Yuma County Cinderella 2023 took place at Yuma Theatre
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - The Yuma County Cinderella Scholarship Program hosted the Yuma County Cinderella 2023 Sunday at the Yuma Theatre.
The event started at 12:00pm, but the doors were open at 10:30am for the public.
The goal of the pageant is to offer achievement, scholarship opportunities and training to the participants.
Furthermore, the program said they want to "foster self-confidence and public speaking skills in young women and encourage our judges to look for girls who are equally poised, personable, and talented."
There were six different age divisions for each participant:
- Cinderella Baby: 0-35 months
- Cinderella Tot: 3-6 years old
- Cinderella Miniature Miss: 7-9 years old
- Cinderella Miss: 10-12 years old
- Cinderella Teen: 13-17 years old
- Cinderella Woman: 18-24 years old
All local participants qualify to attend the Arizona state finals in June. After that, the participants will then qualify to attend the International Finals in July.
Tickets were sold by phone, online, or at the door. The ticket price per person was $5.00. Arizona and California State Royalty also joined the pageant.