Miss Spirit of Arkansas contestants,

The Miss Spirit of Arkansas Executive Board is pleased to invite you to participate in the 2012 Miss Spirit of Arkansas Scholarship Pageant.  The date for this year’s pageant will be October 1, 2011 at Staples Auditorium on the campus of Hendrix College in Conway, AR. 

ELIGIBILITY:  The Miss Spirit of Arkansas Scholarship Pageant is open to young     

                    women who meet the following requirements:

·         are between the ages of 17 and 24

·         are a United States citizen

·         meet the character criteria as set forth by the Miss America Organization

·         are in reasonably good health to meet the job requirements

·         are able to meet the time commitment and job responsibilities

·         meet the residency requirements of residing, working full-time, or attending school in Cleburne, Conway, Crawford, Faulkner, Franklin, Garland, Johnson, Logan, Montgomery, Newton, Perry, Polk, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Scott, Searcy, Sebastian, Stone, Van Buren, and Yell counties.  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.

·         meet all other Miss America Organization eligibility requirements.

 COMPETITION AREAS: 

•Talent ( 1 1/2 minute presentation) •Private Interview (10 minute - 30 second closing) •Evening Wear •Physical Fitness in Swimwear •On-stage Question

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PLATFORM:

Now, in addition to her personal platform, Miss America will also serve as a goodwill ambassador for Children’s Miracle Network.  This new national platform will provide Miss America titleholder competitors the opportunity to not only raise funds and awareness for her personal platform but also for Children’s Miracle Network thus maximizing her exposure and impact during the year of service.

Contestants competing at any level in the Miss America system will now be required to raise a minimum of $100 to support Children’s Miracle Network and the Miss America Scholarship Fund.  This is NOT an entrance fee, but rather a new service requirement by the Miss America Organization, Inc. 

The Miss America Organization and Children’s Miracle Network have developed a fund raising website that you will use to raise donations.  The steps for logging onto the fund raising website are outlined below.  Before participating in local, state, and the national Miss America pageants, each contestant will log onto www.missamerica4kids.org to create her personal fund raising web page and to set a goal (minimum - $100 local).  Once registered, contestants will email friends and relatives to ask for donations to support Children’s Miracle Network and the Miss America Scholarship Fund using a simple pre-formatted email system.  Friends and relatives will then log on to their contestant’s personal fund raising web page to make secure online donations using a credit card or check.

CMN Registration:

Go to www.missamerica4kids.org

·         click on the “New Contestants” link to register as a new user.  Follow instructions to create personal web page, complete personal profile, and upload pictures.  Be sure to click the save button.

·         click on “Send Emails” link.  Enter 10(+) email addresses you would like to contact then click send. 

·         After emails have been sent, you can monitor your results by clicking “View Donors” link. 

Please contact David Harnicher dharnicher@childrensmiraclenetwork.org or phone: 801-273-3269 if you have questions or problems creating your personal web page.