A Miss Virginia-affiliated pageant will be part of the 2013 State Fair of Virginia.
The Miss State Fair of Virginia Scholarship Program is accepting applications through Aug. 30. The pageant will be held Sept. 28 at The Meadow Event Park in Caroline County.
“We wanted to bring back some of the traditions of the State Fair of Virginia, and one of those is to have a queen represent the fair,” said Sherri McKinney, executive director of the pageant. “We’re excited to partner with the Miss Virginia and Miss America organizations because of their standards and their long-standing commitment to scholarships, which have also been an important part of the fair.”
The Miss State Fair pageant will include Teen, Preteen and Miss programs. Preteens must be ages 9 to 12; the Teen program is for girls ages 13 to 17 and not in their senior year of high school; and Miss contestants must be 17 to 24 and a high school senior or beyond. All participants will take part in interview, fitness, talent and evening gown competitions.
The new titleholder will represent the State Fair of Virginia at the 2014 Miss Virginia Pageant in Roanoke, serve as a spokesperson for the State Fair and make appearances throughout the state. She also will receive a $500 scholarship toward her college education and paid registration in the Miss Virginia Pageant. The Teen and Preteen winners will receive paid registration fees in the Miss Virginia Outstanding Teen and Preteen 2014 program.
“The Miss Virginia organization is very proud to have the Miss State Fair of Virginia Scholarship Program as part of our family,” said Harlen Gudger, executive director and president of the Miss Virginia organization. “This year the Miss Virginia Pageant will award almost $250,000 in cash and in-kind scholarships to its participants. Next year, by including the Miss State Fair of Virginia Pageant, there will be even more of an opportunity for the young women of Virginia to earn scholarship money to further their education.”
The winner of the Miss Virginia Pageant will compete in the 2014 Miss America Pageant.
Kylene Barker of Galax was a former Miss State Fair who, in 1979, became the first Miss Virginia to be crowned Miss America.
For more information about the Miss State Fair of Virginia program, visit MissStateFairofVirginia.webs.
This year’s State Fair of Virginia will run from Sept. 27 through Oct. 6. Information is available at StateFairVa.org.
The State Fair is held each fall at its permanent home at The Meadow Event Park in Caroline County. The fair’s mission is to increase agricultural and natural resource awareness and interest through educational programs, exhibitions and competitions in a fun, family-friendly setting.
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