One of the area's longest standing scholarship opportunities for young women, the North Carolina Rhododendron Pageant is held over the course of the two evenings of the Festival in the Bowman Middle School Auditorium.
2011 NC Rhododendron Queen -
Rosa Catherine Creech, Saxaphaw, NC [$5000 scholarship]
2011 NC Junior Rhododendron Queen -
Alora Wilson, Bakersville, NC [$1000 scholarship]
Other Awards from the 2010 Pageant
Senior Division:
1st Runner-up - Laura Page, Kings Mountain, NC
2nd Runner-up - Miranda Coble, Clinton, NC
Congeniality - Macie Peterson, Green Mountain, NC
Interview - Laura Page, Kings Mountain, NC
Talent - Rosa Creech, Saxaphaw, NC
Swimsuit - Mya Hipps, Gastonia, NC
Junior division:
1st Runner-up - Cheyenne Matson, Marion, NC
2nd Runner-up - Baylee Fortune, Nebo, NC
Congeniality - Kassie Styles, Marion, NC
Interview - Cheyanne Matson, Marion, NC
Talent - Alora Wilson, Bakersville, NC
Queen scholarship: $5000.00
Jr. Queen scholarship: $1000.00
Ages: Junior (ages 8-12) and Queen (ages 17-22). Contestants must be legal resident of NC and Queen contestants must be high school grad.
Competitions: Junior-interview, talent, evening gown. Senior-interview, talent, swimsuit, evening gown
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