The Jr. Miss and Preteen pageant will be held on October 2nd at 5:30pm at the Salem Depot Stage. PLEASE NOTE THE TIME CHANGE!
Practices- They will be competing simultaneously. We will have a voluntarily practice September 26 at 6pm. A mandatory rehearsal will be held on Tuesday September 30 at 6pm.
The winner will need to be present for all days of the festival October 2nd-5th. The Jr. Miss and Preteen will need to do the Salem Apple Butter Parade(the Saturday of the festival), the Salem Christmas Parade(TBA), and the Salem 4th of July Parade TBA. The Jr. Miss and Preteen will also need to be present at next years pageant to pass her title and crown her successor. The Jr. Miss is welcome to attend any other F&F events to represent our Festival as Visiting Royalty. There will be many additional opportunities to represent The City of Salem throughout the reign.
Applicants must be between the ages of 7-9/10-12 on the date of the pageant. A non-refundable entry fee of $75.00 is required for your application to be considered complete. You may send your application to Via email to Shauntell.yerkey@aol.com, mail them with a check made payable to the Salem Apple Butter Festival to PO BOX 293, Salem, WV 26426, or I can meet in person to collect them. You can also complete the application process at www.salemapplebutterfestival.com under the info/registration tab. If you have any questions, you can email me at Shauntell.Yerkey@aol.com or call/text 304-871-1807.
There will be 3 phases of competition.
Opening Number will consist of Jeans and a red t-shirt. Contestant may dress this outfit up as much as they like but may not alter the shirt itself. The shirt will be provided to the contestants at the rehearsal.
The second phase is Fun Fashion. This outfit can be anything the contestant feels represents their personality and makes them feel the most confident.
The Final Phase of competition is Evening gown. The gown must be floor length. In these phases the contestants will be judged on personality, confidence, speaking skills, and overall poise. All outfits and gowns must be age appropriate. The judges will be looking for age appropriate attire.