This has always been instilled in us that you never take away the possibility of another girl winning a title if you have already won one. My daughter did win the title for the first competition that was scheduled and we had in fact paid for the other pageant and we did not receive a refund, that's okay it was our insurance and we realized that it was a possibility. However, some places will credit that money towards next years events. I think this is a good idea. However, she would never have even thought to compete in that pageant after winning one title. Do parents let their children do this? We did however do the Regional events since this had no bearing on the Miss Majorette outcome and we went to cheer on the other competitors in her division, they are still all of her friends and she still wanted to see how it turned out. In the end, there will always be better twirlers on any given day on any given contest, as long as you do your best at AYOP it's all in the hands of the judges anyway, and even then there are times when it is questionable as in any subjective sport. These are all of life's lessons, and hopefully we have the strongest daughters out there to tackle life, that is what is most important!!!!!