Miss Texas State Pageant History

The Miss Texas State,originally named the Miss Southwest Texas Beauty Pageant,
is an annual beauty pageant now in its eighth year. In the pageant, twenty to twenty-five
beautiful ladies will compete in five distinct categories: panel interview, fitness/swimwear,
evening wear, photogenic and on-stage impromptu question. There is a final round in which
the delegates are narrowed down by our judges to the top three ladies. Finally our judges
and balloted audience pick the Miss Texas State Queen and the first and second runner-ups.

In the past, the pageant has been a huge hit with over 45 women competing for only the
twenty five spots available for the pageant itself. In the past, the pageant has been held at
Gordos filling it to its 350 person occupancy and on campus at the LBJ Student Center.
This year, we are spending more money on marketing, and providing larger prizes for the
winners (including over $2,000 dollars in scholarships will be awarded). The Miss Texas
State has proven itself as an extremely successful annual event giving over $15,000 in
scholarships so far, and will only grow larger in the years to come!

In the weeks leading up to the Miss Texas State Beauty Pageant, promotional flyers and
programs will be handed out on the Texas State campus, and in the San Marcos area. The
programs will contain mini-biographies about the delegates, information and articles about the
event itself, and corporate sponsorship advertisements. The flyers will contain information about
the Miss Texas State Beauty Pageant, its location, time, and sponsor logos.

All of the 5000 flyers will be passed out on and around the Texas State campus the one week
prior to the event. T-shirts will be sold both at the event and the weeks following. We will also
pass out all 1,500 programs on the Texas State campus.