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Wendy Williams Claims Second Miss Brunswick CountyTitle BY DOUG RUTTFR For the second consecutivc year, for the N.C. Literacy Conference, made brief remarks during the pro¬ For Wendy Williams of Lcland, Lisa Dale Young of Long Beach Miss Fletcher noted that North gram, and Commissioner Benny the sccond time around was jusl as was named second runner-up. The Carolina has the third highest rate Ludlum helped present preliminary sweet as the first. 20-year-old daughter of Mr. and of illiteracy in the United States. awards. The county was the largest "It feels just as good to win this Mrs. James Young, she performed a Other visiting queens who per¬ single contributor to this year's pag¬ lime.maybe even better!" she said classical flute solo as her talent. formed Saturday were Jennifer eant. Saturday night after being crowned Anna Vamam of Vamamtown was Anne Sauder, Miss Florida 1987, In addition to earning the right to Miss Brunswick County for the sec¬ named Miss Congeniality for the and Patricia Brant, Miss Louisiana represent Brunswick County next ond time in three years. third year in a row. She also' won 1987. Miss Sauder sang three times summer at the Miss North Carolina Facing four other contestants the preliminary swimsuil award. during the program, while Miss Pageant, Miss Williams will receive with lots of pageant experience. The 24-year-old daughter of Mr. Brant served as mistress of cere¬ a $550 scholarship. She also re¬ Miss Williams won the Miss Bruns¬ and Mrs. Cortland Vamam, she sang monies and entertained the crowd ceives an official Miss America pre¬ wick County 1990 title Saturday the country music song Break It To with her talents as a ventriloquist. liminary crown, trophy, travel ex¬ night at Hatch Auditorium on Oak Me Gently in talent competition. She took the stage with her friends. penses, wardrobe allowance and in¬ Island. Jennifer Carol Kye of Holden Gumbo Gator and Cooper. cidental expenses amounting to a "I knew what to expect, so it was Beach won the preliminary inter¬ total award package in excess of a lot easier this time," said Miss view award. The 23-year-old Miss Sauder, a finalist in the $2,000. She will also receive a com¬ Williams, who also won the 1988 daughter of Rachel H. Kye of 1987 Miss America Pageant, now petition swimsuit and shoes from Miss Brunswick County Scholar¬ Holden Beach and Glenn Kye of perfoims regularly at Walt Disney Cheryl Prewitt, Miss America 1980, ship Pageant. "It was a wonderful Winnabow, she performed a modem World in Orlando, Fla. Miss Brant whose participation in Saturday's experience." jazz dance in talent competition. was a preliminary talent winner and pageant was canceled for medical Miss Williams, the daughter of Operating on its largest budget finished first runner-up to Miss reasons. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Williams, sang ever, according to David Clegg, America 1988. Both performers The First and second runners-up Through The Eyes Of Love in the president of the sponsoring organi¬ were popular with the crowd and receive scholarships of $250 and talent competition, which accounted zation, the pageant featured special signed autographs after the pageant. $100 respectively and trophies. for 40 percent of each contestants' entertainment from the reigning Miss Brunswick County 1989, Judges for the 1990 Miss Bruns¬ score. Other factors in the scoring Miss North Carolina and two past Tamala Carol Grissett of Grisset- wick County Scholarship Pag¬ were private interview, 30 percent; state pageant winners from Louis¬ town, also performed several times eant.who along with the audience swimsuit, 15 percent; and evening iana and Florida. Saturday night modeling outfits she laughed off insults from Miss gown, 1 5 percent wore at the 1989 Miss North Car¬ Brant's Gumbo Gator as they were A 22-year-old senior at the Miss North Carolina Kelly Dawn olina Pageant in Raleigh. introduced at the start of the pro¬ University of North Carolina at Wil¬ Fletcher of Morganton entertained She performed two selections on gram were Becky Tompkins of mington, Miss Williams is majoring the audience with a pair of songs. piano and joined the Miss Bruns¬ Ennice; Jeff Parker of Port Char¬ in health and physical education and Half A Moment and Amazing wick County Dancers for one num¬ lotte, Fla.; Karen Petit of Columbia, plans to become a teacher when she Grace. A senior majoring in public ber. The dance group was made up S.C.; Mark Hinson of Orlando, Fla.; graduates. relations at Appalachian State Un¬ of about 20 young women and girls and Lori Fraley of Columbia, S.C. Two-time Miss Brunswick Coun¬ iversity, she captured the 1989 Miss from local dance academies. Michael J. Chandler of the ac¬ ty Susan Ellen Holth of Southport North Carolina title competing as The Brunswick County Orches¬ counting firm Brock, Berry and was first runner-up this year. The Miss High Country. tra. conducted by Paul Pittenger, Padgett of Shalloue and Southport 25-year-old daughter of Mr. and She told the audience Saturday performed throughout the served as auditor. evening. ; Mrs. Ted Holth, she performed a that her two main goals as Miss The orchestra played to the The Miss Brunswick i « m wn * uh« and dance prior County PATRICIA Miss Louisiana entertains the crowd with Broadway song in talent North Carolina are to do away with start of the pageant and during the Scholarship Pageant was sponsored BRANT, 1987, competition. Miss Holth won the the stereotypes associated with 15-minute intermission. by Scholarship Pageants of Bruns¬ her skills as a ventriloquist. She is pictured with her friend. Cooper. county pageant most recently in pageants and to help in the Tight Brunswick County Commission¬ wick County Inc., a non-profit civic 1986. against illiteracy. A spokesperson ers Grace Beaslcy and Kelly Holden corporation. ~.vyy*- GreenAbbey Great House Restaurant & Lounge Seafood, Steaks and Traditional Southern Meals (803)249-2389 Open 5 p.m. Mon.-Sat "V 1 Block W. of 17 in Historic Little River i: Hwy. 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