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2016 Junior Royalty Winners: Queen Kendall Gaudens, Princess Peyton Hobbs, Duchess Skyler Barber, and Baroness Aubrey Dunca
2016 JUNIOR ROYALTY QUEEN, PRINCESS, DUCHESS, AND BARONESS
BY DEANA GARRISON
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nce again, many family and friends gathered together in the Charlie Grimes Family Agricultural Center to watch and cheer on their favorite contestant competing for the 2016 Junior Royalty Queen, Princess, Duchess, and Baroness titles. Much excitement filled the air as the 2015 Junior Royalty Queen led the 32
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Pledge and introduced the mistresses of ceremony, all while using sign language. Mrs. Sara Beth Carlton and Mrs. Elizabeth Pierce introduced each contestant as they modeled across the stage in the preliminary competition. The judges definitely had their work cut out for them because each contestant looked amazing.
After the Preliminary Competition, the 2015 winners, Queen-JadeĂ Broome, Princess-Avery Surrency, Duchess-Madelynn Hardwick, and Baroness-Caitlin Davis entertained the audience while the audience waited on the top ten results. Everyone was eager to hear the announcement and cheers went up for
the following contestants in the top ten semi-final portion of the program: Baroness- (ages 5-6) Demi Atkinson, Kennedy Duncan, Amari Jackson, Ivy Garner, Lilyanna Perean, Aubrey Duncan, Bailey Keys, Karlee Stackhouse, Kamdyn Mosley, and Sophia Overstreet Duchess- (ages 7-9) Maya Howard, Lylh Linares, McKena Davis, Layla Lee, Milee Hasting, Abigail Mullis, Brooke Browning, Kendall Spencer, Chloe Shinneman, and Skyler Barber. Princess- (ages 10-12) Giselle Gutierrez, Callie Smith, McKenna Jordan, Kaylee Bowers, Rylie Vasquez, Emmylou Varnum, Peyton Hobbs, Pige Zarecor, Kate Daigle, and Lacie Collins Queen- (ages 13-15) Kiersten Struth, Kamille Long, Haley Lazzara, Hayley Duckson, Olivia Frazier, Sarah Gagnon, Alyssa Grimes, Reagan Ters,