Application Qualifications: The field of contestants is limited to the first 10 young ladies in each division. Shortcake applicants must be 11-13 years old (day of pageant). Princess applicants must be 14-16 years old (day of pageant), while Queen applicants must be 17-24 years old (day of pageant). Applicants must be a resident in North Central Florida. You must be single, never married, or never have had a child. In the event that a contestant becomes pregnant or does anything to significantly tarnish the organization during her reign, she understands that her title as well as the scholarship will be revoked, upon the discretion of the directors. This includes negative social media posting. Any part of the scholarship disbursed will be paid in full to the Bradford County Community Women before the pageant of the following year.
Competition categories for the Miss Bradford–Union Strawberry Pageant will consist of:
Interview (30%):
A trendy dress or business attire is to be worn during this competition.
Shortcake interviews will be 5.5 minutes in length: 30 second opening, 5 minute questioning
Princess interviews will be 5.5 minutes in length: 30 second opening, 5 minute questioning
Queen interviews will be 7.5 minutes in length: 30 second opening, 7 minute questioning
Be sure to know your Fact Sheet! This is what the judges will receive and use to question you. Queen contestants should also be familiar with current events.
Talent (30%):
Please be sure that the attire for this competition is appropriate. Attire will be approved at rehearsal, and a contestant may be asked to change their wardrobe if it is found to be inappropriate.
The time limit for this competition is 2 minutes; points will be deducted if talent goes over the maximum limit.
If a CD is used for this competition, please be sure to turn it in by the due date.
Only include music for the talent performance!
No props will be permitted, unless directly used in routine.
No changes to the talent performance will be permitted after the first night of talent rehearsal.
Talents will not be repeated during the pageant, unless requested by the judges.
Casual Wear (15%):
Contestants wear attire presenting their personality and style.
Please remember, this is casual wear; no cocktail dresses!
Again, be sure that your apparel is appropriate for this competition.
Evening Gown (20%):
Contestants should wear an age appropriate floor length gown (when wearing your shoes designated for evening gown, the bottom of your gown's skirt should just touch the ground) for this competition.
On-Stage Question (5%):
This competition will take place during evening gown.
The question asked will be derived from your interview.