Miss Camellia

Pictured from left to right are: Loni Nicole Blatz, 1st Runner-Up from Andalusia; Mikaylah Dugans, Miss Camellia and Talent winner from Springvile; Mattie Cook Miss Rising Star from Greenville; Jessica Procter, Miss Alabama; and Mary-Elizabeth Killian, 2nd Runner-Up from Hoover. They were selected this past Sunday evening at the annual beauty pageant hosted by the Greenville Kiwanis Club. The event was held at the Ritz Theater. Miss Camellia is an official preliminary pageant for the Miss Alabama Pageant for young women ages 17-24. The contestants had to answer an on-stage question and compete in talent, swim wear and an evening gown competition. Miss Rising Star Mattie Cook will have the opportunity to spend a day with Dugans and will be introduced on stage at the Miss Alabama Pageant. (Bruce Branum | The Standard)