MISS WESTERN KENTUCKY STATE FAIR The rules and regulations for the Miss W.K.S.F. Pageant to be held on Friday, July 3, 2015, at 7:30 p.m. are as follows: 1. Each contestant must have reached her 16th birthday by October 31, 2015, and cannot have reached her 22nd birthday by the same date. 2. A contestant entering the pageant must be single, never been married, never had a marriage annulled, and never had any children or be pregnant at the present time. Furthermore, the contest winner cannot marry prior to the competition for MISS KY COUNTY FAIR (held in January in Louisville). 3. A contestant may only represent one Fair and must represent the first Fair that she wins first place in during the calendar year 2015. 4. Contestants will show in conventional one-piece swimsuits and formal, full –length dresses. 5. Each entry must be by sponsor only. No groups of businesses or civic clubs can sponsor one girl. Only one business or civic club/organization can sponsor one girl. The fee is $40 for each entry, and the sponsor banner will be provided by the Fair Board. BE SURE TO RETURN A CHECK WITH THE ENTRY FORM MADE OUT TO: WESTERN KY STATE FAIR. 6. All contestants must be final by Thursday, June 25, 2015. This allows the Fair Board time to print programs and make banners. 7. All contestants will meet for two rehearsals with the Fair Pageant Committee. The rehearsals will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday evenings, July 1 and July 2, at the Fairgrounds Convention Center. The pageant will be held on Friday, July 3, at 7:30 p.m. (ATTENDANCE AT ONE ENTIRE REHEARSAL IS MANDATORY IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PAGEANT.) 8. All contestants must enclose with the entry form a photograph, approximately 2 ½ inches by 3 ¼ inches. This picture may be either color or black/white, but must be either a studio photograph or a school photograph. This photo WILL NOT be returned. 9. Each contestant MUST BE A RESIDENT OF KENTUCKY. 10. Return completed entry form, check, and photo to: Carolyn A. Cobb, 115 Pemberton Place, Hopkinsville, KY 42240. Phone 270-886-5017 (home) or 270-881-0756 (cell) Fax 270-887-4027 (Doris A. Russell) by deadline date, June 25, 2015. PLEASE DO NOT TAKE OR MAIL YOUR ENTRY FORM MATERIALS TO ANYONE OTHER THAN MRS. COBB. These rules and regulations are set forth by the Western KY State Fair Pageant Committee, Carolyn A .Cobb, chairperson. Please keep this information sheet for future reference. NOTE: Dressing Room assistance will be provided by Hopkinsville Hairdressers. NO ONE ELSE WILL BE ALLOWED IN DRESSING ROOM. CONTESTANT’S ENTRY FORM MISS WESTERN KENTUCKY STATE FAIR PAGEANT NAME NAME OF PARENT(S) ADDRESS PHONE# HEIGHT PLACE AND DATE OF BIRTH COLOR OF HAIR EYES AGE SPONSOR AND ADDRESS NAME OF HIGH SCHOOL YEAR GRADUATED NAME OF COLLEGE YEAR GRADUATED PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT CAREER OR AMBITION CHOSEN AND WHY: HOBBIES, SPORTS IN WHICH YOU ARE INTERESTED: YOUR REASON FOR ENTERING THE CONTEST AND WHAT IT WOULD MEAN TO YOU IF YOU WIN: SIGNATURE OF CONTESTANT PLEASE RETURN APPLICATION PROMPTLY TO MEET NEWSPAPER DEADLINES. -THANKS