| Miss Vergas Scholarship Program |
Vergas Royalty
| The 24th Annual Miss Vergas Scholarship Program will be held on Thursday, August 13th, 2009 at the Vergas Community Center. This year Princess Altona 2009 will be crowned on the same evening. The pageants will begin at 7:00pm. All seats are $10.00. The Miss Vergas Scholarship Program was established over 20 years ago by founder Shelley Bunkowske. Throughout the years the program has helped to promote the post educational dreams of many young women in our area. The program is designed for young women ages 17-20 who live with in one of the four school districts in Vergas which are; Frazee-Vergas, Perham-Dent, Detroit Lakes, & Pelican Rapids, or whom have close personal ties to the community of Vergas. The Miss Vergas Scholarship Program is a three phase competition consisting of Personal Interview worth 40% of the contestant's score, Talent worth 30%, and the Evening Gown competition breaking into two categories; on-stage question worth 15% and the choice & walk of their gown worth the remaining 15%. Each contestant receives a score on a scale of 1-10 in each phase of competition, with 5 being average. The winner of Miss Vergas receives a $700 educational scholarship, crown, & banner. 1st Runner-up receives a $200 educational scholarship. The winners of the three phases of competition also receive a $50 educational scholarship. The Miss Vergas Scholarship Program is designed to give young ladies in our community the opportunity to gain self-confidence, poise, and ownership of the community in which they live. |
| Miss Vergas 2009 Sara Jacobson, Sponsored by Vergas State Bank |
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| Miss Vergas 2009 Contestants Left to Right: Kaitlin Sillerud, Jessica Dreier, Stephanie Vetter, Brittany Bachmann, & Miss Vergas 2008 Tiffany Schulstad Peterson Missing from photo: Sara Jacobson & Kristin Johnson |
| Princess Altona 2009, Kendra Posch, T.I.P. Rep Dayle Peterson, & Miss Vergas 2009, Sara Jacobson A BIG Thank You to T.I.P. (Turn In Poachers) for the continued support of the Miss Vergas Scholarship Program |
| Miss Vergas 2009 Results Miss Vergas 2009 Sara Jacobson 1st Runner Up Kristin Johnson Miss Congeniality Stephanie Vetter Talent Winner Sara Jacobson On-Stage Question Stephanie Vetter Private Interview Stephanie Vetter Evening Gown Winner Sara Jacobson Vergas Spirit Award Sara Jacobson Cheryl Glawe Community Service Award Stephanie Vetter Kristin's Courage Award Kaitlin Sillerud |
| L to R: Princess Altona 2008, Paige Meyer, Princess Altona 1st Runner Up 2009, Emily Peterson, Princess Altona 2009, Kendra Posch, Miss Vergas 2009, Sara Jacobson, Miss Vergas 1st Runner Up 2009, Kristin Johnson, & Miss Vergas 2008, Tiffany Schulstad Peterson |
