NEWS RELEASE:
Due to a lower than anticipated response seeking candidates for the 2018 Bratwurst Festival Queen’s Pageant, the Bratwurst Festival, Inc. Board of Directors has extended the deadline for applications to be postmarked by June 13, 2018. Additionally, the board has adjusted the age range for eligibility to include girls that are 15 years of age. Contestants must be a current resident of Buckeye Central, Bucyrus, Colonel Crawford, or Wynford School District, and must be between the ages of 15-19, as of August 1st, 2018. The previous age range was 16-19.
A mandatory “Get Acquainted Tea” will be held in the lower level of the Bucyrus Public Library on June 14 at 6:30 pm. Applications may be brought to the tea in person if time does not permit mailing them.
Bratwurst Festival, Inc. Board President Amanda Myers said, “The low response to the pageant can be attributed to the busy lifestyles of today’s youth. Extra-curricular activities are at an all-time high and are competing for time. We believe that being chosen to represent the Bratwurst Festival is a positive experience that will forever be a part of these girls’ lives. When you stand and look at the wall in our headquarters of the portraits of the 50 previous Queens, you see many familiar faces. These young women have gone on to be extremely successful in their lives. Many will tell you that the year they represented our festival was one of the best years of their lives.”
A copy of the application may be found on our website here: http://www.bucyrusbratwurstfestival.com/assets/documents/2018Documents/2018QueenContestantApplicationPacket.pdf.
Questions may be directed to Queen’s Pageant Director Tessa Starner at 419-569-4099 or Royalty Committee Chairperson Aubrey Boyd at 419-563-4986.