Smoked Meat pageants to be held last week of June

Smoked Meat
Youth Pageant
The 23rd Annual Smoked Meat Festival will have a beauty pageant, for contestants ages 0-13 years, Thursday, June 25. The pageant will be held at the Ville Platte Northside Civic Center from 6 to 9 p.m. A registration fee of $35 will be charged. Door registration also will be accepted the day of the pageant.
Attire is Sunday best only for ages 0-10, and no big hair or make-up will be allowed. For ages 11-13, formal party dresses or tea-length dresses will be accepted. Girls may wear a little make-up.
The age divisions and times are as follows: Petit Bebe Miss/Master (0-5 months), 6 p.m.; Baby Miss and Master (6-11 months), 6:15 p.m.; Toddler Miss and Master (12-23 months), 6:30 p.m.; Tiny Miss and Master (two-three years), 7 p.m.; Wee Miss and Master (four-five years), 7:30 p.m.; Little Miss (six-seven years), 8 p.m.; Missy Miss (eight-10 years), 8:30 p.m.; and Deb Miss (11-13 years), 9 p.m.
Smoked Meat Teen,
Miss and Ms. Pageant
The 23rd Annual Smoked Meat Beauty Pageant will be held Friday, June 26, at 6:30 p.m. at the Ville Platte Northside Civic Center in conjunction with the Smoked Meat Festival. The pageant is open statewide to girls who are residents of Louisiana. A tea and interview will be held at 4 p.m. at the civic center. All contestants must attend the tea. One parent or guardian must accompany contestant to the tea to sign the contract. Interview suits should be worn. The evening gown competition will begin at 6:30 p.m. Formal wear is required for evening competition. The registration fee is $60. Door registration also will be accepted the day of the pageant.
Age divisions are as follows: Teen, 14-16 years; Miss, 17-23 years (may not be older than 23 years by January 1, 2015; and Ms., 23 years and older (may have been married or can be separated, divorced or widowed, with or without children.) Miss queen must attend at least 10 functions prior to the LAFF Convention in February 2016 in order to be eligible to compete in the Queen of Queens pageant. Teen and Ms. queens must attend at least five functions during their reign.
All three queens will be under contract and represent the festival for one year. They will not be allowed to compete for any other title. The Miss queen will also attend the Queen of Queens Pageant in Baton Rouge during the LAFF Convention in February 2016.
Forms may be found at area businesses or online at www.lasmokedmeatfestival.com.
For more information on either pageant, contact Therese (831-5973), Sharon (831-5974) or Samantha (459-6278).