Little Miss
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America Pageant
draws crowd
t Parents, family, friends and
sorors, all turned out in big
numbers Sunday afternoon at
Shilohian/Saint Peter's Child
Care Center to witness the sev
enth Little Miss America
Pageant sponsored by the
Winston-Salem Alumnae
Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority.
Eight girls, ages 6-13, were
presented in a five-scene pro
gram that gave them the oppor
tunity to display their speaking
ability, modeling, swim suits,
talent and question answering
ability. Each contestant was
sponsored by a member of the
sorority, assisted by parents.
Princess Allen, grandchild
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wynn
Sr., was crowned queen. She is a
student at Walkertown Middle
School.
First runner-up was Sierra
Douglas, daughter of Jaffey
Ferree-White and The Rev.
Darrell White. She is a fifth
grader at Ibraham Elementary
School. The second runner-up
was Verinitra Yountz, daughter
of Veroble E. Yountz and
Patricia Y. Fulton. She is a stu
dent at Ephesus Seventh Day
Adventist Church School. The
third runner-up was Jessica
Burton, daughter of Pamela
Burton Wright. She is a student
at Old Richmond Elementary
School.
All of the girls will be pre
sented at the Jabberwock perfor
mance Saturday, March 22, at
Anderson Center on the
Winston-Salem State University
campus.
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The four top winners in the pageant are Sierra Douglas, first runner-up; Princess AUen, queen; Verinitra
Yountz, second runner-up; and Jessica Burton, third runner-up.
Jltle Miss America contestants were, left to right, Brittany Watson,
'asmine Mickens, Daniella Clark, Sierra Douglas, Princess Allen,
ferinitra Yountz, Jessica Burton and Chassidy Manns.
Verinitra Yountz, during the tal
ent show, did the sign language to
Luther Vandross' music "To
Reach the Impossible Dream.
Sierra Douglas displays her talent
with a reading and mini-skit to
Maya Angelou's poem "I Know
Why the Caged Bird Sings."
Brittany Watson arouses the audi
ence with a pantomime to the
music "I Love the Lord."
Chassidy Mann performs a top
donee selection.
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Little Miss America Crowned
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Standing with the crowning contestant are Louise Smith, Andrias
Brandon, directors of the pageant; and Margaret Johnson, morning
anchor for WXII, who was mistress of ceremonies for the afternoon.
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