Jackson Convention & Visitors Bureau to Crown Jackson’s 2008 Miss Hospitality
CONTACT: LaGina Fisher
Special Projects Manager
(601) 960-1891, ext. 308
JACKSON, Miss. — The Jackson Convention & Visitors Bureau is now accepting applications for Jackson’s annual Miss Hospitality Scholarship Tea Pageant. The competition, set for April 4, 2008, is open to outstanding young Jackson women age 18 to 24. The winner will represent the city for one year and receive a $1,000 scholarship to a Mississippi college or university of her choice. She will also compete in Mississippi’s Miss Hospitality Pageant July 27-August 4, 2008, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, where a total of $100,000 in scholarships will be awarded.
The first runner-up to Jackson’s Miss Hospitality 2008 will receive a $500 scholarship and will replace the winner if she is chosen state winner or is unable to complete her reign for any reason. Jackson’s Miss Hospitality has won the state pageant title twice during the past 5 years.
The mission of the Mississippi Miss Hospitality Pageant is to identify, honor and engage young ladies in promoting Mississippi’s tourism industry and economic development by serving as the state’s goodwill ambassadors.
The deadline for application to the local program is Wednesday, March 5, 2008, at 5 p.m. For a pageant application, guidelines and other information, contact LaGina Fisher at 601-960-1891, ext. 308, or at lfisher@visitjackson.com.