6/24/2003 - Miss Fiestas del Llano Pageant now accepting applications

CULTURE, HISTORY, EDUCATION AND FUTURE
Pageant instills culture and promotes higher education


Young women from Lubbock County and the surrounding area are encouraged to complete applications to compete in the Miss Fiestas del Llano Scholarship Pageant, held in conjunction with Lubbock’s 16th of September holiday.

Single women of Hispanic decent, between the ages of 17 through 24-years-old, who are graduating seniors in high school or enrolled in a college or university, are invited to experience an opportunity of a lifetime.

The 2003 pageant will be held Friday, September 12, 2003 and will be a part of a week of festivities in conjunction with the 16th of September holiday celebration. The community wide event allows Lubbock residents to embrace Mexican American culture, and encourages community wide participation.

Interested individuals can request an online application. Upon completion of the application, participants will be required to submit their applications and a $150 entry fee postmarked no later than July 17. Or, they may complete the application and submit their entry fee at a mandatory contestant orientation, to be held Saturday, July 19, 2002, at 9:00 a.m., at the upcoming Hispanic Cultural Center, located at 2422 3rd St., at the corner of 3rd & University.

For more information, please call Christy Martinez, Pageant Director, at (806) 797-7233, or visit our website at www.fiestasdelllano.org .




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