The purpose of the Miss South Carolina Princess Program is to have a concrete impact on the lives of young women by engaging, encouraging, and inspiring girls ages 5 to 16 from different walks of life to pursue their dreams and achieve their full potential.

The Miss South Carolina Princess Program goals are to encourage younger, active involvement in the Miss South Carolina Program, provide a forum for personal growth, mentor using positive role models, and to have fun.

We are very fortunate that the girls who participate in the princess program truly act as young ladies. They are respectful to each other and are 100 percent committed to taking full advantage of what the program provides.

The program encourages each miss and teen contestant to select up to two young girls to mentor. The princess and her contestant form a bond that lasts a lifetime, and we believe that would not be possible if a contestant is trying to mentor more than two princesses.

Miss South Carolina Princesses are encouraged to join their mentors in as many appearances, volunteer opportunities, and other events as possible. Princesses are present the week of the Miss South Carolina and Miss South Carolina Teen Pageants, and they participate in the production, as well as attend promotional events with their mentors.

We have a Miss South Carolina Princess Chairman and a team of volunteers that work with the princesses during pageant week and provide them with special activities. Children today learn more by doing than watching. This is why our princess program encourages all participants to volunteer in their community and attend special events designed for our contestants and their princesses.

It is also important for the parents and guardians of the princesses to be involved. We invite them to our orientation meeting and speak with them about the major goals of the program, including long-term and short-term objectives. We ask for their assistance in making sure princesses keep their appointments with their contestant mentors and take full advantage of the program.

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Source: Stephen M. Frocchi Photo: Becki J. Owens