It’s Time To Register For Watermelon Pageant

Austin Brooke Mills was crowned Watermelon Queen at last year’s Watermelon Pageant. – Photo by Jack Gurner

The Twenty-Eight Annual Watermelon Pageant will be held Saturday, April 10, in the Water Valley Civic Auditorium. The pageant, sponsored by the Junior Auxiliary of Water Valley, Inc., will begin at 6 p.m.

  Contestants must be a resident of Yalobusha County or live in Water Valley. Contestants will be judged solely on stage personality. Each Watermelon Queen Candidate will be asked to introduce herself, and will not have to answer a question.

  In addition to Watermelon Queen, contests will be held to select “Petite Mr.”, “Tiny Mister”, “Petite Miss”, “Tiny Miss”, “Little Miss”, “Miss Pre-Teen”, “Junior Miss”, and “Miss Teen Age” Watermelon Royalty.

  Judges will be informed that formal pageant wear is not required. The Civic Auditorium will be available for practice from 9-11 a.m. the day of the Pageant.

  Entries must be turned in by 6 p.m. on April 6. No late entries will be accepted.

  Return this form (print the PDF file above) to the Family Hairloom, Hair Trendz, or mail to Hope Stovall, Pageant Chairman, 209 North Main St., Water Valley, MS 38965.