Applications now being accepted for 2011-12 program!
The Miss Auburn Scholarship Program provides in-depth training and experience in developing leadership and interview skills. This will pay dividends throughout the young woman's career and lifetime. She will also receive extensive training in developing her choice of talent, along with personal grooming, poise and wardrobe consultation.
No entry fees required! The Miss Auburn Scholarship Program board of directors provides a local sponsor for each contestant.The Miss Auburn Scholarship Program is open to young women of the Auburn community who are interested in serving in a leadership role that fosters community service.
Each entrant will need to provide wardrobe for the four phases of competition:
- Interview
- Talent
- Physical Fitness in Swimwear
- Evening Wear
It is not necessary to spend large sums of money on this competition wardrobe. The Miss Auburn board of directors has a strong network to assist you with your wardrobe.
Entrants must be female between the ages of 17 & 24. She must be no less than a high school senior.
Candidates must meet one of the following criteria:
- Resident of Auburn
- Full time high school or community college student in Auburn.
- Work full time in Auburn. (40 hours per week)
The Miss Auburn Scholarship program will consider young women who reside or attend school in an area adjacent to Auburn which does not have a Miss America preliminary pageant. Priority will be given to young women, who live, work full time or go to school full time in Auburn.
Entrant must be single, never have been married, nor had marriage annulled, nor be living with a male in lieu of legal marriage. She must not be, nor ever have been pregnant.
Entrant must be in good health.
Entrant must be a United States Citizen.
The candidate selected for the responsibility of serving as Miss Auburn must be available to serve as the official hostess of Auburn from February until February of following year. She will also compete in the Miss Washington Scholarship Pageant in July. As the Miss Auburn Scholarship Program supports education, every effort will be made to accommodate her school schedule.
Contestant Responsibilities
All entrants are required to attend each Sunday rehearsal and special appearances made by the group. These would include, but are not limited to: the Auburn Veterans Day Parade, Santa Parade and an Auburn City Council meeting. Each entrant is expected to visit her sponsor a minimum of three (3) times prior to the pageant.
Application
If you meet the above requirements, fill out the online application by the following deadlines and be prepared to meet the following requirements:
Deadline for applications: October 2, 2011
- Mandatory Interview with the Board of Directors and Talent Preview will be held on: Saturday, October 8, 2011.
- The private interview will be held at Auburn City Hall, 25 West Main Street.
- The talent preview will be held at the Auburn Avenue Theater located at 10 Auburn Avenue.
- Completed application must be submitted at the time of the pageant board interview.
- A copy of your birth certificate and driver's license must be attached.
- Parents or legal guardian must attend the pageant board interview.
- Official school transcripts are required
About the Miss Auburn Scholarship Program
The Miss Auburn Scholarship Program is the strongest community based scholarship competition of its kind in the state. In 1997 the Miss American organization proclaimed the Miss Auburn Scholarship Fund to be the largest in the entire Miss America local pageant system. In 1995, Amber Hamilton became Auburn's first Miss Washington.
The program is produced by the Miss Auburn Scholarship Program Inc. and sponsored by the Auburn Noon Lions Club. It is an official preliminary to the Miss Washington and Miss America Scholarship Pageants. This year, the program celebrates its 46th year with the Miss America Organization. The Miss Auburn Scholarship Program is a dynamic educational program. It provides opportunities for young women to expand their quest for knowledge and acquire skills to better equip them for future opportunities.
Most importantly, participants will have many occasions to develop their leadership skills, resulting in a greater sense of awareness of their potential.
The Miss Auburn Scholarship program through the Miss Auburn Scholarship Pageant awards over $50,000 to 20+ young women each year. Each participant receives a minimum of $350 in scholarship awards. The goal of the Miss Auburn Program is to inspire accomplishments and motivate personal achievement in young women. This program aims to assist young women to reach their educational goals and dreams.
If selected as Miss Auburn, you will enjoy an exciting and a busy year of appearances and engagements. She will meet and interact with city and state officials, community leaders, and a myriad of caring and giving volunteers who serve the Auburn community in a diligent and dedicated manner.
Questions?
| Julie Poe, Co-Executive Director |
(253) 833-8200 |
| Donna Hamilton, Co-Executive Director |
(253) 709-1315 |
| Debbie Matejka (Recruiting Chair) |
(253) 839-5155 |
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