Miss Florida Scholarship Pageant

By: Christopher Follenus

Young women from around the state will compete for glory, glamour and the right to wear the coveted tiara during the Miss Florida Scholarship Competition and Miss Florida’s Outstanding Teen Competition at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland.

Be a part of the grand tradition as the Annual Miss Florida Scholarship Competition and Miss Florida’s Outstanding Teen Competition return to the RP Funding Center’s Youkey Theatre June 26-29.

Miss Florida scholarship competition winner 2023

Miss Florida Scholarship Competition

The Miss Florida Scholarship Competition is a preliminary competition to the Miss America Competition which is the world’s largest provider of scholarship assistance for young women and one of the nation’s largest achievement programs. The reigning Miss Florida Juliette Valle won her title last June when she competed against other young women from throughout the state for the opportunity to represent the Sunshine State at Miss America.

Miss Florida Preliminaries

Both the The Miss Florida and Miss Florida’s Outstanding Teen Preliminaries will take place June 26-28 at 7:3o p.m.  The Finals for both take place on Saturday, June 29th at 3:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m, respectively.

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Pageant Tickets

Tickets for the preliminary competitions and final rounds of the competition are on sale now. Tickets are available at the RP Funding Center box office, by calling 863-834-8111, online at rpfundingcenter.com or by calling the 24-hour ticketing line 888-397-0100.

Tickets

Find tickets online through the RP Funding website:

Get Tickets Here!

Schedule

Preliminary Contest # 1
Wednesday, June 26th, 7:30 PM
Location: Youkey Theatre at RP Funding Center, Lakeland

Preliminary Contest #2
Thursday, June 27th, 7:30 PM
Location: Youkey Theatre at RP Funding Center

Miss Florida Scholarship Competition – Teen Preliminaries
Friday, June 28th, 2 PM
Location: Youkey Theatre

Miss Florida Scholarship Competition – Teen Finals
Saturday, June 29th, 3 PM – 5:30 PM
Location: Youkey Theatre

Miss Florida Scholarship Competition – Finals
Saturday June 29th, 7:30 PM
Location: Youkey Theatre at RP Funding Center

Watch Via Pay-Per-View

Miss Florida & Miss Florida’s Outstanding Teen Pageants will be webcast. The link to purchase the webcast will be prominently displayed at missflorida.org in late June.

You may also be interested in our Spend a Weekend in Lakeland blog.

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