The Greater Taylorville Chamber of Commerce Chillifest, is now accepting applicants for its many pageants taking place Saturday, October 5th.
Start time for the pageants has been changed to noon, at the same location as past years, the event’s main stage on the south side of the Taylorville square.
The pageant is open to all residents of Christian County.
Age groups include Little Miss Chilli Pepper ages 3-6, Little Mister Chilli Pepper ages 3-8, Junior Miss Chilli Pepper ages 7-11, Teen Miss Chilli Pepper ages 12-14, and Miss Chilli Pepper ages 15-19. Participants must be their category age on October 5th.
An important change in this year’s pageant, is that all entries must be submitted on-line. The link to the entry page can be found by clicking the “Pageant Entry Form” icon on the right side of the event’s page, chillifest-dot-info, that’s Chillifest with 2-L’s. You can also find the link on the Taylorville Chilli Pepper Pageant’s Facebook page. Each age group contest is limited to the first 15 entries, and the deadline for entering is September 6th at 5pm.
There will be one rehearsal for all contestants, on Friday October 4th on the main stage in front of US bank. Practice will not exceed an hour. Parents are welcome.
Little Miss and Mister contestants will have no interview. Junior miss contestants will answer an onstage question, and the Teen and Miss Contestants will have a 3-minute interview with the judges, then an onstage question. All onstage questions to be used during the pageant will be given prior to pageant day. The interview portion of the Teen and Miss pageant is held at 9 a.m. Oct. 5th.
Contestants are asked to wear dress clothes suitable for a graduation ceremony.
As for awards during the Greater Taylorville Chillifest Pageants, there will be a winner, 1st runner up, 2nd runner up, photogenic, best dressed, stage presence, most raffle tickets sold. (teen/miss) congeniality, interview, people’s choice.
This year’s event will take place October 5th and 6th, on the Taylorville square.
