Miss America 2010, Caressa Cameron   The Miss Kentucky Organization is excited to announce that Miss America 2010, Caressa Cameron, will be in attendance at this year's Miss Kentucky Pageant.  2010 marks the 75th anniversary of the Miss Kentucky Pageant and we are so excited to have the reigning Miss America on hand to help us celebrate on Friday and Saturday during pageant week.  Additional details will be forthcoming so stay tuned!

Mallory had the unique opportunity to serve as "Principal for a Day" at Bristow Elementary in Bowling Green on February 26th.  She was interviewed by WBKO in Bowling Green and you can view a video from this appearance by visiting their website:  www.wbko.com and clicking the "Miss Ky. Visits Local School" video underneath the video player on the right side of the page.

The Miss Kentucky Organization is currently accepting volunteers to serve as contestant hostesses for this year's pageant. We are seeking warm, caring, gracious and welcoming ladies, ages 28 and older, who are willing to volunteer their time and energy from July 11 - 17 as a hostess during state pageant week. Hostesses are required to reside with the contestants, transport them to various appearances throughout Lexington during the week and assist backstage during the pageant. In return the hostesses gain the wonderful opportunity to serve as a mentor and friend to the young ladies who are competing for the title of Miss Kentucky. We ask that hostesses not be closely related to any current Miss or Teen competitor in the Miss Kentucky or Miss Kentucky's Outstanding Teen system and also not working as a pageant coach for any contestant currently competing for the title. It is very important that a hostess be able to assist each contestant equally and without bias.   All who are interested in this opportunity or would like additional information please contact Paula Elder via email at jesscleaners@insightbb.com or by phone at (859) 806-7550.

On Saturday, March 6, 2010 at the Four Points by Sheraton (1938 Stanton Way) in Lexington a "Beauty Queen Boot Camp" is being hosted by Josh Rogers (Energy Fitness by Josh) & Sarah McClary Glitzer (Capture the Crown & Spotlight Consulting).  This is a full day workshop for young women with the goal of performing successfully in pageants and in life.  The program begins at 10 AM and will last until 5 PM (EST).  The registration fee is $300 and included in the fee is the workshop, activities (two workouts), meal and snacks.  Renowned photographer Fadil Berisha will be on hand for a photo session the following day on Sunday, March 7th.  For more information on this event please call (317) 529-2310 for more details please click on the attached PDF file below: BEAUTY QUEEN BOOT CAMP INFO

Joy Robbins It is with great sadness that the Miss Kentucky Organization announces the passing of a great friend and supporter of our organization, Joy Robbins, on January 23, 2010. Joy was a distinguished educator and co-owner of Image Improvement, Inc., established in 1987, helping people with public speaking and interviewing skills. She and her husband, Jim, helped numerous women compete in pageants with five of them earning the Miss America title. Memorial contributions can be given to the James A. and Joy A. Robbins Scholarship Fund through the Henry County Community Foundation or the Susan G. Komen Cancer Society with envelopes available at the funeral home. Online condolences may be expressed at www.hinsey-brown.com.

2010 Quality of Life Finalists This year's Quality of Life finalists were announced today at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas during the 2010 Miss America Pageant Arrival Ceremony. The Arrival Ceremony was the first time the Las Vegas community was able to see all the Miss America hopefuls and welcome them to the city. On hand to announce the finalists were Marilyn Winn, President, Bally's Las Vegas, Paris Las Vegas and Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino; Bill Feather, President, Planet Hollywood Worldwide Resorts; Rossi Ralenkotter, President and CEO, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority; Art McMaster, president and CEO of the Miss America Organization and Sam Haskell, III, Chairman of the Board of the Miss America Organization.   The ten finalists and their personal platform issues are:  Miss Alabama Liz Cochran - With Every Beat: The Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Miss Iowa Anne Michael Langguth - "Good For You!" - Promoting Community Service, Wellness and Engagement in the Sciences Miss Kentucky Mallory Ervin - Autism Awareness Miss Minnesota Brooke Kelly Kilgarriff - Music: The Building Blocks of Education Miss Missouri Tara Osseck - Education and Prevention of Eating Disorders Miss Montana Brittany Marie Wiser - Suicide Prevention Education   Miss Nevada Christina Keegan - Rape Education & Recovery   Miss New Hampshire Lindsey Graham - Speaking Out for Mental Illness   Miss Oklahoma Taylor Treat - Engaging Students Through Service Learning   Miss Tennessee Stefanie Wittler - Ronald McDonald House and Children's Miracle Network Charities   The Quality of Life Awards were introduced in 1988 to recognize contestants who excel in their commitment to community service.  In order to be considered for the Quality of Life Award, contestants must submit an application describing their involvement with Children's Miracle Network, the national platform of the Miss America Organization, and their own personal platform issue.  The winner of the Quality of Life Award will receive a $6,000 scholarship, the first runner-up will win a $4,000 scholarship, and the second runner-up will win a $2,000 scholarship.  Winners will be announced at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on January 29 during the 10:30 a.m. (PST) press conference. Mallory becomes the seventh Miss Kentucky to become a Quality of Life Finalist and last year's Quality of Life winner was our very own Miss Kentucky 2008, Emily Cox.  Good luck Mallory!!

Miss Heart of Jenny Wiley's Outstanding Teen, Peyton Blanton, along with her classmates, is organizing a project to assist with the relief effort in Haiti.  They are trying to get 3 million jars of peanut butter to send to those in need in Haiti.  Peanut butter was selected because it is easy to digest, contains a lot of protein and is very filling.  If you would like to donate a jar of peanut butter or make a cash donation please contact Peyton via email at madisonl1@bellsouth.net

Laura Bell Bundy

Former Miss America judge and good friend of the Miss Kentucky Organization, Laura Bell Bundy, has recently released her new country music single, "Giddy On Up," which can be purchased on itunes and her video is being played on CMT and CMT.com.  You can view the video at: http://awe.sm/38OTC

Jim & Joy Robbins, Image Improvement Inc.

Well known pageant interview coaches Jim & Joy Robbins are currently being featured in Indianapolis Monthly.  Click here for the article.  Jim & Joy are longtime supporters of the Miss Kentucky Organization and have assisted many contestants nationwide with interview preparation.  Among their clientale are several former Miss America winners including the current Miss America, Katie Stam, and her predecessors Kirstin Haglund and Lauren Nelson.  They also have worked with runners-up and semi-finalists in the Miss America's Outstanding Teen Pageant and many other pageant systems.  For more information visit:  www.myspace.com/jimjoyrobbins

Mallory on the cover of Kentucky Monthly Heather French Henry on the cover of Tops In Lex

Check out the December 2009 / January 2010 edition of Kentucky Monthly which features Miss Kentucky 2009, Mallory Ervin, on the cover as well as a feature article on Mallory inside.  It also includes a photo shoot of Mallory along with her mother Lisa and sister Jade modeling holiday fashions.        Also make sure to get a copy of the holiday issue of Tops in Lex featuring Miss America 2000, Heather French Henry, on the cover and an article inside featuring Heather.  You can also find Miss Kentucky 2007, Kaitlynne Postel, in this issue modeling holiday fashions.

Congratulations to Miss Kentucky 2004, Maria Maldonado Smith and her husband Dan on the birth of their second child a baby boy named Luke.

Brian & Ericka

Miss America 2004 Ericka Dunlap and her husband, Brian Kleinschmidt, are currently appearing on season 15 of CBS' The Amazing Race on Sundays at 8 p.m. EST*.    Click here for more info about The Amazing Race   Don't forget to tune in! *Please check your local listings

Laurie Keller, Miss Kentucky 1985

Laurie Janine Keller was born on June 8, 1964, in Silver City, New Mexico. Laurie left this earth peacefully August 29, 2009. She spent her life in music, dance and the arts. Her joy was pleasing an audience with vocal performances, presenting her own written music and being herself. She was a former Miss Kentucky and a finalist in the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City.   Left behind are parents, Wendell and Ann Keller of Anthem, Arizona; Thomas J. Powell, soulmate, Anthem, Arizona; sister, Lou Ann Potter of Ganmain, Australia; brothers, Grant A. Keller of Lakewood, Colorado; and Layne R. Keller of Findlay, Ohio.

Click here to view the full preliminary line-up for Miss America 2010

This year's Miss America Contestant Lottery was held recently and Mallory selected #5 in the Mu Group.  She will compete in private interview the morning of Monday, January 25; on-stage question on Tuesday night, January 26;  swimsuit & evening wear on Wednesday night, January 27 and talent on Thursday night, January 28.  The finals will be held on Saturday night, January 30 and will be televised on the TLC network.  Good luck Mallory!

Miss Kentucky's Outstanding Teen 2009, Madison McCowan

Madison McCowan, Miss Kentucky's Outstanding Teen, is officially beginning her role as the Ambassador for the Girls Know How® book series. Girls Know How is a fictional series of fun, entertaining chapter books that encourage readers ages 8 to 12 to explore and pursue the career of their dreams. As the Official Ambassador, Madison will donate a set of Girls Know How books to area school libraries and conduct a special program for current students about career exploration. Using her leadership and presentation skills, Madison will guide participants to start discovering how their interests can translate into real-life career opportunities. She also will share the journey of realizing her personal dream of becoming Miss Kentucky’s Outstanding Teen. The students will walk away confident that their career aspirations can become reality. If you are interested in booking Madison at your school, please contact her Business Manger: Susan Weaver @ 606-309-1496 or email weaversusane@windstream.net.

The Judge's Workshop has been rescheduled for Saturday, January 16, 2010 from 1:30 - 4:00 PM.  It will be held at Central Baptist Hospital Education Center (1720 Building in the basement). Everyone who is interested in becoming a certified judge should plan to attend.  Please download and complete the registration form below: CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD REGISTRATION FORM FOR JUDGES WORKSHOP

Debbie Robbins

Miss Jeffersontown board member, Debbie Robbins, has received the honor of of being featured on the soundtrack for the upcoming film Clancy singing the song "Brighter Day."  The song is currently available for download on iTunes.  To find out more about the film visit: http://www.clancymovie.com/

Janelle with Shannon Beam winner of the 2009 Miss National Sweetheart Pageant Miss Mammoth Cave Area 2009 and 1st runner-up to Miss Kentucky, Janelle Blevins, represented our state in the 2009 National Sweetheart Pageant.  The winner was Shannon Beam of Virginia (pictured with Janelle above).   Sponsored by the Hoopeston (Illinois) Jaycees, the National Sweetheart Pageant is held annually in conjunction with the National Sweetcorn Festival.  It enables the first runners-up from state pageants to compete for a $1,000 scholarship, $500 savings bond and an assortment of prizes.  The pageant also gives them a taste of what Miss America is like on a smaller scale.  Preliminaries will be held on Friday, September 4th and Saturday, September 5th, with the final competition being held on Sunday, September 6th.    The Sweetheart Pageant has been held continuously with state runners-up competing since 1952.  In that time period Kentucky has won the title five times:  Diana Barker (1968), Linda Brownfield (1970), Carolyn Jones (1977), Chera-Lyn Cook (1997) and MacKenzie Mayes (2000).  To date seven Miss Americas have previously participated in the National Sweetheart Pageant.    For more information about the Sweetheart Pageant and Sweetcorn Festival visit: www.hoopestonjaycees.com

Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino - Las Vegas, home of the 2008 Miss America Pageant The 2010 Miss America Pageant will once again be taking place at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.  This year in order to be seated with the Kentucky delegation you must purchase your room & tickets in combination.  Seating is to be guaranteed lower level.  Preliminary competitions will take place on January 26, 27 & 28 at Planet Hollywood's Theatre for Performing Arts, with the final night scheduled for January 30th and it will be broadcast live on TLC.  You must complete and returned the reservations form to the state office by November 20th in order to be guaranteed a seat with the rest of the Kentucky delegation.  If you would like to purchase a badge in order to attend rehhearsals and visitation after the pageant they are $35 and money is due to the state office by November 6th.  Though the Miss America deadline is later than the November deadline seats are limited so in order to get the best seating possible this must be done in advance.  To download a reservations form please click the link below: 2010 MISS AMERICA PAGEANT TICKET & HOTEL ROOM FORM

Mallory with the award winning ham One of Miss Kentucky's duties every year is to assist with the auctioning of the grand champion country ham at the Kentucky State Fair.  This year a record was set when the Suthernland Foundation and Republic Bank and Trust Company reached decided to combine their bids and jointly donated $1.3 million dollars to charity organizations.  Among those sharing in the proceeds will be the Wayside Christian Mission, Louisville flood victims, and the University of Louisville’s Bucks for Brains program.  Click the photo above for a link to an article about the event.

Photo courtesy of Orlando Attractions Magazine Several of the 2009 Miss America contestants, including our own Miss Kentucky, Mallory Ervin, visited Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, while attending the Miss America's Outstanding Teen pageant.  Orlando Attractions Magazine followed the contestants and took photos and video of the contestants' visit.  CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE ARTICLE, PHOTOS & VIDEO.

Miss Kentucky's Outstanding Teen 2009, Madison McCowan

Best wishes to Miss Kentucky's Outstanding Teen 2009, Madison McCowan, as she represents our state in the 2009 Miss America's Outstanding Teen Pageant in Orlando!  Madison arrived in Orlando on Wednesday, August 5th, and the preliminary competition begins on Tuesday, August 11th with the final night of competition scheduled for Saturday, August 15th.  Please check the link below for photos.   CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS FROM MISS AMERICA'S OUTSTANDING TEEN 2009

A new Miss Kentucky will be crowned in a matter of hours but the first awards have already been presented.   Mallory Ervin, Miss Bowling Green, has been named as the recipient of the Heather French Henry Quality of Life award for her dedication to Autism Awareness.  She receives a $500 scholarship along with the award.  1st runner-up and winner of a $300 scholarship is Dana Elliott and 2nd runner-up and winner of a $200 scholarship is Andrea Walker.

Barbara Campbell, Volunteer of the Year

During the Friday night preliminary competition held on July 17, 2008, the following awards were given to recognize outstanding achievement among local pageants:  Highest Cash Scholarship, Miss Jeffersontown Pageant; Highest In-Kind Scholarship, Miss Lexington Pageant; Best Judges Book, Miss University of Louisville Pageant; Best Program Book, Miss Heartland Pageant; Best Production, Miss Heartland Pageant.  Also, Barbara Campbell was named Volunteer of the Year for over 25 years of service on the hostess committee.

Blaine Menke, Dana Elliott, Mallory Ervin, Christi Harnish & Andrea Walker The Top 5 Finalists for the Heather French Henry Quality of Life Award were announced on Monday morning, July 13th.  They are:   Miss Bowling Green, Mallory Ervin, whose platform is Autism Awareness.   Miss Central Kentucky, Dana Elliott, whose platform is Breast Cancer Awareness.   Miss Lexington, Andrea Walker, whose platform is GOLD: Gift of Life...Donation - Organ & Tissue Donation Awareness   Miss Northern Kentucky, Christi Harnish, whose platform is "Small Steps, Great Leaps" - Mentors Make a Difference.   Miss Richmond Area, Blaine Menke, whose platform is Take a Stand Against Underage Drinking.   The finalists will interview with three former Miss Kentucky winners to determine the 2nd runner-up, 1st runner-up and winner of this year's Quality of Life Award.  The 2nd runner-up will receive a $200 scholarship, 1st runner-up will receive a $300 scholarship and the winner will receive a $500 scholarship.  Congratulations to this year's five finalists!

The MAOT Contestant Lottery was held on Monday, July 6.  Madison selected number 11 in the Red Group.  She will be in the first group to have their private interview with the judges on Monday, August 10.  Then she will participate in evening wear and on-stage question on Tuesday; sportswear on Wednesday and talent on Thursday.  Good luck Madison!!!

If you are interested in attending the Miss America's Outstanding Teen competition in Orlando, August 11 - 15th or would like additional information regarding MAOT, please let the state directors know very soon.     The ticket deadline is fast approaching and all orders must go through the state office and be sent in by the deadline in order to get state seating together as a group.  After the deadline, all ticket orders must go through TicketMaster and seating will NOT be with the rest of the state delegation.  Please let the state directors know if you want to order tickets and badges.   Badges are $25.00 per person and tickets are $135.00 for the 4 night package. The order will be sent on Wednesday, July 8th! If you plan on attending, make your check to MKOT and mail to P.O. Box 1881, London, Ky  40743 or make arrangements with Shane Hensley or Jon Oliver who will stay in contact with Paula Elder, because she will be sending one check for tickets and one check for badges.   In addition, if you are planning on going to the national competition, a block of rooms has been reserved at a discount rate at the MAOT Official Hotel, the Rosen Centre.  The block of rooms will only be held until Monday, July 6 at the discounted rate.     After that date, the rooms will be released back into regular inventory and discounts will no longer be available.  If you are interested in reserving rooms, please visit the MAOT website at www.MAOTeen.org. Contact pageant directors Shane Hensly and Jon Oliver with questions at:  606-843-2575 (Shane), 606-843-7289 (Jon) or by email at misskyteen@aol.com

Congratulations to Ashley Ferry, Miss Kentucky's Outstanding Teen 2008, for being recognized as having perfect attendance for all 12 years in school!  Ashley will graduate this month from DuPont Manual High School and she was one of only 19 seniors from Jefferson County Public Schools that received this honor.  You can read more in the article below:     ASHLEY'S PERFECT ATTENDANCE ARTICLE

Congratulations to Ashley Ferry, Miss Kentucky's Outstanding Teen 2008, on being chosen for the University of Louisville Ladybird Dance Team!  The Ladybirds have won numerous national titles and it is a great honor to be selected to be a part of this team.

click the photo above to visit the SHINE website S.H.I.N.E. (Sisters Helping In a New Era) S.H.I.N.E. is a program for immediate needs; it helps bring together respected pageant title holders, to actively pursue helping the nation’s communities through unconventional means.  Miranda Sergent, Miss Capital City’s Outstanding Teen is the Founder and President of this newly established organization. This sorority helps to show the world the true meaning of sisterhood and working as a team for a common goal. One person can make a difference, but a group can change the world. This group has been extremely busy already, they have helped with the following: -April 20th The Backpack Ministry-Southland Christian Church, supplies had been completely depleted. S.H.I.N.E. raised over $300 worth in food plus gift cards. -May 1st The National Guard Platoons from Morehead, Maysville, and Louisville Kentucky are headed to training camp in Mississippi. They had an immediate need for medical supplies. Along with the help of health care facilities the S.H.I.N.E. Sorority raised over $750 dollars, to purchase needed supplies. Platoon Staff Sergeant Tim Smith was overwhelmed with the support. -May 6th Cinderella’s Closet-S.H.I.N.E. Sisters gathered 20 dresses, to be delivered to Dunbar High School in Lexington, KY on May 16th. Contact: letyourcrownshine@gmail.com www.ishine.us

July 7th at Applebee's Park in Lexington, the 2009 Miss Kentucky contestants along with Emily Cox, Miss Kentucky 2008, will be in attendance to mix and mingle with baseball fans and cheer on  the Lexington Legends baseball team.  Emily will also be throwing out the first pitch.  Everyone is invited to attend.  Click on the logo to the left to go to the Legends website.

Dreaming of a Dress Event!!! Sunday, May 3rd at 6:30 in the evening.   Miss Belle of the Bluegrass Outstanding Teen, Shelby Gregory, is coordinating this exciting program with assistance from the Wedding Center, Inc.  and the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government.    This program is in the 3rd year and continues to evolve and grow...what started out as simple donation to help a few girls has now turned into a wonderful enrichment and development program for inner city young ladies.    Basically it works like this: A young lady must take self improvement classes like art education, self improvment, etiquette etc....then after completing the required courses she then is qualified to recieve a gown for her junior or senior prom. The Lexington Fayette Urban County Government partners with us to make this Dreaming of a Dress Program a reality for these young ladies. This year there were only 20 spots available for the scholarship....next year they are hoping to fill many more. There were over 150 girls applying for this program this year, so with continued help they can assist them in the future.  The scholarship  includes gowns, shoes, and even hair and cosmetics for a wonderful evening of fashion, self improvment and the feeling of satisfaction! Following selection of their gowns there is a fashion show where the girls show off their gowns for everyone.     What can you do to help?    *Donate a gown you no longer can use  *Ask others for donations  *Set up a Dreaming of a Dress   Donation Station in your area  *Join us to help these girls celebrate their accomplishment and select their Dream Gown    The coordinators are in need of 20 title holders to be present to assist the girls with their evening.  If you are interested please call (859) 278-3765 to confirm and community service hours wil be given.  So, if you like to make a difference and enjoy being a part of something very special.

The Miss Kentucky Organization is pleased to welcome a new sponsor for our pageant, Grayson Couture Cosmetics.  Based in Franklin, TN, this cosmetics line is the preferred choice for many state and national pageant winners.  For more information about this exciting new cosmetics line click on the logo above.

Madison McCowan, Miss Bowling Green Outstanding Teen 2009

Madison McCowan, Miss Bowling Green Outstanding Teen 2009, was recently featured in her hometown newspaper and on the Turn For the Judges website for her platform work.  Madison recently formed a local "Pay It Forward" chapter in London, Kentucky, and at age 17 she is the youngest local chapter president in the history of the organization.  As part of her initiative she has donated 150 teddy bears to Shriner's Children's Hospital.  To read more about Madison's platform work CLICK HERE.

Miss Kentucky, Emily Cox, is being featured on the University of Kentucky's website.  For an article and some photos click on this link:  http://www.uky.edu/webuk/spots/spot-199.html   Also, Emily was selected as one of six contestants who will be featured on this year's Miss America interview DVD which allows you to view contestants in the private interview phase of competition.  The interview DVD along with DVDs of the preliminary competitions and final night are available for purchase on the Miss America website

(l to r) Elaina Shumake, 1st Runner Up; April Reinle, Miss UofL; Lauren Drake, 2nd runner-up Miss UofL Crowned in Ceremony on UofL Campus Submitted by Cindy Hess April Reinle, a freshman physical therapy major at the University of Louisville, was crowned Miss UofL during a pageant held March 11 on the university's Belknap campus. There were 10 contestants in this year's pageant. Reinle will represent UofL at the Miss Kentucky and Miss America pageants later this year and receives UofL scholarships valued at nearly $5,000. The first runner up title went to art history major Elaina Shumake, a sophomore at UofL, and second runner up went to Lauren Drake, a graduate student working toward a Master' degree in bioethics and medical humanities. Pageant organizers introduced a new award this year—the Miss UofL Community Service Award. Nursing student Amanda Nido won the award for her work on cancer prevention and awareness. The Miss Kentucky pageant will be held July 16 18 at the University of Kentucky. The Miss Kentucky Scholarship Organization provides $50,000 in scholarship money to the top contestants. The Miss UofL pageant is sponsored by Delta Zeta Sorority. The sorority resurrected the pageant tradition in 2008.

Miss America Local Pageants Insurance Coverage       Miss America local pageant organizations should have insurance coverage in place before the date of their local pageant competition.  For years now the K&K Ins. Group has provided local pageants affiliated with the Miss America Organization the insurance coverage necessary for the local events. Local pageant organizations are to contact the association's agent--John Gallaher at 573-581-8330.       Please notice the attachment and the insurance company's website address,                  http://www.gtrinsurance.com/     There is a link at the bottom of the opening page of the website “Click here to order a pageant certificate of insurance” And email address, gtr@gtrinsurance.com        Ideally this should be done very early in the pageant year.  A document showing that you have insurance coverage from accident and liability is often times required by venues before they will approve use of their facility.

The Miss America Organization is proud to announce that negotiations with a new vendor, New York based K.A. Concepts, have been finalized.  As the new “official” crown provider, K.A. Concepts will supply the official State, Local, Outstanding Teen and Princess Crowns to all of our local and state organizations. A link to the K.A. Concepts’ crown store can only be found in the password protected Miss America Resource Portal located at www.maoproperties.com*. The secure shopping page will enable registered resource portal users to order the crowns on-line and pay with a credit card.   To order, go to www.maoproperties.com.  If you don’t have a username or password to access the Miss America Resource Portal, please register at http://www.maoproperties.com/register.asp.    Everyone who registers is verified with State Executive Directors before access to the resource portal is granted.   The secure shopping page will enable registered resource portal users to order the crowns on-line and pay with a credit card.   To order by phone, please call K.A. Concepts Ltd. at 1-800-528-4926. If you prefer to order by fax or mail: Please click on the banner above, shop, print and fax the shopping cart page with payment and preferred shipping information to fax: (631) 425-2332 or mail the shopping cart page with your check to: K.A. Concepts Ltd., 3 Somner Drive, Huntington station, NY 11746. The prices remain the same and all crowns are required to be ordered through K.A. Concepts.

Click the logo above to visit the Miss America/CMN website

Contestants at the local this year now have the opportunity to raise donations for the Miss America Organization's new national platform the Children's Miracle Network.  To begin, register at:     www.MissAmerica4Kids.org    If you are doing this for the first time you will need to click on "New Contestants" and set up your profile.  You must upload a .jpeg picture of yourself.  Then you can send emails to friends and family to obtain donations.  Contestants must raise $100 per each local entered.  After competing in 4 local pageants and raising $400 at the local level a contestant may enter as many local pageants as she would like without having to raise additional funds at the local level.  An additional $250 beyond the local donations must be raised in order to compete at the state level.  Please email Kim Canter at kimgocats@aol.com or Jim Morton at jmorton@sullivan.edu if you have any questions or you may contact the local director(s) with questions as well.

Official sash supplier for the Miss America Organization

Sashes are back after nearly a two decade absence.  The Sash Company is the new, official sash supplier for the Miss America Organization.  Miss America, Miss Kentucky and all the other 51 state representatives will be wearing offical sashes from The Sash Company.  Sashes are not mandatory to be awarded at local pageants at this point but they certainly make a lovely addition to the winner's prize package.  Please visit The Sash Company's website, www.thesashcompany.com, to view the new sash line.

For more information about the Miss Kentucky Scholarship Organization please contact us at:   Miss Kentucky Scholarship Pageant Attention: Jamie Breeding, Executive Director 3284 Shoal Lake Drive Lexington, KY  40515   Phone: (859) 273-4931   Email: misskyscholorg@yahoo.com