Photos by Michael Maley During opening number, Miss Gar- rett contestants ‘hula’ to ‘Tiny Bubbles”. Miss Garrett 1985, Kathy Hixson, takes her victory stroll down the runway. Pageant features 13 seniors Twenty-fourth annual Miss Garrett pageant fea- tured 13 seniors who charmed the audience with an Hawaiian dance for their opening number to “E Pele E” and “Tiny Bubbles” which they had practiced for eight weeks. Contestants competed in bathing suit and evening gown competition and each presented a three to five minute talent performance. While the final ballots were being counted, the la- dies appeared on stage sit- ting beside a portrait of themselves as babies while “Thank Heaven for Little Girls’ played in the back- ground. Bob Novy, master of cere- monies announced the win- ners. Jennifer Slone, sponsored by Garrett Chamber of Com- merce, won the evening gown award. Bathing suit top honors were awarded to Holly Hixson, who was spon- sored by the Elks Club: Cindy Stephenson, who sang and danced to “If They Could See Me Now,” won the talent Student Life Miss Garrett award; she was sponsored by Garrett American Legion Auxiliary. Named first run- ner-up was Dixie Helmick, sponsored by Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority. Dixie per- formed a gymnastic routine to ‘‘Sussudio” as her talent. And contestant number five, Kathy Hixson, was crowned Miss Garrett 1985. Kathy, who sang “Raining on the In- side,”” was sponsored by the Garrett Rotary Club. Remaining contestants were Lisa Wambsgnass, spon- sored by the Garrett Histori- cal Society; Doreen Zolman, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lynn Kobiela, Tri Kappa So- rority; Anne Brownell, Gar- rett Merchants; Brenda Kam- merer, Garrett Lions Club; Traci Pence, Garrett Ameri- can Legion; Pam Griffin, Psi lota Xi Sorority; and Lynn Miller, Garrett Eagles. Kathy and Dixie went on to compete in the DeKalb County Fair pageant where Dixie won the talent award and Kathy was named as first runner-up. —Kathy Hixson Cindy Stephenson dances and sings her way to the top talent award.
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