Competition Night
Thursday September 1, 2022
This is it! All your preparation is done, so now it’s time to deliver!
(Pictured above are the Ambassadors who competed in 2019)
4:00 PM – Arrive
Contestants arrive in the Hospitality Room (the Community Room located between the Exhibition Hall and Special Events Building), dressed in attire to be worn for the entire evening
4:30 PM – Interviews Begin
- Timed at 10 minutes per contestant
- Relax and smile – they are very nice people
- Competitors will be interviewed in alphabetical order of their sponsoring organization
6:00 PM – Buffet Dinner
- Contestants will be seated at tables with a judge, committee members, dignitaries (President of PAS, President of Homecraft Division, local politicians, and their spouses)
- There will be time to freshen up, review the speech, and relax before the public part of the competition begins
7:00 PM – Public Portion of Competition – J.H. Buck Exhibition Centre
- Opening Ceremonies of the Paris Fair
- Introductions: Contestants will go onto stage one at a time, walk to the microphone to introduce themselves and their sponsor, step to the back of the stage until all have been introduced, then all contestants will leave the stage together
- Speech: Contestants will be called onto stage individually to deliver their speech and then leave the stage to resume their seat
2022 TOPICS
- Agriculture
- Volunteerism
- Paris Agricultural Society
- Community
1st Intermission
- Impromptu Questions: All contestants will be invited onto the stage together for individual impromptu questions
2nd Intermission
- Reigning Ambassador’s farewell speech
- Competitors will be called onto the stage
- Presentation of gift bags
- Runner up will be announced, and gifts presented
- Fair Ambassador will be announced, gifts presented
A reception in the Hospitality Room will follow