The Feast of the Flowering Moon Board of Directors would like to announce that the application deadline is approaching for contestants into the Princess and Queen Pageants. Contestants to these pageants must live within Ross County.
The Queen Contest will be for girls ages 15 to 17 and The Princess Pageant will have five different age groups: Baby Miss (ages 3 – 4) Petite Miss (ages 5 – 6) Little Miss (ages 7 – 8) Junior Miss (ages 9 – 11) Teen Miss (ages 12 – 14).
The Princess Pageant will take place on Saturday, May 22, 2021 at the Majestic Theatre beginning at 11am. Each age group will have a specific timeframe for their age group as a COVID-19 precaution. Each age group will be taken to the stage where our emcee will ask each contestant questions from their application. The three girls placing on the court from each age group will be named following the pageant.
The formal pageant for the Queens Contest will take place Saturday, May 22, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. to allow for graduation ceremonies later in the day. During this portion of the pageant, the contestants will be dressed in their formal gowns while answering questions from our emcee for the judges. The contestants placing on the Queen’s Court will be announced following the pageant.
Each age group will have a Princess and two attendants to fill their court. The Queen’s Court will be composed of a Queen and two attendants. Contestant placement will be announced at the main stage on Friday, May 28, 2021 at the festival where they will receive their sashes and crowns.
Applications and entry fee must be received by the festival no later than May 10, 2021. Envelopes that are postmarked for May 10th will be accepted. Applications can also be obtained and turned in at the Ross-Chillicothe Convention & Visitors Bureau at 230 N. Plaza Blvd. Contestants will receive instructions on the pageant upon receipt of these items.