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Miss Tall International® 2011 Pageant Announced

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Friday, March 25, 2011

TALL CLUBS INTERNATIONAL® 2011 NATIONAL CONVENTION IN SEATTLE

TCI SeaTALL Convention 2011

Tall Clubs International (TCI), a not-for-profit organization, will be holding the 2011 Tall Clubs International Convention in Seattle, Washington June 27 through July 2, 2011. About 150 tall people from across the United States, Canada, and Europe will be based at the DoubleTree Guest Suites Southcenter while exploring the Emerald City.

The Miss Tall International® Pageant, Emerald Reign, will be held on Wednesday, June 29.  Contestants from around the country will compete to become TCI's next spokesperson.  Miss Tall International® 2011 will represent TCI as she travels to member clubs for publicity events and to promote tall awareness. The reigning Miss Tall International® is 6’2" Joy Lynn Dawson of the Tall Club of Greater Washington, D.C. Joy was crowned Miss Tall International® 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

In addition to providing social events for tall people, TCI and its foundation work to advocate for tall consumers, provide yearly scholarships for high school seniors, and raise funds for the National Marfan Foundation. TCI includes more than 50 not-for-profit tall clubs based throughout the United States and Canada. Additional tall clubs exist in Europe and Australia for a total of nearly 150 tall clubs internationally.

Tall Club International’s height requirements are women 5’10” and men 6’2”   http://www.tall.org/

For more information contact Jane Baldwin, pageant organizer.

Do you know who your club queen will be?

To all TCI clubs and members,
If you have not already done so, please make plans to select your local representative for the Miss Tall International Pageant this June 29 in Seattle. Convention will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana, from June 24 through 30.


Important pageant deadlines are:

January 31, 2011 - interested applicants must have been members of TCI by this date
March 29, 2011 - clubs are asked to inform me of their intent to send a queen, even if she is not yet identified
April 15, 2011 - contestant applications are due


There is no need to wait for these dates. Application packets are already being distributed. All contestants are asked to arrive in Seattle in time for rehearsals which begin on Monday, June 2. Contestants are expected to attend the full convention. Should you have questions about the registration process, please contact Susan Kelsey. For application packets and all other pageant questions, please contact me directly.


Please ask your local club to send a queen this year! All contestants must be at least 21 years of age, legally single, 5'10" or taller, and female members in good standing of TCI. If you are planning on attending convention, and are eligible to compete, why don't you talk to your club board about making you their official contestant? A vibrant pageant, as part of a meticulously planned and well-attended convention, is an instant recipe for excellent TCI publicity.


Sincerely,
Jane Baldwin
Miss Tall International Pageant Director, 2011
Miss Tall International Coordinator, Tall Clubs International
Miss Tall International 2007