AUBURN – Stephanie DeFilipp didn’t win Maine’s Junior Miss competition.
But she isn’t upset.
“I had an absolutely wonderful week,” she said.
DeFilipp, an 18-year-old senior at Edward Little High School, was one of 10 teenage girls to compete in the pageant Saturday in Caribou. Unlike other pageants, Junior Miss emphasizes education and scholarship over beauty. Judges considered each participant’s grades, maturity, self-expression, poise, talent and physical fitness during the daylong competition. The girls also had to send in an essay.
Contestants arrived in Caribou several days before the competition to prepare and rehearse their group routines. DeFilipp said meeting the other teenagers was a highlight.
“We all got along awesome,” DeFilipp said.
Mary Baskerville of Brunswick won the overall competition, earning a $1,500 scholarship and a spot in the national pageant in Alabama in June. Tessa Roscoe of Bangor was named first runner-up. She won a $500 scholarship.
DeFilipp was named second runner-up. She also came in second for the talent portion and second for the “Spirit of Junior Miss.” DeFilipp won first place in the essay contest.
She received a total of $600 in scholarships.
“Looking back, I’m proud of what I accomplished,” she said.
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