Miss Moorhead 2023
Abigail Vogeler

​SOCIAL IMPACT: 
Promoting Disability Inclusion Through Accessibility and Education

Hello my name is Abigail Vogeler. I am a senior at Concordia College, Moorhead,  majoring in Theatre Arts and Biology, and minoring in Communication Studies. My plans are to attend Graduate  School to further my education, my goal is to someday move to Chicago to pursue my dreams of working in theatre. At Concordia, I am involved in a variety of activities such as music, theatre, first-year orientation, and various student groups, one of which is “Sonder," a student organization dedicated to disability and mental health advocacy. 

I am the founder Sonder established in the fall of 2021, and I am the current president. The word Sonder means, “the realization that every passerby is living a life as complex as your own.” This relates to the idea that you really don’t know what's going on in someone's life just from what you see on the outside. As an autistic and deaf person with hearing aids myself, I understands how isolating it can feel to constantly experience accessibility barriers and ableism due to stigmas surrounding disabilities. My social impact initiative, "Disability Inclusion," strives to promote accessibility and acceptance towards people with disabilities. 

I decided to sing musical theatre for my talent because I enjoy using performance to tell stories. I have been been singing and dancing since I was in kindergarten. As a high schooler I discovered a love for theatre.  At Concordia College I have been involved in eight theatre productions. I am also currently working towards becoming  fluent in American Sign Language (ASL). My dream is to someday create a
​theatre company for the deaf. 
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I enjoy living inMoorhead and attending Concordia College, I wish my family in Buffalo, MN, were closer. l feel incredibly lucky and blessed to have family and friends who always encourage me to reach for the moon.


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​Who is Miss Moorhead?
The Miss Moorhead Pageant is an organization to encourage positive achievement by helping to build the scholastic achievement, creative accomplishments, healthy living and community involvement of our young professional women. This competition is intended to encourage and reward the talent, communication skills, community service, and academic achievements of women.

Miss Moorhead may be called upon to appear at a variety of functions throughout the community of Moorhead, where she will be asked to speak, possibly perform her talent, and interact with people of all ages. At all of these appearances, she must be gracious, well spoken, attractive and well groomed, approachable and friendly in order to meet the public’s expectation of a titleholder. She must also set an example of someone who has passion and initiative regarding her chosen Social Impact Issue. 

Miss Moorhead must also conscientiously prepare to compete for the State title of Miss Minnesota in 2023. She should consider her preparation her duty to represent all the young women in her state to the absolute best of her ability. She must make the time in her busy life to hone her skills in Interview, Talent, and Evening Wear presentations, as well as keep up a healthy lifestyle and fitness program. She should be sure her State paperwork is thoroughly and correctly completed, and submitted on time.  She must be able to undertake all of these responsibilities while she continues to maintain her scholastic and/or professional commitments. while making time to enjoy her family and friends.

A Miss Moorhead’s Year of Service should be an exciting, busy, and important year in her life. She is an exceptional, charismatic young professional woman who leaves an inspiring and enduring impression on everyone she meets.

Eligibility Requirements
Miss Age Requirements*
Must be 19 by December 31 the year of the State Competition Must not be older than 26 on December 31 the year of the State Competition if you turn 27 on or before December 31 of year you compete for state title, you are ineligible.

​MISS Candidates must be high school graduates or have passed the high school equivalency examination (G.E.D.) by the date of the finals of the State Pageant of the year in which they would
be eligible to compete in the National Finals
of the Miss America Pageant.

Residence
Rules for Residency 
1) Reducing the six-month residency requirement to thirty (30) days prior to a local competition and ninety (90) days prior to a state competition without locals;
2) Eliminating the requirement to complete at least one semester and allowing college/university acceptance and enrollment to physically attend classes; and
3) Reducing the twenty-six weeks of full-time employment to sixty (60) days of continuous full-time employment.  

Citizenship
Must be a citizen of the United States of America at the time she enters her first competition.

Education
Must be a high school graduate or have successfully completed the GED testing program for high school equivalency or have successfully completed the academic requirements for entry into a college/university degree program by July 30th immediately preceding the National Finals.

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