Nine young ladies have been busy preparing for the 2013 Little Miss Crystal Lake Pageant. 

The pageant, held in conjunction with the Miss Crystal Lake Pageant, will be at 7 p.m. Friday, March 22, at Hannah Beardsley Middle School, 515 E. Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal Lake.

The Little Miss contestants will recite a short nursery rhyme or poem, sing a group song and answer a question provided by the Emcee.

The public is invited to attend this special evening. Tickets can be purchased at the door and are $5 per person. 

The focus of the pageant is not beauty, but on finding a well-rounded young lady interested in representing her community.

The Little Miss Crystal Lake Pageant, along with the Miss Crystal Lake Pageant, are presented by the Crystal Lake Park District and the Crystal Lake Chamber of Commerce. 

In order to include the public in one facet of the pageant, online voting for Little Miss Photogenic is now underway.

Vote for Little Miss Photogenic Crystal Lake at

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LittleMIssCrystalLakePhotogenic2013

One of the highlights of the evening will be a farewell video presentation by Miss Crystal Lake 2012, Caitlin Theros. Caitlin also went on to receive first runner up honors in the 2012 Miss McHenry County Pageant.