Applications Now Available for the 2024 Miss California Mid-State Fair Scholarship Pageant

(PASO ROBLES, CA) – Online applications are now being accepted for the 2024 Miss

California Mid- State Fair Scholarship Pageant. Contestants must be between the ages of 17-24

on opening day of the Fair, Wednesday, July 17, 2024, and be a current resident (at least 6

months) of San Luis Obispo County, and have never been married.

Each contestant will compete in the following four categories: Interview, Fair/Pageant Platform,

Talent, Final Question and Evening Wear. If selected as Queen or Princess, they must be able

to attend every day of the 2024 Fair, participating in numerous public events, such as

introducing performers, taking pictures and meeting with various dignitaries.

Contestants will receive swag, with the Queen receiving a $1,000.00 cash prize and 1st

Princess $500.00 and 2nd Princess $250.00 and receiving prizes from local businesses. The

pageant takes place on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, at 6:00 pm on the Frontier Stage. This show

is free to watch with paid Fair admission.

A no-obligation orientation meeting will be held Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 5:30 pm in the

Administration Office at the Paso Robles Event Center. For more information, contact pageant

coordinator Patti Lucas at 805-612-6971 or via email at pglucas19@gmail.com.

Applications are due Friday, April 12, 2024 by 11:59 pm, and are available online at

www.MidStateFair.com on the Applications page.

The 2024 California Mid-State Fair runs July 17 through July 28 and this year’s theme is “Wide

Open Spaces!”. Connect with the Mid-State Fair on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.

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