A NIGHT OF PAGEANTS - Wood Festival Winners Selected

(04/13/2004)

Queen Flora XLII Whitney Johnson selected Saturday night

The stage was alive with attractive and talented young women

Former Queen Flora Victoria Lamont performs for audience

It was pageants and more pageants Saturday night, with Queen Flora and other contestants selected to reign at this year's Calhoun County Wood Festival.

Dozens of young ladies from several different age groups vied for the titles, in a ceremony before a large audience at Calhoun Middle-High School.

Competing for the Queen Flora title, four high school juniors, Amber Wilson, Whitney Johnson, Jamie Greenough, Janette Starcher and Riva Tanner.

Queen Flora XLII Whitney Johnson and runner-up Jeanette Starcher

Jamie Greenough - Queen Flora 1st Runner Up and Miss Photogenic

Jeanette Starcher - Miss Congeniality
and 2nd Runner Up to Queen Flora

Leslie Garrett - Jr. Miss Wood Festival 12 year old division

Tessa Batten - Queen in Miss Teen Wood Festival 13-14 year old division

2003 Queen Flora, Victoria Lamont crowning Erica Williams - Teen Miss Wood Festival Queen in the 15-16 year old division

Left to right: Queen Flora contestants: Amber Wilson, Whitney Johnson Jamie Greenough, Jeanette Starcher, Riva Tanner

Amy Ashley interviewed by MC Curt Garretson

Elizabeth Duskey's interview. In the background - left to right: Emillie Bond, Rebecca Amorosi, Trorie Atkinson

Candidates appeared in street wear ...

... and formal wear

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