Would-Be Beauty Queens: Deadline To Apply For Miss Pflugerville Fast Approaching

PFLUGERVILLE, TX -- There she is! Miss Pflugerville....

City officials remind would-be local beauty queens the deadline to enter the Miss Pflugerville contest is fast approaching. Applications are due April 1, and will be accepted until 5 p.m. that day.

The pageant divides contestants into three age groups:

Little – for girls going into third to fifth grade in the 2016-2017 school year;
Junior – for girls entering sixth to eighth grade in the 2016-2017 school year;

Miss, open to high school students.

But this is no Honey Boo Boo forum where a precocious child is able to trade on her brand of wit alone. Au contraire: The competition includes a question-and-answer session to test participants' awareness of issues.

Other traditional pageant staples -- namely a swimsuit and talent portion of the competition -- are not featured in the Pflugerville version. But there's that Q&A part, remember.

The first mandatory parent-and-child meeting ahead of the contest is scheduled on April 16 at 2 p.m. at the Pflugerville Recreation Center. There is no cost to enter in the competition.

The event will be staged at the Pflugerville Recreation Center, 400 Immanuel Road, on May 14 from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

The top three winners in each age category will be in the Deutschen Pfest parade on Saturday, May 21. The lucky handful will participate in community activities that would include a princess story time at the library and volunteering at the Pfarmers Market. Sign up to participate here.

And start practicing that distinct, pivoting, punctuated half-wave as you greet your adoring fans at mass gatherings.