PHOTOS BY JENNA FRISBY / THE VILLAGE REPORTER
PAGEANT … After three years of no pageant, the Queens of West Unity Pageant is back up and running. This year’s theme was ‘Rock Around the Clock’. This year’s newly crowned queens are pictured above (left to right): Junior Miss West Unity Scarlett Runkel, Teen Miss West Unity Nayah Rodriguez, and Little Miss West Unity Logan Layman. VIEW 271 PHOTOS OF THIS CONTEST FOR FREE AT WWW.THEVILLAGEREPORTER.COM
By: Jenna Frisby
THE VILLAGE REPORTER
jenna@thevillagereporter.com
After three years of waiting the Queens of West Unity Pageant is back up and running thanks to directors Leslie Campbell and Megan Bible for orchestrating the event and ensuring it could come together for all the contestants.
The pageant was held at 5:00 p.m. on June 15th, at the West Unity High School. With a turnout of well over 100 individuals the pageant would definitely be considered a huge success.
This year there were fourteen girls who competed for a crown in their perspective divisions. The program started with a welcoming act performed by all the contestants and reigning queens.
The act was followed by summer wear and formal wear, then on-stage questions, the final walk for reigning queens and finally awards.
This year’s contestants and their sponsors for Little Miss West Unity were: Lucille Bible – Slicker Farms, Addyson Bigelow – Heager Firearms, Allison Campbell – Linger Pharmacy, Brielle Gubbins – Little Lights Daycare and Preschool, Logan Layman – Layman Construction, Cecelia Rodriguez – Miguel’s Trucking, Oaklee Sheets-Meyers – L&S Hay and Straw, Addison Siegel – R and N Freezer Beef, and Gracie Whitman – Millcreek Coffee and Cones.
Contestants and their sponsors for Junior Miss West Unity were: Bailee Bernath – MW Solutions, Cecilia Eidenier – El Jarro, Kourtney Miller – Partner in Crime Catering, and Scarlett Runkel – Action Hair Designers.
Lastly, the only contestant and her sponsor for Teen Miss West Unity was Naya Rodriguez – Jacoby’s Smokehouse.
Awards that were given out were for: People’s Choice – Brielle Gubbins, Little Miss Photogenic – Logan Layman, Runner up Cecelia Rodriguez, Little Miss West Unity Logan Layman, Highest 50/50 Ticket Seller Scarlett Runkel, Junior Miss Photogenic -Kourtney Miller, Runner up Bailee Bernath, Junior Miss West Unity Scarlett Runkel.
Lastly, for the Teen Miss West Unity since there was only one contestant she won the following prizes: Teen Miss Photogenic, Teen Miss West Unity.
All the contestants gave it their all and from summer wear to speeches to everything between it gave joy to people to be able to see the girls all enjoying something together, whether performing or not.