FORT WORTH, Texas, July 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The Miss Texas Organization today announced the winners of the preliminary competitions for the Miss Texas Scholarship Pageant and Miss Teen Texas Pageant. The preliminary competitions were held on July 1, 2 and 3 at the Will Rogers Memorial Center Theater in Fort Worth.

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Miss Texas Preliminary Competition Winners

Talent: Adrianna Nelson, Miss Plano; Faith Bates, Miss Hunt County; Rebecca Robinson, Miss Longview

Swimsuit: Faith Bates, Miss Hunt County; Rebecca Robinson, Miss Longview; Adrianna Nelson, Miss Plano

Miss Teen Preliminary Competition Winners

Talent: Ali York, Miss Teen Houston; Taylor Lowery, Miss Teen Plano; Morgan Fuller Miss Teen Lake of the Pines

Physical Fitness: Hadley Smith, Miss Teen Dallas; Sydney Capello, Miss Teen Duncanville; Jennifer Fielder, Miss Teen Ellis County

This year's Miss Texas and Miss Teen Texas pageants are being held July 5, 2008 at 7:00 P.M. at the Will Rogers Memorial Center Theater in Fort Worth. The winner of the Miss Texas Scholarship Pageant will receive a $10,000.00 cash scholarship to the college or university of her choice. The winner of the Miss Teen Texas Scholarship Pageant will receive $4,000.00 in U.S. Savings Bonds. The winner of the Miss Texas title will go on to participate in the Miss America Pageant in January. The Miss America Organization is the largest source for scholarship assistance for women in the world.

For tickets for the Miss Texas Scholarship Pageant contact Central Ticket Office - 817-335-9000 or www.centralticketoffice.com .

The pageant will be webcast. The link will be available on the pageant web site at www.misstexas.org

ABOUT THE MISS TEXAS SCHOLARSHIP PAGEANT

Texas women who are high school graduates, or have completed the academic requirements for entry into a four-year college / university degree program by July 30th, are encouraged to participate in a local pageant. In addition, all contestants must be single and never been married, between the ages of 17 - 24 by September 30th, an amateur or professional, and have a competitive spirit.

ABOUT THE MISS TEEN TEXAS SCHOLARSHIP PAGEANT

The Miss Teen program provides young women the opportunity to be better prepared as they move into the "Miss" competition age group. The Miss Teen Texas Competition is a program of the Miss Texas Organization. Photos, bios and more information on the Miss Texas or Miss Teen Texas Pageants can be found at www.misstexas.org

SOURCE Miss Texas Organization