Press Release

Victoria Matis, 4, of Reserve has been chosen as a State Finalist in the National American Miss Lou-isiana Pageant to be held June 11 and 12 at the Radison Hotel in New Orleans. The pageant is held for girls ages four through six.

The winner of the pageant will receive a $1,000 cash award, the official crown and banner, bouquet of roses and air transportation to compete in the national pageant at DisneyLand in California. Pageants are held in each state for girls ages four to 18, in five age groups.

The National Amer-ican Miss pageants are dedicated to celebrating America’s greatness and encouraging its future leaders. Each year, the pageant awards thousands in scholarships and prizes to recognize and assist the development of young women nationwide. All activities are age-appropriate and family-oriented.

The National Amer-ican Miss pageants are for “Today’s Girl” and “Tomorrow’s Lead-ers.” The pageant program is based on inner beauty, as well as poise, presentation and offers an “All-American Spirit of fun for family and friends.” Emphasis is placed on the importance of gaining self-confidence, learning new skill, learning good attitudes about competition and setting and achieving personal goals. The pageant seeks to recognize the accomplishments of each girl while encouraging her to set goals for the future.

Matis’s activities in-clude going to school at St. John Child Develop-ment Center. She also does pageants all over. She also enjoys helping her mother in the garden, helping around the house, playing with her friends and brothers and riding their tractor and four wheeler.

Her sponsors include friends and family.