Two Crowns awarded in Livingston on July 31
LIVINGSTON, ALABAMA: The Miss Tombigbee and Miss West Central Alabama Pageants awarded two crowns on Saturday, July 31, 2010 in Bibb Graves Auditorium on the campus of the University of West Alabama.
The theme for the evening was “Downtowns and Small Towns” based on The State of Alabama’s Tourism Departments salute to the Year of Downtowns and Small Towns. As the curtains opened there were 10 young women from around the state in black cocktail dresses ready for the evening. The stage was set with a large version of the Miss America Crown shining over a Downtown Park Scene.
The opening number was to the Patula Clarke song “Downtown” and after the contestants introduced themselves Jamie Hillman, Miss Tombigbee’s Outstanding Teen 2011, Claire O’Rear, Miss Tombigbee 2010 and Ashley Davis, Miss West Central Alabama 2010 who was crowned Miss Alabama 2010 were introduced and waved to the crowd. The first phase of competition was the On Stage Question portion of the pageant. Each contestant answered a random current event question. After each contestant finished, Miss Alabama entertained the crowd. Swimsuit Competition followed with Abigail Hardin from the University of Alabama winning this award. The emcee introduced the panel of 5 judges.
The talent portion of the pageant is very competitive. There were vocalist, pianist, and a variety of dance techniques. At the end of the night Meghan Muncher a Ballet en Pointe Dancer, from Jasper won the talent award.
The final phase of competition was the Evening Wear Competition with a variety of styles and colors gracing the stage with elegance. While the auditors were tabulating the judges score sheets Jamie Hillman was officially crowned as the new Miss Tombigbee’s Outstanding Teen for 2011. Jamie will participate in the Miss Alabama’s Outstanding Teen Pageant in March.
To close the evening Claire O’Rear gave a farewell speech and a final walk as Miss Tombigbee 2010. All ten contestants were again presented on stage with the closing number to the song “Stars Fell On Alabama Tonight”. As the music softly played the following awards were given:
- Claire O’Rear Award Winner – Jessica Brookshire
- Swimsuit Winner – Abigail Hardin
- Talent Winner – Meghan Muncher
- 2nd Runner up – Alyssa Boyd
- 1st Runner up – Abigail Hardin
- Miss West Central Alabama – Carly Evans
- Miss Tombigbee – Jessica Brookshire
Carly and Jessica will now compete in the Miss Alabama Pageant in June at the Wright Center on the Samford University campus in Birmingham, Alabama. If you would like to book Carly or Jessica to speak or entertain at your event, please contact the Executive Director, Carl Sudduth (205) 499-1599 or www.misstombigbee.com.
