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Miss Foxborough Goes for Miss Massachusetts This Weekend

Miss Foxborough Ashleigh Chaves can become Miss Massachusetts this Saturday in Worcester!

The 73rd annual Miss Massachusetts Scholarship Pageant will once again be held on Friday, June 29 and Saturday, June 30 at the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in Worcester.

Representing Foxborough will be Taunton resident Ashleigh Chaves who was crowned Miss Foxborough back in April. For winning the crown, Chaves was awarded a $1,250 scholarship.

A recent graduate of Bridgewater State University, Chaves was a member of the school’s Forensics Speech and Debate Team and was the recruitment chair for her Sorority Phi Sigma Sigma.

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If she wins, Chaves will not only win a scholarship but will have a chance to represent the Commonwealth as Miss Massachusetts at the Miss America Pageant in January.

This year, online voting enables viewers at home to help to select the ninth finalist for Saturday’s show.  For only $1.00 per vote, fans may visit the Miss Massachusetts website and cast their vote for the contestant of their choice who they would like to see as the ninth finalist.  Online voting is now taking place until midnight on Friday.  For more details, visit www.missmass.org and click on the Online Voting link. 

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Tickets are available for the Preliminary Show on Friday, June 29 and for the Final Competition on Saturday, June 30, and may be purchased online at www.thehanovertheatre.org or by calling the box office at 508-831-0800 or 1‑877‑571-SHOW (7469).

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