Miss Vermont Preliminary Titleholder Program

Hello Miss Vermont Contestants!

This year the Miss Vermont Scholarship Organization is continuing to offer a Preliminary Title Program! Vermont currently does not have a local competition network, and is therefore an open state. Open states allow anyone to apply to compete for a State Title. To support you and your ability to compete for the Miss Vermont Scholarships and the title of Miss Vermont, we are offering a Preliminary Title Program where you will:

• Begin a journey of self-discovery and growth as you obtain valuable skills leading up to the Miss Vermont Scholarship Competition and beyond.
• Be a representative of the Miss Vermont Scholarship Organization and help spread the mission of our organization… see www.missvermont.org.
• Be able to represent your area of the state making appearances (upon approval) related to your platform, community service, and fundraising goals.
• Learn about community service and fundraising through our partnership with the Children’s Miracle Network Hospital at Fletcher Allen Health Care. Each Miss Vermont Contestant is required to raise $250 for CMN to compete in the State Competition. The Preliminary Program gives you a head start.
• Get a head start on Developing your personal platform of community service which is required to compete for Miss Vermont and Miss America.
• Have the opportunity to mentor the young girls who participate in our Princess Program. You will be able to encourage a young girl, age 5 -10, to participate and become your princess.

The Preliminary Title Program is optional, but it is certainly filled with countless benefits. Each contestant participating in this enriching program will receive:

• An Official Sash at a Sashing Ceremony
• Waived fees for 4 skill building workshops ($25 each)
• Waived fee for Contestant Development Day ($35)
• A private 1-hour consultation with an experienced Miss Vermont.

Here are our current titles; please let me know if you have a different title in mind:

Miss Addison County, Miss Bennington County, Miss Caledonia County, Miss Champlain Valley, Miss Chittenden County, Miss Collegiate Area (referring to Burlington Colleges), Miss Eastern Vermont, Miss Essex County, Miss Franklin County, Miss Grand Isle County, Miss Lamoille County, Miss Northeast Kingdom, Miss Northern Vermont, Miss Orange County, Miss Orleans County, Miss Rutland County, Miss Southern Vermont, Miss Washington County, Miss Western Vermont, Miss Windham County, and Miss Windsor County.

Each contestant participating in the Preliminary Title Program is required to pay the development program fee of $250 and will be able to choose a title on a first-come, first served basis. You can pay the $250 fee in full, or opt for a three month payment plan.

• If you choose the payment plan, a minimum nonrefundable deposit of $50 is due at commitment, with $100 due the second month and $100 due the final month.
• If you choose to attend a development workshop before you are paid in full you must pay the $25 skill building workshop fee, but it will count towards the total $250 payment for the Preliminary Title Program.
• All fees paid toward your participation in the Preliminary Titleholder Program and Development Workshops are non-refundable.

Please Note: You will not receive your sash or be able to make appearances until your payment is complete. Also, participants of the Preliminary Title Program may not compete in any other pageant or similar competition while holding a Miss Vermont Preliminary Title.

Applications will be accepted via email, beginning October 13, 2012 through February 1, 2013. Checks can be made to the “Miss Vermont Scholarship Organization” and mailed to me at 1 Duval St., South Burlington, VT 05403. A $250 payment in full, or the $50 deposit for the payment plan, must be received within one week of your email commitment to hold your title. If you have any questions about becoming a preliminary titleholder please feel free to email me at misscontestants@missvermont.org. We look forward to this exciting opportunity for all of our contestants!

Sincerely,
Meg Collins
Miss Vermont Scholarship Organization
Miss Contestant Development Coordinator