WISCONSIN RAPIDS – The Miss Wisconsin Rapids Scholarship Organization will soon name its newest Miss Wisconsin Rapids and Miss Wisconsin Rapids’ Teen to represent the area for the next year.
The competition to name both titles will start at 6 p.m. Oct. 28 at the Performing Arts Center, 1801 16th St. S.
Here’s what you need to know before you go.
Where do I get tickets?
Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online at misswisconsinrapids.org ahead of the competition. Tickets will also be available at the Performing Arts Center the day of the show. Seats are assigned and event organizers encourage people to purchase tickets in advance.
What’s this year’s theme?
The competition’s theme is “She’s Everything – Scholarship, Service, Style, Success,” highlighting the four points of the Miss America Organization and how contestants hold those values in their community.
Who will take the stage?
Miss Wisconsin Rapids 2023 Maria Hartley and Miss Wisconsin Rapids’ Teen 2023 Ruby Marti will crown their successors at the end of the competition. Miss Wisconsin Lila Szyryj and Miss Wisconsin’s Teen Trinity Horstman will also perform at the event.
Eighteen young women will take the stage this year to highlight their community service initiatives, talents and communication skills. Two will continue to represent the area for the next year.
What preparations go into this event?
Contestants for both Miss Wisconsin Rapids and Miss Wisconsin Rapids’ Teen have been preparing for the competition since early September, working through talent practices, mock interviews, on-stage questions and developing their community service initiatives at weekly workshops.
Each contestant has chosen a cause she is passionate about and plans on advocating for and promoting throughout the community as the titleholder.
The two titleholders who will be crowned at the Oct. 28 event will go on to compete at Miss Wisconsin in June. Miss Wisconsin and Miss Wisconsin's Teen will then compete at Miss America and Miss America's Teen at the end of the year.
What does the competition look like?
Both Miss Wisconsin Rapids and Miss Wisconsin Rapids’ Teen will compete in five phases: interview, talent, evening gown, health and fitness and an on-stage conversation.
The morning of the competition, each contestant will meet privately with a panel of five judges for a 10-minute interview. That portion of competition is worth 30% of her overall score.
On stage, each contestant will perform a 90-second talent that shows her skills and personality. This portion of competition is worth 20% of her score.
Contestants will also show poise, confidence, beauty, charm and elegance in an evening gown that reflects their personal styles, worth 20% of their scores.
Health and fitness shows each contestant’s commitment to personal health and wellness, also showing her energy, confidence and personality. In this portion of competition, worth 20% of her score, each contestant will wear athletic wear and sneakers and will perform a short fitness routine.
Each contestant will also answer an on-stage question at the competition, counting for 10% of her final score. The on-stage question is designed to show her ability to think quickly and show her personality.
Meet the Miss Wisconsin Rapids 2024 contestants
Contestant No. 1: Angi Ramirez-Rodas
Ramirez-Rodas is a student at Mid-State Technical College, and her community service initiative is titled "Generational Connections through Pen Pals." Her talent will be a weightlifting routine titled "HERStory."
Contestant No. 2: Trinity Pearson-Ramlakhan
Pearson-Ramlakhan is a student at Lincoln High School, and her community service initiative is titled "Support the Troops." She will perform a vocal performance to "Turning Tables" by Adele.
Contestant No. 3: Rose Paul
Paul is a student at Lincoln High School, and her community service initiative is titled "It's Not One Size Fits All, But Education is For All." She will perform a tap and lyrical dance to "Vienna" by Billy Joel.
Contestant No. 4: Amelia Gibbons-Wagner
Gibbons-Wagner is a student at Mid-State Technical College, and her community service initiative is titled "Perfectly Imperfect: Knowing Your Self-Worth." She will perform a musical theater performance to "Good Morning Baltimore" from the musical "Hairspray."
Contestant No. 5: Olivia Heuer
Heuer is a student at Mid-State Technical College, and her community service initiative is titled "Break the Stigma: Mental Health Awareness." She will perform a jazz dance called "Write My Own Story."
Contestant No. 6: Aleigh Weight
Weight is a student at Lincoln High School, and her community service initiative is titled "Keeping Kindness." Her talent will be speed painting to "Bad Blood" by Taylor Swift.
Meet the Miss Wisconsin Rapids' Teen 2024 contestants
Contestant No. 1: Madison Graf
Graf is a student at Lincoln High School, and her community service initiative is titled "Facetime in Real Time." She will perform a tap dance to "Man with the Hex."
Contestant No. 2: Kylee Michels
Michels is a student at Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle School, and her community service initiative is titled "All for Love, Love for All." She will perform a monologue called "Phone Calls."
Contestant No. 3: Niobe Kuhn
Kuhn is a student at Lincoln High School, and her community service initiative is titled "A Chance for Change." She will perform a vocal performance of "Think of Me."
Contestant No. 4: Kayvana Lor
Lor is a student at Lincoln High School, and her community service initiative is titled "Positive Self-Identification - A Healthy Sense of Self." She will perform a traditional Hmong dance.
Contestant No. 5: Bianca Bowden
Bowden is a student at Lincoln High School, and her community service initiative is titled "Make Safety a Habit, Not an Option." She will perform an acrobatic hip-hop dance.
Contestant No. 6: Reese Koch
Koch is a student at Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle School, and her community service initiative is titled "Take Action for Tomorrow's Health." She will perform a vocal performance of "Live Your Story."
Contestant No. 7: Caitlyn Mendrzycki
Mendrzycki is a student at Lincoln High School, and her community service initiative is titled "Speaking Out Against Animal Abuse." She will perform a tap dance to "A Little Party Never Killed Nobody."
Contestant No. 8: Gianna Peters
Peters is a student at Assumption High School, and her community service initiative is titled "Feeding Our Future: Fighting Childhood Hunger." She will perform a vocal performance of "I Have a Dream."
Contestant No. 9: Ambrielle Mueller
Mueller is a student at Lincoln High School, and her community service initiative is titled "Passionate About Pets." She will perform a monologue called "Shaping Up."
Contestant No. 10: Maya Hernandez
Hernandez is a student at Lincoln High School, and her community service initiative is titled "Not a Victim - A Survivor: Speaking Out Against Sexual Assault." She will perform a vocal performance of "Colors of the Wind."
Contestant No. 11: Ava Lauersdorf
Lauersdorf is a student at Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle School, and her community service initiative is titled "Fire Safety - The Power in a Plan." She will perform a tap dance to "Go Get It."
Contestant No. 12: Addison Morin
Morin is a student at Lincoln High School, and her community service initiative is titled "Specializing Special Education: Creating Acceptance." She will perform a vocal performance of "Almost There."
More about Miss Wisconsin Rapids 2023: 'It's the experience of a lifetime': Miss Wisconsin Rapids Maria Hartley prepares for state contest
More about Miss Wisconsin Rapids' Teen: Miss Wisconsin Rapids' Outstanding Teen Ruby Marti ready to shine on state stage
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This article originally appeared on Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune: Miss Wisconsin Rapids and Miss Wisconsin Rapids' Teen 2024 contestants
