Miss Tri-Cities pageant set July 23 in Kennewick

Fifteen young women are set to compete this weekend for the titles of Miss Tri-Cities and Miss Tri-Cities Outstanding Teen.

The pageant is at 7 p.m. July 23 at Art Fuller Auditorium at Kennewick High School, 500 S. Dayton St.

Doors open at 6 p.m.

Tickets are $20 per person. They’re available through BrownPaperTickets.com and at the door.

Angela Kirkman Johnson and Jade Redinger, former Miss Tri-Cities title holders, will act as emcees.

Stefanie Maier and Sarah Niles, the Miss Tri-Cities and Miss Tri-Cities Outstanding Teen, will both appear.

Sponsored by the Tri-City Water Follies Association, the Miss Tri-Cities program has awarded more than $275,000 in scholarships in the past 17 years, a news release said. Donations are being accepted for this year’s scholarships, with a $30,000 goal.

The event is a preliminary for the Miss Washington and Miss America pageants.

The Miss Tri-Cities contestants are Hannah Mowry, Alyssa Sisemore, Laura Howland, Madison Murphy, Sandra Gutierrez, Leslie Gordian-Torres, McKenzie Rose Kennedy, Taylor Plunkett and Hailey Fisher.

Miss Tri-Cities Outstanding Teen contestants are Abby Faulk, Lacey Fisher, Noël Anderson, Kennedy Bruce, Anne Lowe and Kayla Guzman.

For more information, go to misstricities.org.

This story was originally published July 20, 2016 at 3:56 PM with the headline "Miss Tri-Cities pageant set July 23 in Kennewick."