MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - The Alabama Nursing Home Association announced its top 10 finalists for the 2017 Ms. Alabama Nursing Home Pageant, which will be held in Birmingham on Monday, July 31.

Pageant officials are inviting the public to attend its 34th annual pageant at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham - The Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, where the winner will be announced. The winner will serve as a spokesperson for nursing home residents and the Alabama Nursing Home Association.

Following preliminary judging in Montgomery, 49 nursing home residents participating in the pageant were narrowed down to 10 finalists. For this pageant, contestants are being judged on their outlook on life, personality, poise and involvement in their respective nursing homes.