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  Our Mission
The Miss Rancho Cordova Pageant, Inc. believes that all women  are our greatest resource, and that their education and commitment to community service and volunteerism is the cornerstone of a strong and successful family and community.

The Miss Rancho Cordova Pageant, Inc., is dedicated to empowering women to achieve their personal, professional, and educational goals and aspirations.
 
The Miss Rancho Cordova Pageant, Inc., provides support to help all women to define herself, attain her goals and equip her with the tools needed to accomplish things she may not have believed she could do on her own.  We are a sisterhood.

The Miss Rancho Cordova Pageant, Inc., is a non-profit public community service & charity pageant system.  The queens are ambassadors for the city of Rancho Cordova, Gold River, Mather and Anatolia communities.

Our Vision
 
•  Provide opportunities for young women to further their personal and professional goals;
•  Encourage volunteer & community service work;
•  Create and maintain a system of competition to enhance career opportunities and produce
role models and mentors representing positive values;
• Recognize all women who will become leaders in the community.

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 What it takes to be a queen

 Lucinda Witte, Director
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Hello, and WELCOME!  My name is Lucinda Witte. I am the Director and owner of the Miss Rancho Cordova Pageant, Inc. I have been doing pageants since I was 15.  I love the sparkly gowns, crowns, and mostly the people I have met during my various reigns and the numerous opportunities to volunteer and give-back to my community.
I have resided in Rancho Cordova for 25 years.
The Miss Rancho Cordova was formerly run by the Rancho Cordova Community in the late 1970s, and later by the late Mary Purvis.  
 
I have held the title(s) of Mrs. Greater Sacramento, Mrs. Sacramento, Mrs. Rancho Cordova, Mrs. Gold River, Miss Citrus Heights, Miss Metro, Miss California Talent, Miss Citrus-Heights Ambassador,Mrs. Roseville-City and Mrs. Placer County Ambassador under Kennedy Pageant Productions, and recently a delegate in the USOA United States Pageant representing Mrs. Sacramento, Ms. Diamond with the Purple Pageant, a delegate representing AWOS Mrs. California 2021, Petite USA delegate representing Elite Ms. Pacific Coast 2022 and 2023 American's Fit Miss Pageant winner and 2024 delegate representing California in the Universal Global Pageant.

The Late Mary Purvis
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Mary Ruth Purvis ran the Miss Citrus Heights Pageant and other local city pageant titles since 1973 and passed away in March of 2014 at age 86.
She was dedicated to her girls and her community of Citrus Heights. Mary believed in Ethics* Honesty*Integrity*
Responsibility* Accountability. 
Mary coached and mentored her girls.  She told them that the most important thing to keep in mind was that no matter which girl captured the ultimate crown every participant in her pageant was a winner in her own right.  That each girl had gained friendships and acquaintances, exchanged ideas and shared new experiences, and achieved a better understanding of her own city and the common bonds that unite us into a great community.
In honor of the late Mary Ruth Purvis I dedicate the Miss Rancho Cordova Pageant to her legacy and will continue to keep her candle burning in memory of her love for family, community and her queens.

         City of Rancho Cordova

 On July 1, 2003, after more than 20 years of advocacy, the City of Rancho Cordova officially incorporated, becoming the 478th city in the State of California. Located in the eastern part of Sacramento County, Rancho Cordova is a community with a rich history including the first 12 miles of railroad in California, a thriving military base in its time, and the home of a successful aerospace company.