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(L-R) Kim Van Pelt,
Leigh Anne Stutts, Brandy Hardison, Chelsea Ingram (Miss
Johnston County 2007)
Miss Johnston County 2007 & Miss Johnston County Outstanding Teen 2007
THE MISS JOHNSTON COUNTY SCHOLARSHIP ORGANIZATION Ask any pageant participant or former Miss Johnston County title holder and she will affirm that the Miss Johnston County program can change your life. Every young woman is a winner with this strong and supportive committee. Our young women earn scholarships, gain self-confidence, learn public speaking and leadership skills and make friends that last a lifetime. The pageant is held annually the first Saturday in February at The Historic Clayton Center in Clayton, North Carolina. Contestant meetings begin in January and rehearsals are held the week of the pageant. HOLDING THE TITLE OF MISS JOHNSTON COUNTY It is an honor to represent the wonderful people of Johnston County! Nowhere will you find such friendly people, willing to jump right in and support their queens. However, when the crown is placed upon your head, to whom much is given, much is expected. It is much more that being a beauty queen. Miss Johnston County is a woman involved and interested in the community she represents. She is civic minded, goal-oriented and career driven. She is a woman charged with the duty to become an immediate part of the needs of Johnston County. She has a voice to be heard and a message to be delivered. Miss Johnston County makes
appearances representing Johnston County in area
parades, festivals, state and local pageants and many other
community events. She is a woman who will be prompt,
friendly and appropriate in appearance and demeanor at
all times. Much of her year of service is focused
promoting her community service platform. As of 2007,
the Miss America Organization requires that each local
winner also promote and serve the national platform, the
Children's Miracle Network. Each local contestant
around the state will be required to raise at least
$100.00 to compete on the local level. This is a very
rewarding charity to be involved in and it is a
wonderful feeling to know you played a part on the MAO
National Platform. As a preliminary to the Miss North
Carolina and Miss America Pageants, Miss Johnston County
represents our area in the Miss North Carolina Pageant
held every June in Raleigh. This is an exciting week of
events in which young women from across the state meet
to compete for the title of Miss North Carolina which
will give the winner the opportunity to compete in the
Miss America Pageant in September of that year. Talk to
a former Miss Johnston County and she will agree that
this is one of the most exciting and rewarding events as
a title holder. Glitz and glamour aside, the most
rewarding part of holding the title of Miss Johnston
County is becoming a local celebrity and ambassador for
the communities of Smithfield, Selma, Clayton, Four Oaks,
Micro, Willow Springs, Wilson Mills Pine Level, Benson,
Meadow, Princeton and Kenly. As the Johnston County
Queen, you should make yourself available as much as
possible to local Chambers of Commerce, local Government
Officials and schools to assist when needed. What you
give to this community you will get back so much more in
support and opportunities. People really take notice
when they see their queen with her crown, so use the
opportunity to make a difference in this community by
touching the lives of others. BENEFITS OF HOLDING THE TITLE OF MISS
JOHNSTON COUNTY The benefits are too numerous to
count. One benefit is the scholarship assistance to
further your future education plans. Our Queens use the
year of their reign to gain a name for themselves in the
Johnston County communities. Best of all is the
difference you can make in the lives of others and the
support you can foster for your chosen platform. There are so many opportunities to speak to
various clubs and civic groups and educate them about
your platform and the Children's Miracle Network. If you are in need of college
scholarships, have the passion to be an advocate for a
particular platform that you hold dear and would like to
take on the challenge of a title holder, the Miss
Johnston County Scholarship Pageant Organization may be
right for you. Its benefits and opportunities are
limitless and the exposure will prepare you for almost
any future dream or ambition you may have.
SCORING OF ALL PRELIMINARY AND STATE PAGEANTS Participants in the Miss Johnston County Pageant compete in five categories: Interview-25% Talent-35% Swimsuit/Fitness-15% Evening Wear-20% On-Stage Question 5% Scoring is on a 1-10 Point Scale with 10 being the highest possible score. The highest and lowest scores are discarded and the others are averaged together for the total score in each particular category. Usually the top five contestants are announced and the winner and runners-up are determined by a final ballot vote. *contestant awards may vary depending upon number of contestants in pageant VOLUNTEER AND SPONSORSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES There are many wonderful and generous
individuals who give tirelessly of their time resources
and talents that make the Miss Johnston County
Scholarship Pageant Organization what it is today. More
help is always needed and encouraged. If you are a
person willing to commit to this wonderful and exciting
organization and to positively promote or support this
program, please contact
Heather Balance-Brown
or our reigning Queen, Chelsea Ingram at
Miss Johnston County 2007 We would love to have you join our
outstanding group of volunteers. We will be beginning
plans soon for our 2008 pageant and we would welcome
your support. JOHNSTON COUNTY OUTSTANDING TEEN
PAGEANT The North Carolina Outstanding Teen
Pageant is a new addition to the Johnston County
Scholarship Pageant Program. 2007 marks our third year
crowning an outstanding teen. Young ladies ages 13 to
17 are eligible to participate. Residency requirements
are the same as for the Miss Contestants. The
Outstanding Teen Pageant takes place in conjunction with
the Miss pageant. The winner of this pageant will
compete in the Miss North Carolina Outstanding Teen
Pageant during the Miss North Carolina Pageant in June.
The winner of the NC OT Pageant will compete for the
Miss America Outstanding Teen Pageant Crown in September
of that year. For more information contact
Heather Balance-Brown. OTHER JOHNSTON COUNTY PAGEANT
OPPORTUNITIES Johnston County also offers a pageant for girls and boys of all ages! Titles include Baby Miss Johnston County (ages-0 to 12 months), Doll Miss Johnston County (ages-13 to 24 months), Wee Miss Johnston County (3 to 4 years), Tiny Miss Johnston County (5 to 6 yrs), Little Miss Johnston County (7-9 years), Junior Miss Johnston County (10-12 yrs.) Young Miss Johnston County (ages-13 to 15 yrs.), Teen Miss Johnston County (16-18 yrs), Miss Johnston County (19-24yrs.) If we have 20 or more contestants we do two Majestic -Mini Majestic and Majestic Miss. For the young men the pageant offers Baby Mister (0-15 months), Wee Mister (16 to 30 months), Tiny Mister (31 months to 4 yrs.), Little Mister (5-7 yrs.), Mister Johnston County (8-9 yrs.) Next year's Youth Pageant will take place the morning of the Miss Johnston County Pageant. For more information contact Heather Balance-Brown.
HERE ARE SEVERAL PAGEANT LINKS OF INTEREST:
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