Murder Mystery Party Ideas?

Question

For my birthday I am having a murder mystery party theme

and it's based on a pageant. I have got everything except

design ideas and food?

I was thinking sashes,hollywood walk of fame and pictures of the people comming saying there "miss ...." thing

Ideas? help? need it all

Much Appericiated

Thanks :D

Answer 1

What about a little competition, like who can give the best answer to a question like....

"what is the one thing the world needs"

"what is your perfect date"

You know, like those miss america, miss world, miss universe type questions, but give the award to the person with the funniest or most creative one.

Answer 2

Ever watch the movie Miss Congeniality.  Take some of the characters from that movie.  Sandra Bullock goes under cover to find out who has been sending the death threats.  You could have people play some of the rolls from that movie.

Have the murderer be someone who spent their entire life overweight but lost all the weight to get back at those pretty slender girls who compete in beauty pageant's.  So then if your theme is pageants, then little to no food as they don't eat to stay slim:-)  Kidding.  But you could have veggie tray, fruit tray, low-fat type of foods.  Then when the game is over, have pizza arrive.  I say that because Sandra Bullock sneaks a pizza into the hotel one night and about 8 of them devour this pizza they are not suppose to be eating.  

Sounds like a really fun party.  Good Luck

Answer 3

What is your setting?  Do you have a time (1920's/1940s) in mind.  Old fashioned hollywood is fun.  And when you do, match the food to the setting.

I use the "how to host a murder" series for ideas (though I don't actually use their guidance, just their setting and food ideas).