Miss Alaska Scholarship Foundation, Inc. announces new management and a celebration of 50 years of the Miss Alaska Pageant.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska—May 15, 2008 — Miss Alaska Scholarship Foundation, Inc, announces the appointment of two new executive co-directors: Bonnie Faulk and Alisa Parrent. The new leadership has been installed on the cusp of celebrating fifty years of the scholarship pageant in Alaska.
New director, Bonnie Faulk, says, “We’re very excited about the celebration this year. This program has supported Alaskan women longer than most other programs in existence in this state. And the competition is getting serious. Our contestants this year are a very special group. They’ll be making appearances together prior to the state competition alongside many of the past titleholders who have competed on the national stage at Miss America. Also, we’ve been taking extra care to prep them for competition so the show this year is going to be really terrific. We’re raising the bar and the caliber of competition to make a solid showing at Miss America.”
Prize packages this year will likely include cash, and a full scholarship to UAA and several one-year scholarships for runners-up and top 10 finalists. In the last 50 years, an estimated $750,000 value in scholarships has been given to contestants and winners.
Contestants that would like to enter have until May 31st to apply. For the “Miss” division, they must be a resident of Alaska for at least six months, between the ages of 17 and 24, and either currently enrolled, or intending to enroll in college. For the “Miss Outstanding Teen” division, they must be between 13 and 17 years old. The 2008 state competition will be held at the Wendy Williamson Auditorium on the UAA campus on July 19th.
About Miss Alaska, Inc.
The Miss Alaska Organization is a not-for-profit corporation established solely to provide contestants with the opportunity to enhance their professional and educational goals, and to achieve those pursuits with the assistance of monetary awards and tuition-based scholarships. This scholarship program enables recipients to apply these grants towards furthering their education and training which will greatly enhance the probability that they will achieve their ultimate goals. The scholarship fund is based on a rich scholastic tradition that has been the cornerstone of the Miss Alaska program since 1958.
In 1970, House Concurrent Resolution Number 66 resolved that Miss Alaska shall serve as the official hostess for the State of Alaska.
The Miss Alaska Scholarship Program is part of the Miss America Organization. The Miss America Organization is one of the nation’s leading achievement programs and the world’s largest provider of scholarship assistance for young women. The Miss America Organization makes available more than $45 million in cash and tuition scholarship assistance every year. Based in Linwood, New Jersey, the Miss America Organization provides young women with a vehicle to further their personal and professional goals and instills a spirit of community service through a variety of unique nationwide community-based programs. On an annual basis, Miss America state and local titleholders, along with the Organization’s network of volunteers, participate in more than 9,000 community-service projects, providing in excess of 500,000 service hours to worthy causes.
More information can be found on the website at www.missalaskapageant.com.
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