Miss Rhododendron Pageant 2022

High School Senior Division 
​Virtual Pageant
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Online Pageant & Interview: Thursday, May 5, 2022
​Registration Due April 28, 2022 at 5 p.m.
Creative Submission Due Monday, May 2, 2022
The Miss Rhododendron Pageant will include only one category this year - the High School Senior Division. Contestants will be interviewed online (using Zoom) by a panel of three judges. ​

The Miss Rhododendron title will be awarded by a one-year scholarship to Northeast Alabama Community College (NACC admission requirements apply).

​Rules & Information
  • Winners will receive crown and sash. Alternates will receive a medallion.
  • Open - no residency restrictions.
  • We accept checks, money orders, and PayPal.
  • This is a semi-natural pageant. Interview dress is strongly recommended for the online Zoom interview.
  • Hair and makeup should be “age & interview” appropriate. Absolutely NO flippers or hair pieces allowed.
  • An online face-to-face interview will be arranged with the judges. This an opportunity to experience interviewing online, as is done sometimes for education and employment opportunities. Create a background that is business-interview appropriate. This can be as simple as a wall behind you.
  • If you do not have access to a computer to be able to interview, we can help arrange it.
  • Each entrant is required to submit a paper, short video, or some type of expression of showing/telling, which addresses the following: ​
We are entering the third year of the Covid-19 pandemic. How has this worldwide event influenced your high school years, your family, and your community? What have you learned from the ‘pandemic influences’ over the past two years that will be useful in college, your family life, and your community? ​
  • Send your submission, or picture of it, to RhodoPageant@gmail.com or mail to MAPA, PO Box 50, Mentone, AL 35984. These submissions must be received by May 2, 2022.
  • No refunds will be given once paid.
  • Winners will have their pictures published in The Groundhog and other media.
  • No Score Sheets will be given. NO Exceptions! Please do not ask.
  • Some duties of Miss Rhododendron may be to make an appearance at Colorfest 2022 on the 3rd weekend in October and to help with next year's Pageant.

To be crowned Miss Rhododendron, the contestant must be able to use the scholarship as described below:​
The Miss Rhododendron scholarship is a one-year Northeast Alabama Community College (NACC) full-time tuition-and-fees scholarship covering the Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 semesters. The winner must have a minimum 2.5 GPA and must be a senior in high school to utilize the scholarship. The winner must enroll full-time (12 credit hours) in the Fall and Spring to receive the scholarship. In-state as well as contestants who are residents of the following Georgia counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Hardison, Polk, Walker, and Whitfield, and Tennessee counties of Franklin, Hamilton, Lincoln, and Marion are eligible. The Scholarship can only be awarded to the winner.
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REGISTRATION DEADLINE: APRIL 28, 2022​
Complete the form below and submit your $20 registration fee by mail or online via PayPal. 
MAIL. Send a check or money order payable to MAPA to P.O. Box 50, Mentone, AL 35984. Be sure to include the contestant's name.

​ONLINE. Use the button below to pay using your PayPal account or a major credit or debit card. A surcharge of $2 is added to cover the fees charged by PayPal. ​
Please email RhodoPageant@gmail.com
for more information or if you have any questions.

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