Swine Festival seeks pageant contestants

By Myra Miller on Friday, October 20, 2017

The 51st Louisiana Swine Festival is set for the first weekend of November in Basile, but the festival’s pageants will take place on Saturday, in the Basile High School gym. The competitions are open to Louisiana residents in the appropriate age groupings.
The La. Swine Festival Pageants are listed below with their respective age categories and times of competition:
Senior Pageants The senior queens pageants will be held at 6 p.m. for the crowning of Miss La. Swine Festival (ages 17-23), Teen Miss Swine Festival (ages 15-16), and Ms. Swine Festival (ages 24 and older). Interviews will begin at 9 a.m. Registration starts at 8 a.m. The formal pageant is set for 6 p.m.
Junior Pageants The King Porky-Queen Petunia Pageant begins at 1 p.m. with registration at 12:30 p.m. for 6-8 year old boys and girls. The Junior Deb, Deb Miss, and Junior Teen Miss Pageant begins at 4 p.m. Jr. Deb is for girls ages 9-10, Deb Miss is 11-12, and Jr. Teen Miss is 13-14.
Baby Pageants Registration for the baby pageants begins at 8:30 a.m. with the pageant set to start at 9 a.m. with the pageant starting at 10 a.m. Categories include Baby Miss and Baby Mister (0-11 months), Toddler Miss and Toddler Mister (12-23 months), Tiny Miss and Tiny Mister (2-3 years), Petite Miss and Petite Mister (age 4), and Little Miss and Little Mister (age 5). Age requirement is based on the contestant’s age as of Oct. 31.
An admission fee for the general public attending each pageant is $5 per pageant.
The new La. Swine Festival Royalty will reign over the 51st annual festival which is set for Nov. 3, 4, 5.
For more information on the pageants or to secure an entry form, call Janice Ashford at 337-305-0016. The deadline to enter the competitions is Wednesday. No late entries or door entries will be accepted. Entry forms for all of the above pageants are available at Louisiana Traditions, Thrifty-Way Pharmacy, and at the Basile branch of the Evangeline Parish Library, all located on Stagg Avenue (Main Street) in Basile. Forms are also available at www.louisianaswinefestival.com.