Tuesday, September 6, 2011

FEATURE: Dale Fall Festival Queen Pageant

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Annastacia Sumbles of Gingerville, 16, waited backstage as she sat on the ground in the music room with her dress sprawled across the floor Sunday night during the Dale Fall Festival Queen Pageant at the Heritage Hills High School auditorium.

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Mallori Hirt of Santa Claus, 16, left, Alex Hamilton of Dale, 17, Taylor Sigler of Santa Claus, 17, Annastacia Sumbles of Gingerville, 16, Kara Huff of Dale, 16, Morgan Lowry of Santa Claus, 17, and Shelby Krutz of Evanston, 16, threw their hands into a cheer along with the other four contestants and the previous queen Sunday night before the Dale Fall Festival Queen Pageant at the Heritage Hills High School auditorium. Winners of the pageant included: Mallori Hirt of Santa Claus, 16, 2011 Dale Fall Festival Queen and Miss Photogenic; Taylor Sigler of Santa Claus, 17, first runner-up; Lydia Gentry of Lamar, 16, second runner-up; Jolene Gogel of Lamar, 16, third runner-up; and Alyssa Begle of Mariah Hill, 17, fourth runner-up and Miss Congeniality.

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Taylor Sigler of Santa Claus, 17, carefully applied lip gloss Sunday night backstage before the Dale Fall Festival Queen Pageant at the Heritage Hills High School auditorium.

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Alyssa Begle of Mariah Hill, 17, right, closed her eyes as she tried to gather focus before taking the stage while Kara Huff of Dale, 16, showed signs of stress and being nervous Sunday night during the Dale Fall Festival Queen Pageant at the Heritage Hills High School auditorium.

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Shelby Krutz of Evanston, 16, checked her text messages in the dressing room backstage Sunday night during the Dale Fall Festival Queen Pageant at the Heritage Hills High School auditorium.

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Left: Jolene Gogel of Lamar, 16, stood in the doorway as she tried to keep her calm backstage before taking the stage for the first time individually Sunday night during the Dale Fall Festival Queen Pageant at the Heritage Hills High School auditorium. Gogel was named third runner-up in the pageant. Right: Annastacia Sumbles of Gingerville, 16, stood on-stage smiling while waiting to answer a question for the judges and audience during the evening gown competition Sunday night during the Dale Fall Festival Queen Pageant at the Heritage Hills High School auditorium.

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While the judges' deliberation period, Annastacia Sumbles of Gingerville, 16, smiled as she hugged her mother Shannon Dean of Dale on Sunday night during the Dale Fall Festival Queen Pageant at Heritage Hills High School. "It's all about her. I didn't push her into this, she had the drive to do it all herself," Shannon Dean said. "I'm so proud of her. She's my little beauty queen."

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