$1,000 NFC scholarship to be awarded to the 2025 Miss Madison County
Cheltsie Holbrook
cheltsie@greenepublishing.com
Applications for the annual Miss Madison County Pageant are now available, and plans for the 2025 pageant are underway. The Miss Madison County Pageants will be held on Saturday, April 5, at North Florida College's Van H. Priest Auditorium. This year's pageants will include age divisions from birth through 40-years-old and up. The Baby to Junior Miss Madison County Pageant will be held on Saturday, April 5, at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The age divisions are: 0-11 months old (separate division for boys and girls); 12-23 months old (separate division for boys and girls); 2-3 years old (separate division for boys and girls); 4-6 years old; 7-9 years old; and 10-12 years old. Each girl/boy will compete in the "formal wear" competition, with optionals available for Photogenic, Prettiest Smile, Prettiest Hair, Best Attire and Best Stage Presence. Another optional contestants may participate in is Outfit of Choice. For outfit of choice, each contestant will pick an outfit of their choice and model it on stage.
The Teen Miss to Elite Miss Madison County Pageant will be held at 5:30 p.m. that same day. The Teen Miss Madison division is for girls ages 13-15-years-old. Each young lady will compete in a sportswear and an evening gown competition. The Miss Madison County division is for girls ages 16-24. The Miss contestants will be judged during a private interview, a casual wear competition and an evening gown competition. The Ms. Madison County division is for women ages 25 and up who are not married but may have children. The Ms. contestants will be judged during a casual wear competition and an evening gown competition. The next area of competition will be the Mrs. Madison County division. This division is for women ages 25 and up who are married and also may have children. They will be judged during a casual wear competition and an evening gown competition. The Elite Miss Madison County division is for women 40 years old and older. The Elite contestants will be judged during a casual wear competition and an evening gown competition. All contestants for all five divisions also have the option of entering the optional divisions of: Photogenic, Prettiest Smile, Prettiest Hair, Best Attire and Best Stage Presence. Another optional contestants may participate in is talent. All five divisions will have the opportunity to participate in the talent optional, where they will have the opportunity to show their talent to the judges and audience. Every contestant will receive a trophy and the queens in each division will receive a crown, trophy and sash.
Also this year, the Miss Madison County contestants have a chance to win a scholarship. The lucky young lady who is crowned Miss Madison County 2025 will receive a $1,000 college scholarship to North Florida College. The deadline to enter the pageant is Tuesday, March 18. Applications may be picked up at the Greene Publishing, Inc. office, Becky's Dance Steps Studio, the NFC Foundation office, or one can be emailed to you. For more information, please contact the pageant chair, Cheltsie Holbrook, at (850) 973-4141, (850) 464-2315, or email Holbrook at cheltsieliz@gmail.com. Also, visit the Miss Madison County Pageant Facebook page at www.facebook.com/Miss MadisonCounty.