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ABOUT MISS BLACK AND Old GOLD

 

The Miss Black and Old Gold Scholarship Pageant under the sponsorship of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., is an outgrowth of the long tradition of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. chapters designating outstanding young the opportunity to represent a chapter of Alpha. The Fraternity recognizes the valuable support rendered to it by the many friends of Alpha Phi Alpha - and these endeavors serve as one mechanism to applaud such support. For some time, several of the Fraternity’s five geographical regions have sponsored Miss Black and Gold Pageants as a part of their conventions. Since the early 1970’s, there has been increasing support of these pageants on a national scale. The first national Miss Black and Old Gold Pageant was held during Alpha’s 1976 General Convention in New York City. Miss Denise Smith, representing Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, was awarded the first crown.

 

AWARD CATEGORIES

Sashes, crown, and plaques are awarded to eligible contestants in the following categories:

  • Miss Black and Old Gold Winner

  • Miss Sigma Delta 1st  Runner Up

  • Miss 1906 2nd Runner Up

  • Miss Scholarship Highest GPA (Fall 2014 Semester)

  • Miss Fundraiser Highest amount of money fundraised

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To enter an Official Miss Black and Gold Pageant, you must meet certain basic requirements and agree to abide by all rules of the Local, District, Regional and National Miss Black and Gold Pageants now in effect or as announced hereafter. Contestant must agree that the time, manner and method of judging shall be solely at the discretion of Miss Black and Old Gold Pageant Committee and that the decision of the judges will be final. Contestant must agree that if she is selected as the winner of this pageant, she will not sign a management contract with any individual or corporation and that she will not give any written or verbal endorsement of any mercantile commodity or commercial organization, nor will she permit any photographs to be used in connection with any advertised commodity or service not associated with this contest, without the permission of the Miss Black and Gold Pageant, coordinator and his committee.    

  • A contestant must pay the $50 deposit on the day this signed contract is handed in.

  • A contestant must be single and never married, or had her marriage annulled and must not be and never have been pregnant.

  • A contestant must be a high school graduate.

  • A contestant must be a female whose age shall not be less than seventeen (17), nor more than twenty-five years (25).

  • A contestant must be of good moral character and shall not be convicted of any crimes and shall possess talent, poise, personality, intelligence, charm and beauty.

  • A contestant must possess and display TALENT in NOT MORE THAN a four-minute talent routine, in which the routine must be presented live and not by way of motion picture film. This requirement does not apply to vocal or instrumental recording used in conjunction with her live presentation. This talent may be singing, dancing, dress designing, etc. or she may give a maximum four-minute talk.

  • A contestant may be either amateur or professional.

 

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