BENTON COUNTY — Royalty at the recent Benton County Fair Beauty pageants included several girls from Gravette and western Benton County. Pictured, from the left, Lauren Kara, 16, of Gravette, Miss Benton County Teen; Kyla Berry, 16, of Bentonville, Miss Benton County Fair and also Miss Decatur Barbecue; Ashley Cordischi, 12,of Rogers, Miss Benton County Pre-teen; and Skyler Pierce, 14, of Gravette, Miss Benton County Junior-Teen.
Runners-up Contestants
Courtney Kay Millsap, 17, of Gentry, was first runner up in the Miss Benton County pageant. Kyla Fairbanks, 16 of Bentonville, was second runner up.
In the Miss Benton County Teen pageant, Jacquelynn Janes,15, of Gravette, was first runnerup; Ashton Dawson, 16, of Bentonville, second runner-up; and Stormi Pierce, 16, of Gravette, was third runner-up.
First runner-up in the Miss Benton County Jr. Teen pageant was Courtney Tedder, 14, of Bentonville; second runner-up, Morgen Pack, 14, of Pea Ridge; third runner-up, Bailee Anne Lane, 13, of Bentonville; fourth runner-up, Kendra Speer, 14, of Gentry; and fifth runner-up, Kelly Marchant, 14, of Springdale.
Destini Hicks, 12, of Bella Vista was first runner-up in the Miss Benton County Pre-teen pageant; Kinzie Stanphill, 10, of Bella Vista, second runner-up; Lauren Butler, 12, of Rogers, third runner-up; Grace Blasi, 11, of Bella Vista, fourth runner-up; and Halley Tedder, 10, of Bentonville, fifth runner-up.
Community, Pages 16 on 09/01/2010