It’s a queenly time of year

Lake Los Angeles – Getting together for practices Tuesday February 7 were candidates, reigning queens and supporters of the Lake Los Angeles Pageant team.

It will be time to crown the 2023 Royal Court when the pageant is held on Saturday, April 1 at Twin Lakes Community Church starting at 11:00am. The program is always entertaining, enjoyable and also emotional.

The pageant is for all girls between the ages of 4 years and 20 years. The Queens of the LLA Royal Court are the community’s good will ambassadors to the Antelope Valley and beyond. Being a community queen is an opportunity for personal growth, meeting other young women and forming life-long friendships.

The young ladies involved in being a community queen for Lake Los Angeles make friends for life with their own court and the courts of other communities around the Antelope Valley. Their year as community queens is a year of community service which stands large and tall on their resumes. They serve their community at home and attend functions throughout the Valley in the name of Lake Los Angeles.

Community service and community queens go together. Community service projects benefit everyone. It unites young people from diverse backgrounds to work toward a common goal thus building camaraderie, teamwork skills and attitudes at an early age. Through their year of volunteering, the Queens develop an understanding of community needs which naturally helps foster empathy and awareness.

The whole concept of Community Pageants is building a whole new generation of altruistically minded adults.

The following is the age group scheduling:

Tiny Miss: 4 but not 6 by May 1

Little Miss: 6 but not 9 by May 1

Young Miss: 9 by May 1 but not 12 by September 1

Junior Miss: 12 but not 15 by August 1

Teen Miss: 15 by May 1 but not 17 by September 12

Miss: 16 but not 20 by May 1

Registration for all groups is open until February 24. There is still time for more girls to join in on this incredible experience. Please call the directors for rehearsal scheduling.

The Pageant Directors Team again this year are Ashleigh and Shirley. Ashleigh can be reached at 661-579-5483. Shirley can be reached at 661-744-8288.

By Shirley Harriman