Oh Becky, I'm so sorry you didn't place in the costume pageant. From what I read at TFN, is sounds like the entire thing was run poorly. I heard they allowed too many people to apply and then had to choose people randomly by lottery. And there were only 3 awards in the adult category!? That is nuts! Even the costume contest at little Dragon*Con has more categories for winning. It almost seems the judges just went with 'popular' rather than really looking at workmanship regardless of how well known the character was. Just my guess.
I'm curious, which Padme won? Was it the one sitting there with the EP II Senate Dress?