Applications are being accepted from married women between 21 and 56 for the title of 2009 "Mrs. Lampasas," who will represent her county at the Mrs. Texas International Pageant March 20-22 at the Scottish Rite Auditorium in San Antonio.

The woman selected to represent Lampasas will become an ambassador from Lampasas County and will represent Texas at the 2009 Mrs. International Pageant in Chicago.

The American Heart Association is the official charity of the pageant charity. In 2008, the international pageants joined the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women movement, and each state titleholder will champion heart disease as a national platform in addition to promoting their own platform throughout the year.

Mrs. contestants compete in personal interview, fitness wear and evening gown.

Write for a biography form to Mrs. Texas, International Pageant, 14427 Brookhollow, Suite 197, San Antonio, TX 78232 or visit www.mrstexasinternational.com.