Miss Gilroy Garlic Festival Queen Pageant Entries Being Accepted

From the Gilroy Garlic Festival: The 2018 Gilroy Garlic Festival will celebrate 40 years of family fun—and is currently seeking a new Queen to reign over this year’s 40th annual celebration! Online applications are now being accepted for the 2018 Miss Gilroy Garlic Festival Queen Pageant. Young ladies between the ages of 18 to 24 who live in Gilroy, Hollister, San Juan Bautista, San Martin, Morgan Hill, or Aromas are eligible to enter.

The Miss Gilroy Garlic Festival Queen Pageant will be held on Sunday, May 6, 2018, at the Gilroy Gardens Amphitheater. Contestants are judged by a panel of five judges on personal interview, talent, garlic speech, and on-stage question. The winner is crowned Miss Gilroy Garlic 2018 and receives a $1,000 prize. The First Runner-Up receives $500, and Second Runner-Up receives $250. Contestants are also eligible for other scholarship awards.

The Queen and her Court represent Gilroy at various festivities leading up to the Gilroy Garlic Festival, to be held July 27, 28, and 29, 2018 at Christmas Hill Park. They have the opportunity to make guest appearances in local print and electronic media, in parades, and at fundraising events. Most importantly, they spend all three days at the festival having a garlicky good time with fellow lovers of the pungent bulb.

Complete contest rules and online application forms are posted on the Gilroy Garlic Festival website here.Entries must be received by 4:00 pm on Friday, March 16, 2018. For additional information, call 408-842-1625.

Image via the Gilroy Garlic Festival