Florida Puerto Rican Day Parade
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REPRESENT YOUR HOMETOWN BY REGISTERING FOR THE CULTURAL PAGEANT

Contestants must be of Puerto Rican heritage regardless of place of birth. To qualify, only one parent must be of Puerto Rican descent.

Contestants must be between the ages of 18 to 25 years old at the time of filling out the application.

No fee is required to apply to participate in the Cultural Pageant. Once an applicant has been confirmed as an official contestant, the applicant will be required to submit a $200.00 non-refundable processing fee at their first official meeting with Pageant Organizers.

Applicants must have never been married or pregnant or given birth to a child, must reside in the State of Florida, and be able to produce appropriate documentation regarding proof of age.

Contestants must be able to clearly represent the Puerto Rican culture and heritage as the representative of the Florida Puerto Rican Parade, Inc. at various events and activities during the year.

Contestants of the Cultural Pageant will be judged in 5 categories:

  1. Interview
  2. Cultural Attire
  3. Talent
  4. Evening Gown
  5. Final Question
Contestants are responsible for their required wardrobe for each segment. Each contestant is encouraged to solicit sponsors. Each contestant is allowed one assistant backstage during the pageant. The Miss Florida Puerto Rican Parade Cultural Pageant is not responsible for the contestant’s personal belongings.

The Pageant application, rules and regulations affidavit must be completed and returned before January 20, 2019. Two photos of the contestant must accompany the application. One photo should be a head shot and the other a full length photo.

The photos may be used in the pageant journal and website and should show contestants at their best.

The Queen will reign for one year.

The producers, promoters and sponsors of the pageant will not be held accountable for any sickness or other occurrences to the Queen or her party during the duration of the contest.

2015 NYC BEAUTY PAGEANT

Jared Amalong

IT and CS Teacher