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WISCONSIN RAPIDS – Tickets can now be purchased online for the 2023 Miss Wisconsin Rapids Scholarship competition, set for Saturday, Nov. 5th starting at 6 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center in Wisconsin Rapids.

The organization is finding “Strength in Sisterhood”, by adding a new Miss Wisconsin Rapids Outstanding Teen competition and title this year. This teen program is open to young women ages 13 to 18 and allows for additional scholarship and professional development opportunities for ladies in the Wisconsin Rapids area.

Cassidy Sairs, the reigning Miss Wisconsin Rapids 2022, will crown her successor, along with the new Miss Wisconsin Rapids Outstanding Teen, at the culmination of the show. The current Miss Wisconsin, Grace Stanke, and Miss Wisconsin’s Outstanding Teen, Evelyn Green, will be in attendance and will perform during the show.

Tickets for the competition are currently for sale online at www.misswisconsinrapids.org for $20. Tickets can also be purchased on-site the day of the show, but they are assigned seating. Those planning to attend are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance.

Since early September, Miss and Teen candidates have been diligently preparing for the competition with weekly workshops including 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.

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).

Each Teen candidate will compete in the following phases of competition: private interview; fitness; talent; and red carpet and on-stage question (combined).

MISS CANDIDATES

Malia Freeberg

Parents: Scott and Dawn Freeberg

Initiative: The Power of Purpose: Impacting Impoverished Kids’ Lives

Talent: Vocal Performance to “Wake Up” from Julie and the Phantoms

Education: Student, Lincoln High School

Amelia Gibbons-Wagner

Parents: Paul and Suzanne Gibbons-Wagner

Initiative: Perfectly Imperfect: Knowing Your Self-Worth

Talent: Vocal Performance to “Chasing Pavements” by Adele

Education: Student, Mid-State Technical College

Maria Hartley

Parents: Phil and Ann Hartley

Initiative: Finances for the Future

Talent: Vocal Performance to “Journey to the Past” from Anastasia

Education: Student, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

TEEN CANDIDATES

Ambrielle Mueller

Parents: Roger and Nicole Mueller

Initiative: Let’s Love! Save the Animals

Talent: Monologue – “Sleepover”

Education: Student, Lincoln High School

Maya Hernandez

Parents: Carlos and Andrea Galvan

Initiative: Not a Victim – A Survivor: Speaking out Against Sexual Abuse

Talent: Vocal Performance to “Proud Corazon” by Anthony Gonzalez

Education: Student, Lincoln High School

Emma Anderson

Parents: Cary and Sasha Anderson

Initiative: Thriving With Anxiety

Talent: Hip Hop Dance – “Space Jam”

Education: Student, Nekoosa High School

Madison Graf

Parents: Matthew and Kristina Graf

Initiative: Acres or Inches: Supporting Family Farms

Talent: Tap Dance – “Mambo Number 5” by Lou Bega

Education: Student, Lincoln High School

Kate Jerabek

Parents: Greg Jerabek and Jill Jerabek

Initiative: Hydrocephalus Awareness: Protecting Brains

Talent: Vocal Performance to “If I Can Dream” by Elvis Presley

Education: Student, Lincoln High School

Ruby Marti

Parents: Nick and Ashley Marti

Initiative: Silence Is Not Golden: Early Language Matters

Talent: Hip-Hop Dance – “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”

Education: Student, WRAMS

About the Miss Wisconsin Rapids Scholarship Organization

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 the 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.