Published: Tuesday, June 6, 2006 10:57 AM CDT
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Left to Right: HENDRICKS, YEAROUT, WALTHERS |
Three area women will have the opportunity to vie for the title of Miss Kansas when they compete in the Miss Kansas Pageant at Pratt Community College on June 10.
Miss South Central Hanna Hendricks,19; Miss Augusta Michelle Walthers, 20; and Miss Chisholm Trail Tiffany Yearout, 24, will not only compete for the Miss Kansas crown, but also for the chance to go on and become the next Miss America.
To be eligible to compete for the Miss Kansas title, a woman must be between the ages of 17 and 24, a U.S. citizen and Kansas resident, single and never married and a high school graduate by the time of the state competition.
Local pageants are annually held throughout Kansas from July to March, and a woman must win a local pageant to be able to compete in the Miss Kansas Pageant.
“It is a wonderful opportunity to go to the Miss Kansas Pageant. I am excited to meet the other girls, and there is the chance to go on to the Miss America Pageant, which is every little girl's dream,” Hendricks said.
Pageant contestants have the opportunity to earn college scholarships, develop a performance talent, be introduced to a network of volunteers and advocate a platform by expressing their personal view on a critical issue.
Walthers platform stresses strengthening the American family. She has worked with groups that take in donations and then send them out to families in need, and she has written and illustrated a children's book “Oh, What I Would Do Without You?”
“We are trying to teach families positive communicative skills and the need to make time for each other,” Walthers said. Walthers sister, Melissa, will be competing in the Miss Teen Kansas Pageant that is ran in conjunction with the Miss Kansas Pageant.
Preparing for the Miss Kansas Pageant takes considerable time and effort. A contestant needs to be in good physical and mental condition.
“I work out every day and tan, too. I am also working with a talent coach, doing mock interviews and watching a lot of news to stay informed,” Yearout said.
All three women agreed that the scholarship opportunities that pageants offered was a major reason they started or continued to compete in pageants.
“The scholarship money was a big motivator. With the price of college today, anything helps,” Hendricks said.
Pageants offer more than just money and titles. They also allow for the contestants to become involved in a cause and learn about themselves.
“Competing in pageants has taught me a lot about myself as well as developing my character and interview skills. It has helped me and others become strong women,” Yearout said.
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