About
Interested young women are invited to attend informational meetings hosted in the spring prior to the beginning of the candidate program.
Candidacy prioritizes interview skills, public speaking, volunteerism, poise, self-confidence and relationship building.
Each candidate is required to find a local Red Wing business to sponsor her candidacy. This fee covers the candidate's entire summer experience, including rehearsal time, events, appearances, visiting other community's festivals, a day in Minneapolis for the Aquatennial Torchlight Parade, and the grand finale of the Red Wing River City Days festival and coronation.
On the last night of the River City Days festival, coronation is held and three young women are selected from the group of candidates to serve as goodwill ambassadors and represent "Pretty Little Red Wing" for one year.
The goal of the Red Wing Royal Ambassador Organization candidacy program is to encourage relationship building, model professionalism, promote volunteerism and practice skills essential to young people today.
The program is accessible and equitable, offering the same opportunities to all young women of Red Wing, regardless of race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, ability or religion. The candidacy program consists of both fun and fundamental events, building confidence and independence. In addition to crowning three ambassadors, candidacy aims to empower active, thoughtful, and generous community members.
