Outstanding Teen Miss Alabama to Appear at Teen Pageant

The Miss Fountain City Pageant board of directors has announced that Meg McGuffin, Outstanding Teen Miss Alabama 2007, will appear at the Outstanding Teen Miss Fountain City & Montomgery Metro Outstanding Teen Pageants on Sunday, September 30. The event will be held at Prattville Junior High School at 4:30 p.m. Emcees for the program will the reigning Miss Fountain City – Raquel Martin and the reigning Outstanding Teen Miss Fountain City – Samantha Davis.

McGuffin, of Ozark, Alabama, was crowned Outstanding Teen Miss Alabama, at the competition held last March. She is an honor student and has received numerous awards including the President’s Award for Academic Excellence. She has presented her platform, “Dare to Dream – Building self-esteem through dance”, to numerous student and adult civic organizations throughout the state. Her platform targets at-risk preteens and promotes the necessity of giving these preteens the opportunity to gain confidence and learn self expression through the art of dance.

The Miss Fountain City and Montgomery Metro Outstanding Teen Pageants serves as preliminaries to the Miss Alabama’s Outstanding Teen pageant, which will be held in March 2008. The goal of the Miss America’s Outstanding Teen program is to encourage positive achievement by helping to nurture and build the scholastic achievement, creative accomplishment, healthy living and community involvement of youths. College scholarships and an extensive prize package are awarded at the state and national level.

The Outstanding Teen contestants will compete in private interview, talent, evening gown, physical fitness, and onstage question.

As part of her winnings, the Outstanding Teen Miss Fountain City winner will receive a prize package totaling an estimated $1,200 that will include her entrance fees into the state teen pageant, an official Outstanding Teen crown and crown pin, flowers, trophy, a $500 pageant gown from Lasting Impressions and the Miss Fountain City Pageant Committee and a scholarship. Also, the teen winner will perform her talent at the Miss Fountain City pageant on Sunday, November 11th. She will be featured throughout the year at various city events including the parades and festivals.

For those wishing to compete, the deadline for applications in Friday, September 21st at 5:00 p.m. Applications are available online at www.MissFountainCity.com (click on Teen MFC) or at Baby Junction, Belk, The Bridal Shop, Carousel of Shops, Centre for the Performing Arts, Mann Dance, Rue 21, Turtle Shell and Turtle II. Tickets are $8 at the door for adults and $5 for children 12 and under. For more information, call 358-0297.