My name is Leslee Neal and I am pleased to meet each and every one of you! I am going in to my fifth season as a Cinderella Mom and am honored to also be a director this year! Not only do I take on the role of director this year but I also get to introduce my newest addtion, a little girl, to the Cinderella family. Having a daughter already in the program for over four years with numbers state and National titles I am thrilled to share what I know with you and your daughter/son as we travel to Dallas!
Letter from the President...
The International Cinderella Scholarship Program, founded in 1976, has grown into the largest and most prestigious scholarship oriented pageant system of its kind in the world. Throughout its 30 year history Cinderella has championed the need and value of higher education for women and has promoted that goal by awarding millions of dollars in cash college scholarship to young women from the United States and a host of foreign countries. Cinderella is based on a 3 tiered system of competitions. Participants start out on the Local level and based on their performance can advance to the State level of competition (or national level for foreign countries) and then proceed to the final level of competition, the International Pageant.In Cinderella we are searching for a natural, unaffected young lady to represent our program. She should be charming and personable; well groomed and poised; self-confident; and above all have the character, humility and inner beauty that sets her apart as a leader. A Cinderella winner is at ease in a crowd and is respectful of those around her. Her manners, dress and behavior are age appropriate. It is important to note that the concept of "beauty" in Cinderella is defined as a person's "inner beauty" and strength of character combined with her personal achievements in at least one area of the performing arts as well as her ability to communicate effectively with others. Cinderella does not place emphasis on physical beauty, but rather seeks to promote the beautiful inner person that should reside in everyone.Perhaps the most visually impressive achievement of the Cinderella Program is its spectacular International Pageant which is held each summer at the end of July. Cinderella is not satisfied with simply holding its International competition in a hotel ballroom as so many other pageants are content in doing. At Cinderella only the best will do! We use Premium Class Hotels to house our participants and their guests and we hold our events in major civic theaters or arenas. As said by our state directors, “The Cinderella International Finals just cannot be described in words. The spectacular sets, Broadway style production, theme parties and professional entertainment is equalled by none. You just have to SEE it to believe it!”If you would like to learn more about our program, meet some of our dynamic young people and see what Cinderella has to offer both its participants and directors, please explore our site. Also be sure to stop by our message board and say hello. We welcome your comments and suggestions and hope that you will want to become a part of this amazing program for young women!
All the best,Fred Vollman,
PresidentCINDERELLA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
About Cinderella
State
Director
Preliminary Director
Hello everyone! Ten years ago, I became the official Ohio State Director for the Cinderella International Scholarship Pageant. I had spent the three previous years coaching girls who competed in the pageant, both at the State and International level. When the state franchise became available, I was more than happy to submit my resume and take over the Ohio program. It has met every expectation that I had, and I am thrilled to continue to introduce hundreds of young people to this outstanding pageant system. I have expanded and also serve as the State Director of West Virginia and am currently taking Cinderella to my home state of Michigan. In only my second year with the Cinderella Pageant, Ohio brought home it's very first International title as Sarah Grooms was crowned the 2006 CINDERELLA INTERNATIONAL WOMAN!!Delegates from Ohio and West Virginia have brought home several Top Ten and Top Five awards in theInternational titles, and have also won numerous AAMTC titles in Cover Miss, Model and Talent of the yearand Photogenic.
The largest and most prestigious scholarship pageant system of its kind in the state, Cinderella is the program choice of over 100 families across the state. Bonds are formed through preliminary pageants, outings and workshops that help each girl be her best. Cinderella has been in this state for over 8 years and boasts a number of national titles. We are very pleased to announce not only new preliminary directors but a new state director as well as we move forward to help girls turn in to women and boys into men that are upstanding well roudned people.
