Junior Miss Pageant 2001 Contests 9
Achmat Das
On Jan. 4, 1963, 17-year-old Tamara Stevens (left), Marguerite Green and Mary Anne Bartlett obliged Arkansas Gazette photographer Gene Prescott with poses that reflected the suspense they felt about competing in the fourth annual Arkansas Junior Miss pageant.
Junior miss pageant 2001 contests 9
During two days of contests at the Hotel Lafayette in downtown Little Rock, 58 high school seniors displayed "youth fitness" while wearing sportswear, "poise and appearance" while wearing evening gowns, and performed a talent on stage. The judges also looked for "alertness."
Stevens portrayed the ambassador of Poland. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arling Stevens of Stuttgart was sponsored by the Grand Prairie Beauty Pageant, and her talent was singing. She was a top 10 finalist.
Green qualified to compete by winning the title Miss Fuller at Fuller High School but was a last-minute addition to the pageant after judges accepted her paperwork, which had not been registered. Newspapers did not list her talent or the nation she was assigned; but her engagement announcement in July 1963 mentioned that she belonged to her high school's Beta Club and attended Girls State.
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Broyles, 19, will have an especially busy semester, handling her Miss Alaska duties and her studies while preparing for the Miss America competition that will be broadcast live from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut.
Answer: I toured ASU when I was in high school, and I fell in love with the campus and atmosphere. I really felt at home when I visited ASU and I did not get that same feeling when touring other campuses, so I knew that ASU was the school for me. It also helped that ASU has great merit-based scholarships that help me pay for most of my degree and such a strong honors college.
A: Miss America has been moving away from the word "pageant" after rebranding as Miss America 2.0. There have been a lot of adjustments in the past few years with changes in leadership, so it is now called the Miss America competition. You may have heard that swimsuit is no longer a portion of the competition. Also, another change in terminology is that we are now called "candidates" instead of contestants.
A: My mom and I were introduced to the Miss America program when I was 15 years old. Looking to start earning some college scholarships, I decided to compete in my local preliminary competition, Miss Anchorage's Outstanding Teen. Since competing in my first competition, I have earned thousands of dollars in college scholarships and developed a wide range of skills, from participating in charity runs in heels with a crown on to answering controversial political questions in front of hundreds of people.
A: The first competition I ever competed in was Miss Anchorage's Outstanding Teen in 2017 when I was a sophomore in high school. After I won that title, I went on to compete at Miss Alaska's Outstanding Teen 2017, which I was fortunate enough to win. The next month, I flew to Florida to compete in Miss America's Outstanding Teen, where I met some of the most intelligent, kind and accomplished girls in the nation. After my year as Miss Alaska's Outstanding Teen, I took a four-year break from competing until this year, when I decided to return to the stage and compete for the title of Miss Alaska 2021. I will now be competing at Miss America in Connecticut this December alongside some of our country's brightest young women!
A: As Miss Alaska, I have the opportunity to volunteer at events all over the state and promote my social impact initiative of Special Olympics. I have a unique opportunity as Miss Alaska to have such a large public platform to use as a vehicle to speak out about important issues and connect with members of my community and hear their stories.
A: My social impact initiative is Building Community Through Special Olympics. I began volunteering with the Special Olympics over 12 years ago when my older brother became an athlete. Since then, I have been a coach for the swim team and president of the largest Special Olympics school program in Alaska. I and my family received the honor of being named Special Olympics Alaska's Family of the Year.
As a sibling of an individual with an intellectual disability and Special Olympics athlete, I have witnessed the positive impact Special Olympics has on the lives of people with intellectual disabilities, their families and communities. Special Olympics is an organization that my family and I have supported throughout my life, and I am so excited to continue to share its mission on the Miss America stage.
A: Over the years, I have gained an understanding of the importance of utilizing a calendar and a planner! Keeping organized has been the single most important step in maintaining a busy schedule and ensuring that I am not missing anything. I also heavily rely on my support systems and reach out to my family and friends if I ever feel discouraged or overwhelmed.
A: For anyone considering competing in the Miss America program, I would strongly recommend it. The Miss America Organization is the largest provider of scholarships for young women. In fact, 12,000 young women across the country receive over $45 million in college scholarships in one year alone at the local, state and national levels.
Aside from earning college scholarships, young women in the Miss America program have the opportunity to develop strong public speaking and interviewing skills that will benefit them for the rest of their lives. Since I competed in my first local competition over four years ago, I have earned thousands of dollars in scholarships, become friends with some of the most accomplished young women in the country and gained some once-in-a-lifetime experiences.
2. All contestants are required to pay a non-refundable (cash only please) entry fee of $30. Fee must be turned in at the July 12th meeting, unless paid online during online registration. There will be no exceptions.
6. All entrants must be residents of Niles Four Flags Area; Niles, Niles Township, Berrien Springs, Buchanan, Howard Township, or Brandywine OR attends one of the following school districts: Niles Community Schools, Edwardsburg Public Schools, Buchanan Community Schools, Berrien Springs Public Schools, Cassopolis, Dowagiac or Brandywine Public Schools.
7. For Miss Contestants who have graduated high school: You must be enrolled in college, and more than of your credits need to be at a local college or university, within 30 miles of Niles. This is to ensure you will be able to fulfill all requirements if crowned.
9. If crowned in the Jr. Miss Apple Festival or Miss Apple Festival pageant, you will not be permitted to enter another pageant during your reign. If you do choose to enter another pageant, you must relinquish your crown and all prizes (including scholarships) immediately.
12. All contestants are allowed to miss two excused practices. The only acceptable excuses are; illness, vacation, or school related activities. There will be zero unexcused absences allowed. The judges will be notified of all unexcused practices, tardiness and punctuality of the return forms.
13. Pageant Practices will be held in the Apple Festival building on Sundays (Starting July 14) @ 4:00-5:30 PM. Dress Rehearsal will be held on September 13th at 5:00 PM. The pageant will be held on September 14th at 6:00 PM. 14. Cell phones will not be used during practices. Contestants may leave them at home or place them in a basket with a pageant committee member.
Distinguished Young Women, formerly known as America's Junior Miss, is a national non-profit organization that provides scholarship opportunities to high school senior girls.[1] Depending on the schedule of the various state and local programs, young women are eligible during the summer preceding their senior year in high school. This program is designed to provide young women with the opportunity and support needed to succeed before, during, and after attending college. In addition, through the Distinguished Young Women Life Skills program, which includes workshops and online resources, participants can learn skills like interviewing, public speaking, self-confidence building and much more. Since its creation in 1958, over 700,000 young ladies have participated in competitions spanning the United States. Participants compete in the categories of Interview (25%), Scholastics (25%), Talent (20%), Fitness (15%), and Self-Expression (15%). Each state hosts a state program in which the chosen representative advances to the national program, held in the program's birthplace of Mobile, Alabama. Each year the Distinguished Young Women program gives out over $1 billion in scholarships. The Distinguished Young Women program is free to enter.[2]
In the late 1920s, Mobile's Junior Chamber of Commerce, known today as the Jaycees, began the earliest form of the Junior Miss program as an annual floral pageant in the spring to encourage participation from residents in local beautification projects, including azalea flowers. The winner of the pageant would eventually choose her successor to carry on the role of representing the annual program: an act similar to what every America's Junior Miss has done a year after winning the title, but it's the judges who decide first.
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