I don't think you're going to hate yourself if you don't compete in any of the masquerades or the fashion show.

If you want to, though, we can talk about ideas. Competition presentation is a very short theatrical setting for the costume, a bit of music behind you that helps you set your mood and pacing and perhaps a bit of lighting (enter in black, enter in light, exit in black, exit in light, that's really all that's important).