Entries will soon be accepted for the pageants at the DeKalb County Fair.
The Junior Fair Princess Pageant will be held Monday, July 23 at 6:00 p.m. followed by the Fairest of the Fair at the Lion’s Club Pavilion.
Registration for the Junior Fair Princess Pageant will be Saturday, July 21 at 10:00 a.m. followed by rehearsal at 10:30 a.m. Contestants must be 13 through 16 years of age. Participants must not be over age 16 by the date of the pageant. Contestants may wear any type of dress (short or long).
Registration for the Fairest of the Fair will be Saturday, July 21 at 10:30 a.m. followed by rehearsal at 11:00 a.m.. This pageant is only open to DeKalb County residents. Contestants must be age 17 and not over age 20 by December 31, 2007. Participants must not be, nor have ever been married. The winner must also agree to participate in the State Fairest of the Fair Pageant in January, 2008. Contestants should wear any type of dress (short or long). The Fairest of the Fair pageant will be Monday, July 23rd following the Junior Fair Princess Pageant.
The Little Mister and Little Miss contest will be held Tuesday, July 24 at 6:00 p.m. at the Lion’s Club Pavilion. Registration will be Saturday, July 21 at 12:00 noon. Little Mister contestants will practice Saturday, July 21st at 12:30 p.m. and the Little Miss participants will rehearse at 12:45 p.m. Contestants in both pageants must be 4 and not over 6 years of age by the pageant date. Girls should wear any type of dress. Boys should wear Sunday attire..
The Little Miss Princess Pageant will be held Wednesday, July 25 at 6:00 p.m. followed by the Miss Sweetheart Contest at the Lion’s Club Pavilion. Registration for the Little Miss Princess Pageant will be Saturday, July 21 at 9:00 a.m. followed by rehearsal at 9:30 a.m. Contestants must be 7 and not over 9 years of age by the pageant date. Meanwhile, registration for the Miss Sweetheart Pageant will be Saturday, July 21 at 9:30 a.m. followed by rehearsal at 10:00 a.m. Contestants must be 10 and not over 12 years of age by the pageant date. Contestants may wear any type dress. Contestants for the Miss Sweetheart Pageant are to bring a photo (snapshot) of themselves to registration.
The entry fee for each of these pageants is $15.00 per contestant, (cash only) payable at the time of registration and practice for each category at the Lion’s Club Pavilion on the fairgrounds. There will be a queen/king first and second place awarded in each category. Only one contestant per entry. Contestants must be residents of DeKalb, Smith, or Cannon Counties with the exception of the Fairest of the Fair contest which is open only to DeKalb County residents. Previous winners are not eligible in the pageants in which they won. Prizes will be awarded in each pageant.
For more information visit www.dekalbcountyfair.us
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