***TENTATIVE 2024-2025 Schedule, be advised that schedule below is subject to change***

• Pageant Orientation-Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 6PM, BVEC Conference Room
•  Enrichment Program- Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 11AM| Etiquette Class & Leadership/Coaching: BVEC Conference Room
  • This enrichment day will be focused on Etiquette and leading with grace, pageant prep/coaching. Lunch will be provided for contestants. Parents may purchase lunch tickets at the chamber.
  • Dress Code: Sundays Best
  • Program Ad sheet Due
  • Short Bio of contestant Due/Fashion Wear Description Due
• Deadline to purchase Ad: TBA-Contact us if extension is needed. Checks must be made out to the Weslaco Area Chamber of Commerce.
• Interviews: Saturday, February 7, 2025 | 9AM-2PM
  • Dress Code: Sundays Best/Business Professional
  • Resumes are Due TBA- Email a copy
  • Interview Schedule will be emailed out, but will be outlined as follows:
    • 9AM-10AM: Littles
    • 10AM-10:30AM: Juniors
    • 10:40AM-12PM-Miss/Mr
    • Remember you will interview in the order of your contestant number.  If you do not arrive 10 minutes prior to your scheduled time slot you will not be able to interview. We will have a waiting room for you with water available.
• Opening Number Practice: TBA
  • Dress code: work out attire, comfortable shoes and if available shoes that you plan to use during opening number.
• Pageant Coaching & Dance Practice Opportunity with Weslaco Royal Court Members at BVEC Conference Room.  (OPTIONAL-Not Mandatory)
  • Dress code: work out attire, comfortable shoes
• Rehearsal Date: Friday, February 7, 2025 at WISD Performing Arts Center
  • Rehearsal will begin promptly at 6PM (BE ON TIME)
  • Bring your pageant day shoes for practice on stage
  • You will practice your walking pattern on Stage,  Opening number, and award formation.
  • Contestants will also vote for their Miss Congeniality Award! (more instructions will be provided at rehearsal)
  • If you pre-purchased tickets we will provide those to you today, however you can purchase online or at the door on Saturday. (Programs will be provided on Saturday)
• Fashion Wear Descriptions: Submit a 2-3 sentence description of how your fashion wear reflects your personality or the theme.
• Contestant Bio: (75-100 words) about the contestant. This bio will be read at the Weslaco Royal Pageant during their formal wear walk. This bio should share positive highlights about the contestant including what school they attend, any programs they are a part of.  Make sure to include the contestant's name and parents/guardians names in the bio.
• Contestant Intro: No more than 30 seconds long
• Pageant Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025 at WISD Performing Arts Center
  • Arrival Time: 1PM (ALL contestants must be in the Auditorium dressing rooms by this time! NO EXCEPTIONS)
  • Only Parents will be allowed in the dressing room area from 11AM-12:45PM.  At 1PM sharp all parents with the exception of the mothers of the littles will be asked to exit and wait in auditorium.
  • Pageant will begin at 3PM (Doors open at 2:30PM)
  • NOT ALLOWED IN AUDITORIUM: Food/Drinks, Balloons, horns/poppers.
  • Tickets can be purchased at the door for $10
  • Programs can be purchased at the door for $10