Calandra Griffin, Former Ms. Texas Plus America MESQUITE- The Texas Plus America Pageant is a competition for women sizes 14W+. The pageant will be held on Sunday, May 24, 2009, from 7-9 p.m., at the Hampton Inn and Suite, 1700 Rodeo Center Dr. The  admission price will be $25 per person.
There will be three divisons: Miss: Ages 18-29, Ms: Ages 30 & Up, and Mrs.: Ages 20 & Up married.  Ladies in the Miss and Ms. division may be single, married, divorced or widowed.  Ladies in the Mrs. Division must be married. The three division winners will advance to the national pageant in July.
Basic requirements for participants are: must be born female; must be a full-time matriculated student attending a Texas college or university, must be a resident of Texas or must work in Texas; must be a size 14W or greater;  and must be of good moral character. In addition to the pageant, Pageants Unlimited Plus and the Texas Plus America Pageant is proud to support Ladder Alliance, an innovative non-profit organization, the Ladder Alliance, founded by Sharon Cox in the Burlington Resources (now ConocoPhillips) Forth Worth office, is providing women referred from area shelters with training in office computer use, interviewing, resume and business writing, motivation and self esteem.
For more information, email Nanette Watts at nwatts3737@yahoo.com, or visit their Website at www.missplusamerica.com/texas.asp.