Jolie Koppenol, Jamisyn Payne Win State Titles, Now in Dallas for 2024 International Competition

Two young ladies from Central have won statewide beauty titles in Louisiana and are now at the international pageant in Dallas.

Jolie Koppenol, a student at Central Middle School, has been named Louisiana Miss at the state pageant.

Jamisyn Payne, 5, a student at St. Alphonsus Catholic School, was chosen Louisiana Tot.

Miss Koppenol and Miss Payne will join three other young ladies from Livingston, St. Charles, and Washington parishes in the international competition.

All of the Louisiana queens met last week with Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser who wished them well and presented them with gifts from Louisiana to bring to the pageant in Dallas.

The International Cinderella Scholarship Program, founded in 1976, has grown into the largest and most prestigious scholarship-oriented pageant system of its kind in the world. Throughout its 47-year history Cinderella has championed the need and value of higher education for women and has promoted that goal by awarding millions of dollars in cash and college scholarships to young women from the United States and a host of foreign countries. 

Cinderella is based on a 3-tiered system of competitions. Participants start out on the local level and based on their performance can advance to the state level of competition (or national level for foreign countries) and then proceed to the final level of competition, the International Pageant. 

More than just a beauty pageant, Cinderella is a youth development and scholarship program that offers many opportunities for achievement and recognition to deserving children, teens, and young adults. The pageant’s high standards of excellence and principles have won the support of civic and service organizations, educators, and clergy from around the globe.

For more information, go to www.cinderellapageant.com and www.louisianacinderella.com.