FRUIT HEIGHTS — The Miss Kaysville-Fruit Heights scholarship pageant orientation meeting will be held Saturday, July 11 at 10 a.m. at the Fruit Heights city building.

Young women between 13 and 24 years old in Kaysville and Fruit Heights are invited to attend. Information on the competition will be available. For girls 13 to 16, the category will be for Miss Kaysville-Fruit Heights Outstanding Teen while 17 to 24-year olds are eligible for the title of Miss Kaysville-Fruit Heights which is a preliminary to Miss Utah and Miss America pageants.

The younger competition will include an interview and categories of talent, lifestyle and fitness, evening wear, onstage questioning and scholastic achievement. The older competition will include the same categories as the Miss America competition with an interview, talent, evening wear, swim wear and onstage questioning.

The winner will receive a $1,000 scholarship and a tuition scholarship to Weber State University. Additional scholarships are awarded to runners up. The winner of the younger competition will receive a $200 scholarship and go on to compete in Miss Utah’s Outstanding Teen pageant in October.

Those interested in applying can contact Emily Petersen at 801-451-4806 or e-mail januarypetersen@yahoo.com. The deadline is July 18, 2009 with the pageant taking place on Saturday, August 15 at 7 p.m. at Davis High School. Tickets are $8 each. For more information, visit www.misskaysvillefruiteheights.com.

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