Deadlines are quickly approaching if you or your child intends to participate in one of the many pageants later this month at the Western Kentucky State Fair.
It all begins with the Mrs. Western Kentucky State Fair pageant on Saturday, June 22nd at 5:30 p.m. in the fairgrounds convention center. It is for any female Kentucky resident who is 20 years old and up and the deadline to apply is Friday, Jun 14th.
Applications can be downloaded on the Western Kentucky State Fair website and one can call Melissa Henderson at 931-206-5817 for more information.
Meanwhile, the Miss Western Kentucky State Fair Pageant will be the same evening at 7:30 p.m. and organizer Carolyn Ann Cobb says the rules are the same as last year.
Contestants must obtain a $50 sponsorship from a local business or civic club to participate.
Friday is the deadline to register, but Cobb says she’ll accept applications through the weekend. They are available on the fair website and at Planters Bank.
Pageants for children ages 3 to 15 will begin Sunday at 1 in the Convention Center and Doris Anne Russell says there is a $45 entry fee.
Infant, baby and tiny tot pageants are on Saturday in the convention at 10, 11 and 12 o’clock.
Entry forms for all of the pageants and additional information can be found here.