Need a happy ending?  Come on down!  To the 23rd Annual World Festival Pageants held Saturday, July 31st, 2010 at the First Christian Church Auditorium in Kewanee, IL.  37 contestants were on stage for the competition and in the end nine young ladies  were named either queen or runners-up in three Pageants...Little Miss for those age 8 to 11, Junior Miss for those age 12 to 15 and Miss World Festival for young ladies 16 to 21. At right, contestants perform their dance routine.

Those entered compete in evening gown competition (party dress for Little Miss contestants), private interviews in front of a panel of judges and impromptu questions live on stage to reach a composite score that determines the winners. Depending on which pageant they are entered in, winners receive scholarships, savings bonds and cash prizes. All contestants receive merchandise prize packages.  The Queens and their courts then spend their Labor Day weekend opening and hosting most of the festival events as well as making appearances at many other community events throughout their year.

Master of Ceremonies for 2010 was Dan Craig of Kewanee. Below is a listing of other pageant awards. Congratulations to everyone who entered. All 37 contestants had fun and discovered that happy endings are just a beginning away!  The details and entry forms for the 2011 pageants will be available in the Spring of 2011 on our Download Forms link to the right of this or any page on our website.

Jozie Allen

Stephanie Moore

 Hailey Clark

 Maggie Schlindwein

Christen Simmons

Abigail Brown

 Mackenzie Brown

 Kaley Rouse

Jordyn Meinders