Miss Delaware Pageant begins
Who will become Miss Delaware 2012? Pageant preliminaries begin tonight in Dover.
18 contestants are hoping to become the 71st Miss Delaware, who will be crowned by Maria Cahill Saturday night at Dover Downs. The Miss Delaware Scholarship Organization is sponsoring the pageant. For ticket information and the pageant schedule visit www.missde.org.
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