One of the area's longest standing scholarship opportunities for young women, the North Carolina Rhododendron Pageant is held over the course of the two evenings of the Festival in the Bowman Middle School Auditorium.
2012 NC Rhododendron Queen -
Laura Page, Gastonia, NC [$5000 scholarship]
2012 NC Junior Rhododendron Queen -
Chloe Hollifield, Spruce Pine, NC [$1000 scholarship]
Other Awards from the 2011 Pageant
Senior Division:
1st Runner-up - Sydney Shultz, Bakersville NC
2nd Runner-up - Macie Peterson, Green Mountain, NC
Congeniality - Tiffany Cooke, Connelly Springs, NC
Interview - Sydney Shultz, Bakersville NC
Talent - Macie Peterson, Green Mountain, NC
Swimsuit - Morgan Walker, Hurdle Mills, NC
Junior division:
1st Runner-up - Hannah Seagle, Morganton, NC
2nd Runner-up - Macie Stafford, Spruce Pine, NC
Congeniality - Alicia Garland, Bakresville, NC
Interview - Chloe Hollifield, Spruce Pine, NC
Talent - Chloe Hollifield, Spruce Pine, NC
Queen scholarship: $5000.00
Jr. Queen scholarship: $1000.00
Ages: Junior (ages 8-12) and Queen (ages 17-22). Contestants must be legal resident of NC and Queen contestants must be high school grad.
Competitions: Junior-interview, talent, evening gown. Senior-interview, talent, swimsuit, evening gown
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