HISTORY NOTE

 

When you look at the Past Title Holder History, you'll notice that in the early years some couples won their Southwest Title and their International Title in the same year. At that time the SW Ms contest was held in January and the International M/s contest was held in March. A couple winning at SW in January had to turn around and compete at the International in March. This was a lot to take on, plus, if the couple won at International, the SW region really did not get to have their regional title holder because they were now International title holders.

 

The Southwest Region was the only region to face this challenge since the other four regions had their Regional Contest after March.​  In 2014, the SW region changed the rules and the January SW winner did not compete at the International until March of the next year. Therefore, Couples who won the SW title were "Title Holders Elect" from January until March because the previous year title couple could not step down from the SW title until after they competed at International. Then the Title Holders Elect became the new SW Ms title holders until they completed their competition at International the following March.  It was confusing but allowed the SW title holders to get a full year in title before stepping into the International competition.