Applications are now being accepted for the 2016 Miss Northern Maine Pageant. The contest will be held in October and is open to girls and women ages 2 and up who live in Maine.
New this year is the Mrs. Northern Maine category for married women. Contestants will compete in opening number, evening gown and speech; and can choose to compete in talent, modeling and photogenic competitions. The contestants with the highest scores in the six age categories will become the 2016 Northern Maine queens.
The pageant is set for Oct. 1 at the Caribou Performing Arts Center in Caribou. FMI go to www.missnorthernmaine.com or contact pageant director Sharon Pelletier-Ayer at 433-7715.