Effective this year, the Miss Lewis County Scholarship Program has expanded its program into the teen division, organizers announced this week.
“This will allow us to provide more scholarships to young women in Lewis County and to have two titleholders to serve our community,” organizers stated in a Facebook post announcing the expansion.
Since the first Miss Lewis County was crowned in 1962, the Miss Lewis County Scholarship Program has held a yearly competition providing educational scholarships to young women.
A local chapter of the Miss America program, contestants are judged on a pre-pageant interview, on-stage questions, the “red carpet” portion and a talent show.
Applying for the program is free and every contestant can walk away with scholarship money, according to organizers.
The current age bracket for the Miss Lewis County competition is 18 to 28, but contestants who are 18 years old must turn 19 by Dec. 31, 2024.
Miss Teen Lewis County is open to girls aged 13 to 18, but contestants who are 18 must not turn 19 before Jan. 1, 2025.
All contestants must live, work or attend school full-time in Lewis County.
Miss Lewis County Scholarship Program organizers invite anyone interested in either the Teen or Miss divisions to attend the program’s next Coffee with the Crown event on Sunday, Nov. 5. The event will run from 1 to 3 p.m. at The Station Powered by LC Coffee Co. in Centralia.
For more information on the program or to apply, visit http://www.misslewiscounty.com/.
