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Rend Lake beauty pageant and festival highlights
The 11th Rend Lake Beauty Pageant draws 50 contestants from Southern Illinois including Miss Rend Lake and Little Miss Rend Lake, with 10 boys for Little Mr. Rend Lake. The Benton Chamber of Commerce sponsors the Rend Lake Water Festival events at Bent High School gym, with two 7:30 p.m. shows. Contestants will be judged in casual wear, costumes, and swimsuits, then in formal dress with a Q and A. Tickets cost 2.50 for adults and 1.50 for children under 12. The carnival runs all week, ending with the Rend Lake Ball at the Bent Country Club for the new Miss Rend Lake and court, cost 35 per couple.
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