The Jackson County Rose Festival has announced the finalists selected to compete in the 2018 Miss Jackson County RoseQueen Scholarship Pageant. The Jackson Count Rose Festival is celebrating its 60th year in 2018 and the Pageant will close out the Festival’s events in August. Following an application and preliminary competition, the contestants selected are: Celia Napoletano, Miss Pro Image Uniforms, Leslie Bradley, Miss Walton Insurance Group, Sierra Olmos, Miss House of DeVaughn Bridal, Mackenzie Fairbanks, Miss JTV, Kurstin Tschabrun, Miss CP Federal Credit Union, Jennifer Holubowicz, Miss BlueOx Credit Union, Alana Bushinski, Miss ERA Reardon Realty, Morgan Bell, Miss Experience Jackson, Kelsy Lopes, Miss Jackson Radio Works and Abby Nelson, Miss Cancer of Hope Fund.
The ten finalists will compete for the 2018 title on Saturday, August 11, 2018, at Western High School’s Performaning Arts Center to determine who will wear the crown and represent Jackson County at the 2019 Miss Michigan USA pageant. Tickets will be available for this year pageant at www.jacksonrosefestival.org. Adult tickets are $15.00, Students ages 5 to 17 are $7.00 and children under the age of 5 are free.
The Miss Jackson County RoseQueen Scholarship Program provides the largest educational and financial scholarship opportunities for young women in Jackson. In 1960 the pageant was designed to be a fundraiser for the festival, and with the help of members in the community, the pageant has evolved providing over $150,000.00 in educational scholarship opportunities and over $10,000.00 in financial support. The Miss Jackson County RoseQueen Scholarship Program contestants are supported by candidate sponsors who work with contestants to provide an opportunity for each young woman to express her personal and professional goals.
Celebrating 60 years, The Jackson County Rose Festival is the longest-running community event in Jackson. Run by a Volunteer board and supported by donations from local business, the festival presents the Jackson County Rose Parade, Miss Jackson County RoseQueen Scholarship Program and Miss Jackson County Teen USA Scholarship Program.
For more information on where the RoseQueen candidates will appear or to have them appear at your event, contact Lynda Waldron, Executive Director of the RoseQueen Pageant at jacksoncountyrosequeen@gmail.com.
For more information on the Jackson County RoseQueen Scholarship Pageant, visit our website at www.jacksonrosefestival.org.
