EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS: THIS IS A CORRECTION TO REFLECT THE DATE OF THE APPLICATION DEADLINE, NOV. 1, 2006. WE INCORRECTLY REPORTED THE DEADLINE AS NOV. 11 IN YESTERDAY’S RELEASE.

TROY-Girls from ages 13-17 will compete for the Miss Teen Trojan title on Nov. 11. in Troy University’s Claudia Crosby Theater beginning at 2 p.m.

Miss Teen Trojan will move forward to compete in Miss Alabama’s Outstanding Teen Pageant, which is a division of the Miss America Pageant system.  To enter, contestants may be 17 and a high school junior, but not a senior by the Miss Alabama’s Outstanding Teen Pageant date of March 3.

Other competition divisions open to Alabama residents include:

Baby Miss (Birth-2 yrs old)

• Tiny Miss (3-4 yrs old)
• Little Miss (5-6 yrs old)
• Miss Rising Star (7-9 yrs old)
• Miss Shining Star (10-12 yrs old)

Miss Rising Star will accompany Miss Troy University onstage at the Miss Alabama Pageant in June.

Brenda Campbell, co-director of the event, said this pageant is an excellent fundraiser for the Miss Troy University Pageant. 

“It’s also a good way to show off your babies and children,” she said.

The application deadline for all entries is Nov. 1.  For application forms and additional information visit the Miss Teen Trojan Web site at http://spectrum.troy.edu/~bcampbell or e-mail directors Sarah Jo Burks (sburks@troy.edu) or Brenda Campbell (bcamp@troy.edu).

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