Miss Ozark Highlands is an official preliminary to the Miss Arkansas Pageant and the Miss America Pageant.
Pageant Executive Directors: Carol Martin and Michelle Johnston
Miss Ozark Highlands Outstanding Teen is an official preliminary to Miss Arkansas' Outstanding Teen Pageant and Miss America's Outstanding Teen Pageant.
Pageant Executive Directors: Courtney Bosold and Michelle Johnston
Eligibility Requirements
Entrants must reside, work full-time(Miss) or attend school in the following counties: Conway, Franklin, Pope, Yell, Johnson, Logan, Boone, Crawford, Sebastian, and Newton. Students must have successfully completed at least one semester as a full-time (at least 12 credit hours) student, and presently be enrolled and attending classes on a full-time basis.
Where did the name "Ozark Highlands" come from
The name "Ozark Highlands" was chosen because of the Ozark Highlands Trail which is one of the top ten hiking trails in the United States. The trail runs across the main division of the Ozark National Forest.
In searching for a name that represented the ten-county area encompassed by our pageant (the river valley ranges in the lower mountain areas), this was an appropriate title.
Pageant Executive Directors: Carol Martin and Michelle Johnston
Miss Ozark Highlands Outstanding Teen is an official preliminary to Miss Arkansas' Outstanding Teen Pageant and Miss America's Outstanding Teen Pageant.
Pageant Executive Directors: Courtney Bosold and Michelle Johnston
Eligibility Requirements
Entrants must reside, work full-time(Miss) or attend school in the following counties: Conway, Franklin, Pope, Yell, Johnson, Logan, Boone, Crawford, Sebastian, and Newton. Students must have successfully completed at least one semester as a full-time (at least 12 credit hours) student, and presently be enrolled and attending classes on a full-time basis.
Where did the name "Ozark Highlands" come from
The name "Ozark Highlands" was chosen because of the Ozark Highlands Trail which is one of the top ten hiking trails in the United States. The trail runs across the main division of the Ozark National Forest.
In searching for a name that represented the ten-county area encompassed by our pageant (the river valley ranges in the lower mountain areas), this was an appropriate title.
Miss Arkansas www.missarkansas.org
The Miss Arkansas Pageant has maintained a tradition for many decades of empowering young women to achieve their personal and professional goals, while providing a forum in which to express their opinions, talent and intelligence. In 2016, Miss Arkansas contestants won over $121,000 in scholarships and award. Miss Arkansas
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Miss America www.missamerica.org
The Miss America Competition began in 1921 as part of an elaborate public festival staged by Atlantic City businessmen to extend the summer tourist season. In succeeding years, the Miss America competition evolved into an American tradition with contestants from each of the states competing every September for the coveted title of Miss America. Early on, the talent competition was made part of the Competition in addition to the original swimsuit segment. In 1945, the Organization began supporting women's education by offering its first scholarship. Today, the Miss America Organization is one of the nation's leading achievement programs and the world's largest provider of scholarship assistance for young women. Each year, the Miss America Organization makes available more than $45 million in cash and tuition scholarship assistance. In the 1980's, a significant stride towards community service was made by the Organization when it began requiring each contestant in the local, state and national competition to embrace a social platform of national significance. As a result, Miss Americas have since become powerful, visible and credible spokeswomen for issues ranging from AIDS awareness and prevention programs to programs in support of homeless veterans. Today, on an annual basis, Miss America state and local titleholders, along with the Organization's network of volunteers, participate in more than 12,000 community service projects, providing in excess of 500,000 service hours to worthy causes. Since its inception in 1921 the competition continues to grow and remains rich in history and social significance. Based in Linwood, New Jersey, the Miss America Organization (a not-for-profit organization) provides young women with a vehicle to further their personal and professional goals and instills a spirit of community service through a variety of unique nationwide community-based programs. |