with sponsor is signed, queen must fulfill any signed sponsor agreement/s.

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• Please Note: For the Dr. competitions - Domestic accrediting bodies and issuing postsecondary institutions must be recognized by the United States Department of Education. The earned, accredited academic doctoral degree must be granted by a federally recognized postsecondary academic institution. The doctoral program must contain a minimum of 58 academic semester hours of study. For application and entry into these particular competitions, a domestic or foreign doctorate degree may not be an award/honorary in nature (e.g., honoris causa). A foreign earned, academic doctorate degree must be recognized as equivalent to a US doctorate a degree (e.g., by evaluation services such as World Education Services/WES).