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Appearance Photos Updated May 3, 2008
Elyse Wojciechowski
2008 Miss St. Francis
View and Purchase Miss
St. Francis Photos at:
www.dtrphotography.net
Miss
St. Francis wins a $2,500 scholarship to the college or
university of her choice, an official local crown, flowers,
scepter, Miss St. Francis watch, and many other prizes.
She competes in the Miss Wisconsin Pageant in Oshkosh in June
and spends a year representing her title at local events.
The Miss Wisconsin Pageant offers additional opportunities to win
scholarship money in various categories including talent,
swimsuit, evening gown, academic achievement, community
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The Miss St.
Francis Scholarship Program, in keeping with the Miss America
philosophy of assisting college-bound young women, awards a
scholarship to every contestant. The Miss St. Francis
Scholarship Program has cultivated a large base of community
support through its local businesses, government, and
citizens. Miss St. Francis enjoys many appearance
opportunities throughout her year of service and uses her
title to promote her platform throughout the area.
Eligibility
Requirements:
a.
To be eligible to compete in the Miss St. Francis Pageant, a
contestant may qualify by either living (previous one year
from the date of the orientation); or, working full-time
(previous one year from the date of the orientation); or, by
attending school full-time (previous one year from the date of
the orientation); or, by attention school full-time in the
cities of St. Francis, Cudahy, South Milwaukee, Oak Creek or
the 53207 Zip Code area of Milwaukee.
b.
She may not have held a previous Local Miss America pageant
system title.
c.
She must also be at least 17 years old by the date of the
local pageant (and a High School graduate by June 16th of this
year), and no more than 24 years old by September 30th of this
year.
d.
She must be a U.S. citizen and hold a valid driver's license.
e.
She must attend of minimum of one-half of the scheduled
rehearsals to be eligible for scholarship awards.
f. She must secure a minimum of $100 in donations to the
Miss America national charity - Children's Miracle Network.
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Program:
Miss Americas Make a Difference
In a time of
rapid change for America and, in particular, young Americans,
Miss America has a vital new role to play as a key
representative and advocate of the ideals and ideas that forge
America’s future.
In 1989, the
Miss America Organization instituted the Platform Program to
facilitate this new role. The Platform Program requires each
individual who competes for Miss America, and ultimately each
woman who holds the Miss America title, to choose an issue
relevant to society that mandates the public’s attention and a
requisite call to action. Since that time, Miss Americas have
concentrated on the most significant concerns facing America
today: AIDS awareness and prevention, the effect of domestic
violence on society, ways to motivate young people to service
and many others.
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Michelle Smukowski
2nd Runner-Up to
Miss Wisconsin 2005 |
Developed by
the Miss America Organization, the Miss America program exists
to provide personal and professional opportunities for young
women and to promote their voices in culture, politics and the
community. The program provides a forum for today's young
women to express their viewpoints, talents and accomplishments
to audiences during the telecast and to the public-at-large
during the ensuing year. Almost all contestants have either
received, or are in the process of earning, college or
postgraduate degrees and utilize Miss America scholarship
grants to further their educations.
To become
Miss America, a contestant must first win a local competition
and then compete to represent her state, a process requiring
personal commitment, hard work and talent. A woman may compete
at the state level more than once, but may only compete in the
national Miss America competition one time. More than twelve
thousand women participate each year in the local and state
events, culminating in the selection of 52 national finalists
who vie for the Miss America title in Atlantic City. Tens of
thousands of volunteers organize the local and state
preliminary competitions, promoting community involvement
throughout the United States and furthering scholarship and
achievement among young women in their communities.
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For information on entering
the Miss St. Francis Pageant, email
Diane Czeszak, the Contestant Coordinator.
Click
here for information regarding areas of competition.
LINKS:
©2005 Miss St.
Francis Scholarship Pageant
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