Final Night of Preliminary Competitions Bring Contestants One Step Closer to Finals
The third night of preliminary competitions in the 81st Miss Florida Scholarship Pageant has concluded with winners being named in the Talent Competition and the Lifestyle, Fitness and Swimsuit Competition. All Preliminary Competition winners receive a $300 scholarship.
The focus of the Pageant Competition now turns to the Miss Florida Scholarship Pageant Finals, which will be held on Saturday, July 1 at 8:00 p.m. at the Youkey Theater in the Lakeland Center. For the preliminary rounds the 48 contestants were broken into three groups, with each group competing in a different preliminary competition each evening. This evening Group A competed in Talent, Group B competed in the Lifestyle, Fitness and Swimsuit competition, and Group C competed in the Evening Gown and the On-Stage Question competition. The top 10 finalists from the preliminary rounds, along with an 11th “People’s Choice” competitor will, be announced at Saturday evening’s Miss Florida Pageant Finals. The Miss Florida 2017will be named from one of these 11 contestants.
This year marks the first time in the event’s history the Pageant will be held in Lakeland, the Pageant’s new home. The Miss Florida Pageant is a preliminary competition to the Miss America Pageant which is the world’s largest provider of scholarship assistance for young women and one of nation’s largest achievement programs. This year’s pageant title will be contested by 48 participants from throughout the state, with the winner representing Florida at the 2016 Miss America Pageant. The Miss Florida’s Outstanding Teen program features young ladies between the ages of 13 and 17 competing for the honor of representing the Sunshine State at the 2017 Miss America’s Outstanding Teen Pageant in Orlando.
Thursday, June 30 – Night Three Miss Florida Preliminary Competition Results:
Lifestyle, Fitness and Swimsuit Winner: (2) TIE
Victoria Humphrey
Miss Winter Park
Palm Harbor, FL
Brittany Johnson
Miss Suncoast
Warner Robins, GA
Talent Winner:
Sara Zeng
Miss Nature Coast
Brooksville, FL
Wednesday, June 29 – Night Two Miss Florida Preliminary Competition Results:
Lifestyle, Fitness and Swimsuit Winner:
Lindsay Bettis
Miss Daytona Beach
St. Augustine, FL
Talent Winner:
Olivia Butler
Miss Pasco County
Tampa, FL
Tuesday, June 28 – Night One Miss Florida Preliminary Competition Results:
Lifestyle, Fitness and Swimsuit Winner:
Courtney Sexton
Miss Orlando
Starke, FL
Talent Winners: (2) TIE
Savannah Judkins
Miss University of Florida
Fort Walton Beach, FL
Taylor Tyson
Miss Orange County
Jupiter, FL
2016 Miss Florida Scholarship Pageant Remaining Schedule of Events:
July 1 – Miss Florida’s Outstanding Teen Preliminary Competitions – 4:00 p.m.
July 2 – Miss Florida’s Outstanding Teen Pageant Finals – 4:00 p.m.
Miss Florida Pageant – 8:00 p.m.