Deadline Approaching For Miss Kosciusko Pageant
KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Miss Kosciusko County 2016 is seeking candidates to participate in the annual Miss Kosciusko County and Miss Kosciusko County’s Outstanding Teen scholarship pageants. The pageant will also include a princess pageant.
The event will be held at 5 p.m. Jan. 16, in Wawasee Middle School. The deadline for applications is Friday, Dec. 18.
This event is sponsored by the Miss Kosciusko Scholarship Program, part of the Miss Indiana/Miss America Scholarship Program, the leading scholarship provider for women in the country. The entry fees help provide scholarship for all scholarship programs, and it will get every little princess ready for future competitions.
Miss Kosciusko County
Miss Kosciusko County contestants must meet the following criteria:
- Must reside or be a full-time student in Kosciusko, Wabash, Whitley or Huntington counties, enrolled in and attending classes on a full-time basis at an accredited college or university in Indiana or be employed on a full-time basis for six months in Indiana
- Must never before have competed in any national finals of Miss America
- Must be at least 17, a high school graduating senior and no older than 24 on Dec. 31, 2016.
- Must be a high school graduate or have successfully completed the testing program for high school equivalency or have successfully completed the academic retirements for entry into a four-year college/university degree program by July 30, preceding the national finals
Each contestant will compete in the following areas: interview, talent, swimsuit, evening wear and onstage question.
Outstanding Teen Contest
For the Miss Kosciusko County’s Outstanding Teen 2016 contest, each contestant must meet the following requirements in order to compete:
- Must be a resident in Indiana
- Must never before have competed in any national finals of Miss America’s Outstanding Teen
- Must be between the ages of 13-17 and cannot be a graduating senior. The contestant must turn 13 by the state pageant in June and cannot be older than 17 on Aug. 31, that same year.
Candidates for both contest must:
- Be a citizen of the United States at the time the contestant enters her first pageant.
- Have never been married.
- Have never been pregnant
- Not be the adoptive parent of any child
- Never have been convicted of any criminal offense
- Not have criminal charges presently pending
- Be in good health and able to participate fully and without limitation in program activities
- Not use or consume any illegal controlled dangerous substances or abuse alcohol or other dangerous substances
Each contestant will compete in the following areas: interview, talent, active ware, evening wear and onstage question.
Princess Program
The requirements for the Miss Kosciusko Princess Program are: must be 5-12 years of age as of Aug. 1, 2016; wear a party dress and dress shoes (from a wedding, first communion, party, or church/Easter); current (digital is preferred) photo for the program. School photo size of 4-inch by 6-inch is acceptable with first and last name written on the back of any prints. No crowns in the photos are allowed.
The Miss Kosciusko Princess Program is a fun opportunity for mentorship by connecting young girls with the women who participate in the Miss Indiana/Miss America Scholarship Pageant. Princess contestants will work with current and/or former title holders on a community service project, answer a question or two on stage to build self-esteem, take a modeling walk across the stage in their party dresses, perform their talent and participate in a production number.
Each princess will receive a tiara and a small gift bag of goodies. Princesses must be between the ages of 5-12 to participate. Parents are encouraged to send in an application and registration fee in as soon as possible to secure a spot. The committee is also looking at pairing up each princess with a Miss Contestant. This way they get to work with an older girl and see what this program is all about. This is an opportunity for young girls to work one-on-one with Miss and Outstanding Teen contestants as well as current and past title holders.
For more information contact Amy Miller at (574) 370-0369 or email [email protected].