Belhaven University - White Columns Yearbook (Jackson, MS)

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Bootsie Herring is currently reigning as the queen of her county's Farm Bureau. Arla Henjum, a transfer from Sara- sota, Florida, will represent her city in the 1964 Miss Florida Pageant. .1 X y ' f-1: pi A, - 4' '.. i ffl ' l l 9 l up I I , 15. we Among the Campus Sweethearts are Miss Young Republican Marilyn Catchingg 1963 Tau Sig Sweetheart, Ginger Bellg Circle K Sweet- heart, Margaret Stanfordg 1963 Circle K Sweetheart, Karen Gibson and Tau Sig Sweetheart, Emily Hyatt. Barbara Bailey, talent division winner and semi-Finalist in the 1963 Miss Mississippi contest, smiles after being named Miss Jackson. Miss Belhaven, Carolyn Vincent, chats with Virginia Watts formerly Miss Montgonlcry County and Marsha Rowland 1962 Miss Hospitality of Prentiss 54

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Beauty Titles . . Southern women have always been famous through- out the world for their beauty as well as their poise and charm. Belhaven certainly has a large percentage of these lovely belles within its own student body. Bel- haven coeds have acquired innumerable beauty titles throughout the nation and have reigned as forestry queens, water carnival queens, country, city, state and national beauty contest winners, May Queens, sweet- hearts and maids. One of the loveliest title holders, is Alabama's Maid of Cotton, Starr Smith. Starrls dark beauty and win- ning smile have made her a campus favorite not only at Belhaven but in her home state as well, for she First ofliciated as Montgomery County's Maid of Cotton. Barbara Bailey, renowned for her vivacious person- ality, is the present Miss Jackson and seminnalist in the Miss Mississippi contest. A finalist in the Miss Missis- sippi pageant, Carolee Cauthen of thrilling coloratura voice is the reigning Miss Pickens. Delicate Barbara Ezell also retains a city beauty honor as Miss Pascag- oula. Kay Smith, Junior Miss Forest and second al- ternate to Junior Miss Mississippi, and Bootsie Herring, Miss Montgomery County Farm Bureau, represent typi- cal Mississippi beauties. Arla Henjurn, newly crowned Miss Sarasota, and Loren Ormond, former state Miss Hospitality, Forestry and Water Carnival Queen, and 1964 national Maid of Cotton runner-up, prove that both beauty and intelligence are intrinsic in Southern women. Former title holders are Virginia Watts and Marsha Rowland, Miss Montgomery County and Miss Hos- pitality of Prentiss, respectively. Among the Sweethearts of the campus service fraternities are our WHITE COL- UMNS Queen Margaret Stanford, Karen Gibson, and Ginger Bell. Lovely 1963 May Queen and present Tau Sigma Phi Sweetheart is Emily Hyatt. 53 When Alabama's entry became the 1964- Maid of Cotton,' alternate Starr Smith became Alabama's new Maid of Cotton.

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.ft . A . ., .gas 2,3 fhlr-1 J' 'var' Loren Ormond, runner up to the National Maid of Cotton, clutches King Cotton as she pro- ceeds down the long ramp of Ellis Auditorium in Memphis, Tenn. -f -- .WV gi . -THM- A . 1.-' ' I! Barbara Ann Ezell is crowned Miss Pascagoula of 1963 by the outgoing queen and former Belhaven coed, Patricia Thompson. Belhaven coed Caro- lee Cauthen sang her way to the third alter- nate slot in the 1963 Miss Mississippi fi- nals. ll? -if-5Lf5i1K Freshman Kay Smith placed third in thc state's 1963 jr. Miss pageant. H4-mm