Miss Black Essence Pageant VIP Ticket $15

Reserved Seating (near the stage), Souvenir Book, &  No Wait - Print your invoice of payment and a ticket will be emailed at a later date

Ticket concerns: text 502-627-0586

VIP $15

Miss Black Essence Pageant Ticket $10

(These tickets will also be sold at the door)

General Admission

​$10

Dear Ladies,

What is the Miss Black Essence Pageant?

The Miss Black Essence Pageant was founded in 1981 in Franklin, KY by committee members for the annual Lincoln Reunion. The Lincoln Reunion gave alumni of Simpson County’s Lincoln High School a chance to come back and reunite with their fellow classmates.  During segregation, Lincoln High School was the school that blacks (grades 1-12) of Franklin, KY attended. The Miss Black Essence Pageant was the main event of the Lincoln Reunion where many citizens of Franklin and surrounding cities such as Russellville, Bowling Green, as well as Nashville helped make this event possible. This event was very popular, spectacular, highly attended and supported, and the young women made friendships and memories of a lifetime.

The purpose of the Miss Black Essence Pageant is to give young women of color the opportunity to experience a scholastic pageant that recognizes and showcases not only her essence, but also her confidence, academic achievements, service, talent, and more. Additionally, contestants will have the opportunity to bond with other young women while also compete for scholarships to invest in their educational pursuits. Therefore, we invite you to join this wonderful journey of scholastic pageantry.

Please read more info below regarding the pageant and do not hesitate to contact us with your questions.

Whatever It Takes,

Miss Black Essence Pageant Coordinators,

Jessica Bell Blackshear & Michelle Tuck-Hardesty

​​​​Who can participate?: High School Juniors & Seniors ONLY (Must be a Kentucky or Tennessee Resident)

Pageant Date: March 23, 2019

Where: Ag Building, Franklin, KY

Time: 7:00pm

Cost of Pageant: $75.00​ ​

​​This fee will cover the registration, the Miss Black Essence Workshop, and a T-Shirt. We recommend that you find a community organization to sponsor you such as your church, a community service organization, and/or a business owner.  If you have any issues with finding a sponsor, please contact one of the coordinators.

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Opening Production, Dress for Success, Talent, Evening Wear, Question & Answer

Dress For Success (business attire)

Talent (everyone has a talent-talent attire)

Evening Wear (prom dress is a suggestion)

Question & Answer (evening wear attire)

Dates to remember will be posted soon. Please complete application below to participate in the 2019 Miss Black Essence Pageant.

Winner (Miss Black Essence) will receive:

Title, Crown, Sash, $500  Scholarship

1rst Runner-Up will receive: Plaque & $250 Scholarship

2nd Runner-Up will receive: Plaque & $100 Scholarship

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Jessica Bell Blackshear, Pageant Coordinator 502-627-0586

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Michelle Tuck-Hardesty, Marketing & Sponsorship Coordinator 615-268-0262

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Essence Package: ($500.00)                                                    

• Full page ad in the pageant program
• Four(4) tickets to the Miss Black Essence Pageant
• VIP seating at the pageant
• Full mention of company as a sponsor on all media advertisement

Gold Package: ($250.00)                                                                 ​

• Full page ad in the pageant program
• Two(2) tickets to the Miss Black Essence Pageant
• VIP seating at the pageant
• Full mention of company as a sponsor on all media advertisement

Silver Package: ($100.00)                                                               ​

• Full page ad in the pageant program
• One(1) ticket to the Miss Black Essence Pageant
• VIP seating at the pageant
• Full mention of company as a sponsor on all media advertisement

​Bronze Package: ($75.00)                                                             ​

• Full page ad in the pageant program
• Full mention of the company as a sponsor on all media advertisement

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​​1/2 Page Ad: ($50.00) 

• ½ page ad is $50 in the pageant program
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​1/4 Page Ad: ($25.00)              ​

• ¼ page ad is $25 in the pageant program

​​Monetary Donation:                                                         ​

• Any monetary donation less than $25 is considered a patron and will be included in a list in the pageant program