Miss District of Columbia

Welcome to the Miss District of Columbia Pageant

Shayna Rudd Miss DC 2007
Miss District of Columbia is a young woman with a purpose. She makes a difference in her city. She is bright, talented and well spoken.

The Miss District of Columbia pageant is an official preliminary of the Miss America Organization. The titleholder will represent the District of Columbia at the Miss America competition and will serve the Washington community throughout her year of service. Titleholder will be awarded an academic scholarship. No entry fee required.

The Miss America Organization is one of the nation's leading achievement programs and the world's largest provider of scholarship assistance for young women. Last year, the Miss America Organization and its state and local organizations made available more than $45 million in cash and scholarship assistance.

Shayna Rudd, Miss DC 2007

Who will be Miss DC 2008? Tickets on Sale Now!!

The 2008 Miss District of Columbia Scholarship Pageant will be held at the historic Lincoln Theater on Saturday, May 31 at 7:30 pm.

Join us as Shayna Rudd, Miss DC 2007 passes on her crown to one of eleven contestants vying for the title to represent DC in the Miss America Pageant in Las Vegas next January.

In addition, La Tonya Abrams, Miss DC’s Outstanding Teen will crown her successor. Come see who will be selected to compete for DC in Miss America’s Outstanding Teen in Orlando in August.

Judges include:

Kerri Strug, Olympic gold medalist
Ted Trabue, Executive Director of the District of Columbia Economic Empowerment Coalition and Co-Founder of the Green Builders Council of DC
“Charlie” Curry, Miss Washington Scholarship Organization
Jim Abdo, Abdo Development
Fernando Murias, Partner of the Greater Washington Area Practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers
Marcia Mayo, Director U.S. Department of State, ART in Embassies Program
Marsha Ralls, Art Gallery Owner and former Miss Virginia

Tickets are $40 and are available at www.ticketmaster.com or at the Lincoln Theatre box office during the hours of 10:00am-6:00pm Mon-Fri.

www.thelincolntheatre.org

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