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The Miss Northern Lights pageant, created as an awareness campaign for Parkinson’s disease and mental health, will be held Oct. 10 at 2 p.m. at the Taube Museum of Art.
Holly Jacobs, who runs Razzle-N-Dazzle.co., organized the Miss Northern Lights pageant. Jacobs said she's been battling Parkinson's since Feb. 14, 2014, so the topic of the pageant is close to her heart. Jacobs chose to hold the pageant at the Taube Museum of Art because art is something that helps her cope with the condition.
“A pageant is more than just a crown or gown. It's a form of self expression, instills self confidence and allows participants to step out of the box,” Jacobs said. She describes the contestants as "be-you-tiful" and encourages them to be beautiful in their own unique fashions.
Jacobs said that she herself likes to sparkle and remarked that others always tell her she "razzles and dazzles" when she walks out the door, and that is how her organization got its name.
The proceeds from the pageant will go to the Sparkle Art program, also set up by Jacobs. While the program is lenient on who may join, the target audience is others with Parkinson's and mental health struggles.
Pageant judges will be Gregory Barnhart, district adviser and registered principal of First Command, broadcast journalist Taylor Aasen and Lea Anna Hughes from (W)evolve Therapy Services.
The participants will be asked questions based on their presubmitted biographies. The judges will select finalists from the question answers and bios and then the audience will vote for the winners. During the voting period, the emcee will speak about Jacobs and her battle with Parkinson’s along with raising awareness for general mental health.
Dakota Chappy will be performing, and a photographer will take individual pictures of participants on the runway. A dessert bar will be provided for visitors.