The plaque was created by Peter Harrison of the Trophy House. The plaque sponsor is the Lakewood Historic Museum, Susan Lane, historian. Miss Callaway pageant canceled A headline event in the Fulton Street Fair has been canceled. In 2019, I was very involved with Baxter County. Mom’s been doing pageants for like 20 years, Grissum said. The program was moved to the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts and then to the Jamestown High School Auditorium, where it is held each November.Ī commemorative plaque celebrating the 50 years of what is now known as Distinguished Young Women has been placed at the doors of the Southwestern High School Auditorium acknowledging the 50 winners and their schools. Grissum, the 2016 Miss Baxter County, helped plan this years pageant.
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When the Lakewood Jaycees disbanded after nearly 25 years of sponsorship, Laurie Whitermore took the responsibility to continue Junior Miss and has been with the program ever since. Of the 600 contestants, eight girls have gone on to win the New York state competition and traveled to nationals in Mobile, Ala. Over 600 senior girls have participated in the program, and it is the longest-running Distinguished Young Women competition in New York state. This was made possible through local clubs, businesses and community members. Now after 50 years, the local program has raised over $100,000. The Junior Miss committee worked hard to raise $1,000 in scholarships to award. A packed house of spectators watched as 38 contestants competed for the grand title in the divisions of Tiny Miss Charlotte County, Junior Miss Charlotte County, Miss Central Middle School, Miss Randolph-Henry and Miss Charlotte County. 4, 1965, in Southwestern High School’s auditorium, the pageant was born. The 2017 Miss Charlotte County Pageant was held in the Randolph-Henry High School auditorium on Saturday.