I'm going to be in a Miss. Romania pageant?!?!?

And I'm getting cold feet! I know I can do it because I made it through the pre judging. Now I'm nervous! I know pageantry is a big thing hear in the USA. But now that I am on spring break I went back home for the summer. Women in Romania see pageantry as a way to show how intelligent and beautiful we are. In a sense its somewhat empowering. Is it the same in the USA?