The 2009 Wild Blueberry Queen will receive a $1,500.00 cash award, trophy, and roses. The Crown Princess will receive a $500.00 cash award, trophy, and roses. Miss Congeniality will receive a $200.00 cash award, trophy, and roses. Cash awards are donated by the Union Fair, the Maine Blueberry Commission, and the Wild Blueberry Association of North America. Trophies are donated by Union Fair and Rockwell-Funorama Amusements. Crowns are donated by Rockwell-Funorama Amusements. The Queen's portraits are donated by Fenns Fotographics of Washington.

Contestant Qualifications:

• High School graduate
• 17 -22 years of age
• Maine Resident
• Single
• Sponsorship by Maine Wild Blueberry Grower or Processor
• Availability for appearances during year of reign
• Does not hold another title during year of reign
• Will not compete for another title by application closing

Attire:

Casual day wear (dress, skirt/ blouse, slacks/ blouse)
Comfortable shoes (remember you’re at an agricultural fair)
White or blue evening gown for coronation

Awards:

The Maine Wild Blueberry Queen will receive $1500, trophy, and roses
The Crown Princess will receive $500, trophy, and roses
Miss Congeniality will receive $200, trophy, and roses

Maine Wild Blueberry Queen Functions:

Parades:

Union Fair Parade- Union - August
Union Founders Day Parade- Union - July
Fourth of July Parade- Thomaston - July
Lobster Festival- Rockland - August

Special Events:

Eastern States Exposition- Springfield, MA - September
Maine Agricultural Trade Show- Augusta - January
Maine Fair Association Banquet- Portland - January

Miscellaneous:

Appearances during the Wild Blueberry Festival- Union Fair Week
Any event The Queen wishes to attend as a representative of Maine’s Wild Blueberry Industry

The Maine Wild Blueberry Queen is an important ambassador of Maine's Wild Blueberry Industry. Appearances by the queen are designed to promote Maine's Wild Blueberrys and Union Fair, host of the 51st annual Maine Wild Blueberry Festival. The queen will appear in statewide parades, special state events, various charitable events, and tour blueberry processing plants.

Interested individuals should contact Jan MacDonald for information. Send information requests to Maine Wild Blueberry Queen Coronation, Jan MacDonald, 1097 Camden Road, Warren, ME 04864; or phone (207)542-1896

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