Kristen Smith’s reign as Florida Strawberry Festival queen is drawing to a close. She crowns the 2009 queen at a Jan. 17 pageant.
Thirty-two young women - including Smith’s twin sister Lauren - are scheduled to compete for the title in a pageant that starts at 6 p.m. at Tomlin Middle School, 501 N. Woodrow Wilson St., Plant City.
The pageant will have a couple of changes - one subtle, the other very apparent. This is the first competition since the pageant sponsor, the Plant City Lions Club, raised academic standards and abolished the swimsuit competition in favor of casual wear.
The club also raised academic standards, from a minimum 2.75 grade point average to 3.0 GPA. The pageant is for Plant City area women who are 16 and 20 years old.
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