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February 1, 2007 issue

Mrs. North Carolina America Pageant April 14

The 31st Annual Mrs. North Carolina America Pageant will be held Saturday, April 14, at the J.E. Broyhill Civic Center in Lenoir. Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. and the pageant begins at 7:00 p.m.

Pageant Executive Directors Wendy and Frederick Galle III are scouting for delegates from each of the counties in North Carolina. Delegates must be 18 years old and married with the ability to travel both nationally and statewide. Mr. Galle stated, “We have grown the pageant every year, yet we know there are amazing women in this state that could compete and bring home the Mrs. America title. We are searching for that special married woman to represent North Carolina and make the state proud. If you are interested or know someone who is an extraordinary married woman, please get in contact with us.”

Delegates will attend the Hickory Crawdads game and make several appearances at sponsors businesses in the run-up to the state pageant.

The Mrs. North Carolina America Pageant emphasizes the extraordinary and accomplished work of North Carolina’s married women. Contestant ages range from 20 to 50. Contestants will compete in evening gown, swimsuit, interview and onstage questions. Contestants will also compete in most beautiful, pageantry spirit, people’s choice, photogenic and congeniality.

The Mrs. North Carolina America winner will jet to the nationally televised Mrs. America Pageant in Tucson. The Mrs. America Pageant is the only nationally televised and recognized pageant for married women. Delegates from all 50 states and the District of Columbia will vie for the title of Mrs. America 2007 over a two-week vacation in Tucson, and the pageant will be broadcast on (Women’s Entertainment television) WE TV. The winner of Mrs. America represents the United States at Mrs. World. Mrs. World 2007 is being held in Moscow and Sochi (Russian Riviera) Russia and will also be televised on WE TV this spring.

Last year’s North Carolina winner, Staci Wallace from Raleigh, finished fourth runner up at Mrs. America 2006. She will crown her successor and perform several musical numbers at the pageant in April.

State prize packages are valued at more than $10,000 and previous winners of the Mrs. America pageant have received more than $100,000 in prizes and a new car.

For more info about the Mrs. North Carolina America Pageant and tickets, contact Wendy and Frederick Galle III at 704-807-7509 or galle@charter.net, or click to www.mrsnorthcarolinaamerica.com.