2019 Miss Apple Blossom Scholarship Pageant
Six contestants will compete for Miss Apple Blossom during the 44th
Annual Nappanee Apple
Festival Scholarship Pageant at 7 p.m. on Thursday in the Kountry Cabinets Entertainment Tent at the Depot Plaza.
The newly crowned Miss Apple Blossom Queen will receive a $1,000 scholarship; the first runner-up $750; and second runner-up $500.
The People’s Choice winner, the contestant who receives the most votes by pageant attendees, receives a cash award.
Voting for the “People’s Choice” honor will remain open until intermission on the evening of the pageant. To cast a vote for a contestant, each voter must pay $1 along with signing the signature page for the “People’s Choice” prize.
Voters can vote more than once.
Participating in the “People’s Choice” award is optional. It has no effect on the outcome of the pageant, and does not affect the judges’ decisions.
Contestants will be judged on stage presence, interview, essay and biographical information. The judges will also be looking for a contestant who will provide a bridge between youth and the Nappanee business community; be a positive role model for Nappanee’s youth; represent Nappanee throughout Elkhart Country in a positive manner; be an ambassador for the Apple Festival; and possess a high level of communications and public speaking capabilities.