Have  you always known that your little girl is a princess? Well, here’s her chance to enter into royalty! The Mid-South Fair is now accepting application for poised, personable goodwill representatives for the 2010 Miss Youth Personality and Miss Mid-South Fair contest.

Miss Youth Personality contestants must be between the ages of 13 and 16. Miss Mid-South Fair contestants must be single and between the ages of 17 and 24 as of September 1st. The deadline to enter both contests is September 9th, and the date of the actual contest is September 24th at the DeSoto Civic Center. This is also the start of the Mid-South Fair which will run from September 24th to October 3rd.

Judging is based on appearance, poise, intelligence, and personality. An educational scholarship will be awarded to the winners. There has been a lot of speculation over the years over whether or not these scholarship pageants have any merit, or whether or not they’re just beauty pageants. Now, I’ve seen shows like Toddlers and Tiaras, and how those little girls behave, and every scholarship pageant isn’t like that.

I’ve competed in many, many scholarship pageants in my life, and I can truly attest that they did wonders for my confidence and poise. I learned valuable interview skills that I have used in the professional world, and walking the runways has given me the confidence I need to speak or do relatively anything in front of large crowds. As long as you research the pageant and see exactly what it’s about, I personally don’t see any harm in it.

If you would like more information about the pageants, visit the Mid-South Fair’s website.

Your daughter/sister/cousin/friend can live like the royals!

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