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WISCONSIN RAPIDS — The Miss Wisconsin Rapids Scholarship Organization is seeking candidates for their 2023 competition on Saturday, November 5th.

Those interested in competing must live, work, or go to school in Wisconsin Rapids or the surrounding areas, including Nekoosa, Port Edwards, Vesper, Rudolph, Pittsville, Rome or Grand Rapids. Each Miss candidate will compete in the following phases of competition: Private Interview; Social Impact Pitch; On-Stage Question and Red Carpet (otherwise known as evening gown). Miss candidates must be between the ages of 19-26 (19 by 12/31/2023).

New this year, Teen candidates will participate in the following areas of competition: Private Interview; Fitness; On-Stage Question and Red Carpet (otherwise known as evening gown). All participants will receive scholarships. Teen candidates must be between the ages of 13-18.

Candidates will prepare for the competition with weekly workshops set to take place Sundays from 5:30-8 p.m. These workshops include talent practice, mock interviews, on-stage question preparation and development of their social impact initiatives. These are causes that each woman is passionate about and wishes to advocate for and promote should she win Miss Wisconsin Rapids or Miss Wisconsin Rapids’ Outstanding Teen.

The deadline for candidates is Sunday, September 18th. Those interested in competing must attend the workshop this Sunday. Interested in competing or do you have someone you’d like to nominate? Check out more details at misswisconsinrapids.org or email directly at [email protected].

Since 1985 the Miss Wisconsin Rapids Area Scholarship Organization has provided more than $230,000 worth of scholarship assistance to young women in the Wisconsin Rapids area. Miss Wisconsin Rapids serves our community by promoting her own individual platform and volunteering with local non-profit organizations throughout the area. Miss Wisconsin Rapids is a preliminary competition to the Miss Wisconsin and Miss America competitions. For more information visit misswisconsinrapids.org.