Klein, Tweedie take Mars Hill crowns
By Tomi Henderson
Special to the Star-Herald
The 2011 Miss Greater Mars Hill and Little Miss Mars Hill pageants were held on Saturday, April 2.
Photos courtesy of Tomi Henderson
QUEEN AND HER COURT —
The newly crowned Miss Greater Mars Hill 2011 Whitney Klein, center,
is shown with the First Runner-Up Lindsey Watson,
at left, and Second Runner-Up Chelsea Stiggle, at right. Whitney was crowned following the April 2 pageant held at the Mars Hill and Blaine Community Center.
The event began with the interviews taking place in the afternoon. The pageants began at 6 p.m., with the Greater Miss contestants doing their opening routine, followed by the Little Misses’ opening routine. Maine Potato Queen 2010 Brittni Mosher welcomed the crowd.
Mistresses of Ceremony for the evening were Michelle McLaughlin and Shelby Hallett. The evening’s competition began with sportswear for both the Little and Greater contestants, followed by the talent competition. This was followed by the Little Miss party dress and question competition and the Greater Miss evening gown and question event.
JANELLE TWEEDIE
sang and danced to “Love Bug” as her talent
during the Little Miss Mars Hill 2011 pageant on April 2.
She was crowned the new Little Miss and also received the award for High Ticket Sales.
The talent competition for the Little Miss contestants began with Janelle Tweedie singing and dancing to “Love Bug.”
Janelle was named the new Little Miss Mars Hill 2011 and also received the award for High Ticket Sales.
She is the daughter of Josh and Jennifer Tweedie.
LIBBY GRASS
models her evening gown
during the Little Miss Mars Hill 2011 pageant on April 2.
Libby Grass is the daughter of Neil and Lisa Grass.
She did a very energetic gymnastics dance to “Wipe Out” as her talent.
SARAH MAILLETT
is shown in her beautiful evening gown
during the Little Miss Mars Hill 2011 pageant on April 2.
Sarah Maillett performed a vocal selection entitled “The Climb” as her talent.
She is the daughter of Jason and Heather Maillett.
ELIZABETH HOTHAM
is all smiles as she shows off her evening gown during the Little Miss Mars Hill 2011 pageant. Elizabeth was named the first runner-up.
Elizabeth Hotham was the final contestant for the Little Miss Pageant.
She did a song and dance to “You Can’t Hurry Love” as her talent and was named the first runner-up.
She is the daughter of James and Stacie Hotham.
CHELSEA STIGGLE
was named the Second Runner-Up
in the Miss Greater Mars Hill 2011 pageant on April 2.
The Little Miss escorts were Brandon Wright, son of Edward and Tracey Wright, and Grayson McKenney, son of Dave and Susie McKenney. They were very handsome in their best suits as they performed their duties as escorts.
The first contestant for the Miss Greater Mars Hill title was Chelsea Stiggle. She did a great job with “Stupid Cupid” as her talent. She was named the second runner-up. Chelsea is the daughter of Michael and Bobbie-Jo Stiggle. Her escort for the evening was Robert McKenzie.
PATRICIA DONOVAN
is shown in her evening gown
during the Miss Greater Mars Hill 2011 pageant.
Patricia Donovan is the daughter of Harry and Candace Donovan.
She did a graceful self-choreographed dance to “You Raise Me Up” as her talent.
Patricia was escorted by her brother, Nathanael.
MARIAH BREWER
sang “What A Wonderful World”
during the talent portion of the Miss Greater Mars Hill 2011 pageant on Saturday, April 2.
Mariah received the award for High Ticket Sales.
Mariah Brewer performed a powerful rendition of “It’s A Wonderful World” as her talent.
She received the award for High Ticket Sales.
Mariah’s escort was Logan McLaughlin.
She is the daughter of Tim and Colleen Brewer.
WHITNEY KLEIN
did a wonderful gymnastics/dance routine
to “No Air” during the Miss Greater Mars Hill 2011 pageant on Saturday, April 2,
and was later crowned the new Miss Greater Mars Hill 2011.
Whitney Klein was crowned Miss Greater Mars Hill 2011.
She performed a gymnastics/dance routine to “No Air” as her talent.
The daughter of Jerry and Nancy Klein, Whitney was escorted by Ethan Garrison.
TANIKA KLINGER
models her evening gown during the Miss Greater Mars Hill 2011 pageant.
Tanika Klinger sang “Wrong Baby Wrong” as her talent.
She is the daughter of Janeil Klinger and Tyler Kinney.
Tanika was escorted by her dad, Tyler.
LINDSEY WATSON
was named the first runner-up
during the Miss Greater Mars Hill 2011 pageant on Saturday, April 2.
She played the piano and sang “Our God” as her talent.
She was also named Miss Congeniality.
Lindsey Watson is the daughter of Dana and Gloria Watson.
She sang and played the piano to “Our God” as her talent.
Escorted by her dad, Dana, Lindsey was named the first runner-up as well as Miss Congeniality.
RACHEL DONOVAN,
Miss Greater Mars Hill 2010, performed a self-choreographed dance
to “Always Enough” during the 2011 pageant held on April 2.
Entertainment was provided throughout the evening by Little Miss Mars Hill 2010 Gracie Giberson, who sang and danced to “Great Balls of Fire;” Miss Greater Mars Hill 2010 Rachel Donovan, who performed a self-choreographed dance to “Always Enough;” and Maine Potato Queen 2010 Brittni Mosher, who performed a gymnastics routine.
GIBERSON PERFORMS —
Little Miss Mars Hill 2010 Gracie Giberson performed a dance
to “Great Balls of Fire” during the Little Miss Mars Hill 2011 pageant.
This was another great pageant with a wonderful group of beautiful, young ladies. Thanks go to all the folks that made the pageant possible, especially to the Greater Miss Directors Mikala Woollard and Janine Stackpole and to the Little Miss Directors Kassandra Dominique and Tracey Wright.
NEW ROYALTY —
Little Miss Mars Hill 2011
Janelle Tweedie
takes to the runway after being crowned during the April 2 pageant.
