The Festival of the Bonfires Committee as well as the Miss Festival of the Bonfires XXI, Cherish Vicknair and the Teen Miss Festival of the Bonfires XII, Lindsay Dufresne, invite everyone for the 22nd annual Festival of the Bonfires pageant.

Four ladies will be competing for the 2011 Miss Festival of the Bonfires crown, they are Deja Steib, MaryLynn Detillier, Kristen Levron and Mya Zimmer.

Six ladies will be competing for the 2011 Teen Miss Festival of the Bonfires crown, they are Sydney Poche, Breanna Poche, Davi Clement, Alyssa Gaudet, Maegan Michel and Amanda Dufresne.

This year’s pageant will be held today, beginning at 6 p.m. at Lutcher High School. Admission for the pageant is $5 per person, children age 5 and under are free. Concessions will be sold.

The Festival of the Bonfires will be held Dec. 9-11, at Lutcher Park. The childrens pageant will be held on Saturday, Dec. 10, 9 a.m., at Lutcher Park.

For more information, visit the website www.festivalofthebonfires.org.