Miss/Mini Miss NPCC entry deadline

The Northern Portugal Cultural Centre (NPCC) Board of Directors asks any eligible candidates that are interested in representing our club as Miss NPCC 2024/2025 to please submit your name and contact information along with a brief outline of why you would like to represent our club as Miss NPCC to cristina@northernportugal.org.

Mini Miss NPCC 2024/2025
We are also asking for submission of names and contact information for the Mini Miss 2024/2025.  Any parents interested in having their daughter represent the club, please submit their name and birthdate via email to cristina@northernportugal.org.  Mini Miss selection will be by the draw of a name if there is more than one entry/candidate.

We ask that all submissions be received by no later than Sunday, March 10, 2024.  Please be advised that candidates must meet the following criteria:

Miss NPCC

• Contestant must be a member (in good standing) of the Northern Portugal Cultural Centre [either an individual member (if over 18) or a part of the family membership for those under 18].
• Contestant must be 16 – 21 years of age (at time of Queens Court Ball: Saturday, May 11, 2024).
• Contestants must be single (never having been married; never having lived in a common-law relationship; nor presently living in a common-law relationship; and not having any children).
• Contestants must be residents of Durham Region.
• Must be available for the Queens Court Ball on Saturday, May 11 from 1pm to Midnight.
• Must be available for a dress rehearsal the week prior to the Queens Court Ball.
• Must be available for Fiesta Concert on Sunday, June 16.
• Must be available for Fiesta Week (to tour pavilions and act as NPCC ambassador) – June 17 to 22.
• Candidates who were previously appointed Miss NPCC cannot participate in 2 consecutive years – thus, must wait a full year after the end of their appointment to be considered eligible again.

Mini Miss NPCC

• Contestant must be a member (in good standing) of the Northern Portugal Cultural Centre[either an individual member (if over 18) or a part of the family membership for those under 18].
• Contestant must between 5 – 8 years of age (at time of Queens Court Ball: Saturday, May 11). Note: for 2024 Oshawa Folk Arts Council has changed the age range up to 8 yrs old – previously it was up to 7 yrs old.
• Contestant must be a resident of Durham Region.
• Must be available for Queens Court Ball on Saturday, May 11 at 6:00 pm (time subject to change).
• Must be Available for Fiesta Concert on Sunday, June 16.
• Must be available for Fiesta Week at Northern Portugal Pavilion to act as in-house junior ambassador (Thurs. June 20 to Sat. June 22 when our pavilion is open).

Please email all submissions to cristina@northernportugal.org  no later than Sunday, March 10th.