Women considering college education may be interested in participating in the 2011 Southeast Old Threshers Reunion Queen Pageant. Applications are being accepted now for the July 1 event.
The Southeast Old Threshers Reunion is the largest antique farm-equipment show in the Southeast and will be held June 30 to July 4 at the Denton FarmPark in Denton.
The queen will reign over the show and be its representative to festivals, parades and pageants throughout North Carolina.
She will receive a $2,000 educational scholarship and other prizes.
The 2010 winner was Alyssa Dennis from Randleman who is a freshman at UNC-Greensboro.
Contestants must be a rising high school senior from either a public or home-school and be up to 24 years of age as of July 4.
Pageant participants must be single, never have had a child or have been married. They should either reside, work or attend school in the following counties: Alamance, Cabarrus, Chatham, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Iredell, Montgomery, Moore, Randolph, Rowan or Stanly.
Second- and third-place winners receive $450 and $350 cash scholarships. Additional awards will be given for the best interview, ěcountry-cutieî and casual country outfits, and most photogenic.
Entry fees are $50. The application deadline is June 18.
For entry forms and additional information, contact the Denton FarmPark at 800-458-2755; email Keith Loflin at gkeith@windstream.net, visit www.farmpark.com or visit Denton FarmPark on Facebook.