The 2015 Miss ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Scholarship Pageant and the Princess Program at the University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ - Fort Smith have set a Feb. 6. application deadline for those interested in participating in the events.
The pageant will take place at 7 p.m. March 14 in the ArcBest Performing Arts Center at 55 S. 7th St., and the winner automatically qualifies for the Miss ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Scholarship Pageant.
The 2014 Miss ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Scholarship Pageant featured 24 contestants and awarded more than $19,000 in cash and scholarship awards last year, with Emily McCollom of Fort Smith winning the pageant.
The Princess Program, a separate activity, allows girls ages 5-10 to appear on stage during the Miss ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ pageant. Participation for the program costs $100 per child, and girls receive a tiara, tickets to a tea party, a T-shirt, goodie bag, two tickets to the Miss ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Scholarship Pageant and a group photo with Miss ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ and Miss ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´.
Miss ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ application forms are available at . For more information, contact Sherry Card by telephone at 479-788-7301 or by email at sherry.cardFREEuafs. Registration forms for the Princess Program are available by contacting Angela Lamon at 479-788-7788.
Tickets for the Miss ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Scholarship Pageant are $10 and available online at or at the ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Box Office located in the Campus Center.