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Show 10 Vernal Express Wectesday, August 3, 1994 Postipoinieinnieirui off pageant by Melanie Morrison Lifestyle Writer Every little girl's dream is to be a queen sometime in her life and for some, that dream comes true. But this year, that dream is being put on-hold for some 20 applicants who hoped to vie for the title of "Miss Uintah County." "We had around 20 applicants at the end of May," said pageant director, direc-tor, Barbara (Hatch) Piner, a former Miss Uintah County herself. "I was real excited with the response a couple of months ago, but now, what are we going to do?" The 20 applicants dwindled down to a total of three last week and forced a postponement of the Miss Uintah County Pageant scheduled at the beginning of the Uintah County Fair activities. This postponement concerns former Fair chairperson, Jean Fabrizio who resurrected the pageant five years ago, after a 17 year dry spell. "I don't want to see the pageant die," Fabrizio said. "Carcn Trogstad pageant chairperson chairper-son spent days and weeks talking to young girls and getting them excited ex-cited about the pageant We worked too hard to get the pageant going again and I don't want that hard work to go to waste." Pincr soundly stated that the intention in-tention of the postponement is not to delete the pageant from the Fair, but to delay it until September so more interest in participation could be generated. The Miss Uintah County Pageant is a preliminary competition to the Miss America pageant held in Atlanta, Ca. in September. This is a scholarship pageant that opens up a lot of doors for young women to get an education. U isn't a beauty contest like some people think," Pincr sail 1993 Miss Uintah County, Jennifer Kerns, knows what her pageant director is talking about Since completing hci year of reign, Miss Kerns will receive a S700 scholarship that she will use this fall at Utah Valley State College in Oicm. Miss Kerns gave up one w-mcsier of college at Bngham Young Utuvmity to complete her tmrmwity service project. She cm-phawes cm-phawes that delaying school is not Campbell tells story of friendship with Josie by Metanlt Morrison After p U a prrwn 4e-met 4e-met a test. Nt hm ihc per-ut per-ut Hat flr4 l hef life to he !p uteid4 tn-M. tKe to the tJbWauvc cfliu t4 4 )raU f ;.Vf Cattl n4 hrr f i 14, cv4e L, ;tt it rA titttTi m lie, jo: tu,x'i. uif4 "Vmi TV Uk it i 0 rfSoKf trrft tfyyj . f ' " V f 'J- - "X ireaps comiceinrsi necessary tor Miss Uintah County, but she chose to do so because of her dedication to a project she felt strongly about Miss Kerns' community com-munity service project, a seat belt campaign, paid off for her when it netted her an additional $1,000 scholarship at the Miss Utah pageant and a chance to vie to $5,000 scholarship at the Miss America pageant The seat belt campaign project earned first place at the Miss Utah pageant and will be judged at the Miss America pageant this September. According to information provided provid-ed by the Miss America pageant officials, of-ficials, the pageant, at the local, state and national levels, represents the largest private scholarship foundation foun-dation for women. In 1993, scholarships scholar-ships totaling over $18,000 were available to contestants with Miss America earning $35,000. All semi-finalists semi-finalists receive $6,000 each and every contestant earns $2,500 in scholarship money. Additional money can be earned in the talent and swimsuit contests as well as from private foundations. Leanza Cornett, Miss America 1993 said, "If it weren't for the Miss America Scholarship program, I would not be able to complete my degree in communications debt free!" Pincr said that one concern contestants con-testants this year had with competing compet-ing was the swimsuit competition. She tried to reassure the young ladies that the swimsuit phase, now referred to as the physical fitness portion of the competition was strictly private with just the judges and mothers watching. Miss Kerns said that she was less than ten-seconds on stage last year during the physical fitness portion and that the swimsuit was as modest as any she'd ever seen. The top panel came back here," she said pointing behind her underarms, under-arms, "and cut low on the bottom not high on the thigh. I certainly didn'l feci uneasy dressed in the suit" Another concern some of the contestants con-testants had about the physical fitness fit-ness pan of the contest was that the girls didn'l feel they had the most perfect body in the world. Pincr said the judges arc nc looking for the best body, ihcy arc looking for a told by Mt. JWn. Photograph from Mrs, Campbell's collection in-tlude in-tlude 4 a rare picture of Joie laying in her crffm before being buried in the ftaiimt famdy plot in Brown's rk. Mr. Campbell mat arputrae4 ith Jane tn Jomc' turf year irtJ prM many flight n4 da)t W Jc'i cNft in Cub Creek. In the h. Mr, Campbell vi4!y k-Kites k-Kites Jcwc'i home, her hkc, the pftcrUl trgr4y bcn louc'i tahitl W Himt id tSc J' bt few )taft, Vi hen nkc4, Ntn, CptJl wi4 tM 4n imle, Jwie tag-cd Viy Cantfr T it ; in role model and ambassador who can represent Uintah County, the state of Utah and possibly United States in an attractive and poised manner and one who takes personal pride in her physical fitness and health. She also said that the Miss America pageant directors are considering con-sidering eliminating the swimsuit contest from the pageant on the recommendation rec-ommendation of Miss Utah pageant directors. It has been suggested that the swimsuit portion be replaced with sportswear and include an aerobic aer-obic work-out Miss Uintah County is chosen using us-ing the same criteria as Miss America. Appearance, a private interview in-terview with the judges, evening wear and talent are judged, besides the physical fitness portion. Some people may be concerned that the cost is prohibitive for some families to bear. Piner said they encourage en-courage the young ladies to "borrow, "bor-row, borrow, borrow!" and offer eveningwear and accessories from past queens as an alternative to purchasing pur-chasing new clothes. "I used my senior se-nior prom dress with borrowed shoes in the eveningwear category. In addition, I wore a church dress for the interview with the judges. This certainly helped my family's budget during the Miss Uintah County pageant" Pincr said. Miss Kerns added that she even borrowed bor-rowed a flute last year for her talent because she had given hers away previously. Any young woman between the age of 18 (as of June 1) and 26 that has a clean moral character is eligible eligi-ble to enter the Miss Uintah County pageant She must not be or ever been pregnant; ever been convicted of a crime or currently charged with a crime; performed any act or engaged en-gaged in any activity which is or could be characterized as dishonest, immoral, immodest, indecent or in bad taste. The applicant signs a contract con-tract staling such and, according to Pincr, they trust that the contract will eliminate the girls who don't fit the requirements. "I had a call shortly after the first meeting from one girl who excused herself because be-cause of one of these reasons. I didn'l pursue the reason, but did thank her for being honest enough to realize she wasn't eligible to compete," Pincr said. for a relationship with the infamous outlaw, Dutch Caividy, who would viwt her at a restaurant he ran in Kixk Springs. J owe told Mix Campbell that Cavudy was often ferred to at a Iwfnend" hut they (vvrr HJ a wwnt rcbuonjAip. r.ihef married Duar4 Campbell n4 Ipgethcr they fie4 wic t)on, who wat lUr4 in an awtrwtw. hk ni4cnt hen be wat M, They rtilo4 in tlrofl lal M t Campbell wat lmn at 'Vajher" 14 appTOflf W Mn4fntt 4wf ifg hrf tmrt, Some ihoafi Ma 4ct Ktt umt pm4 sray, an4 many Mill f in4 time uy at4 it bfArvr tfie y mttofrc atm LUe ifl ftrft'l Pub fM ry M it a Mtfcpte anj fci!vrt & y Ufyc4 twif.t. Cafttrli If n nry ghrM thaikmg a &ry rhfc bpMfrepet t4Ut& Irt tt$Wt thfif ma4. May ltpt4 fre prKtmUKi 't4 h lre i 4 Kat ii tse we to tvr4 lwl fre iTTiy M iivJ M fry p d?y Ne rw4 Xv y. TWy f4 tM tw( tli fre 1-? y Mrfi ( lie' W tttn , r-V (HI oNHfldHI 1 1 r IimiJ PAGEANT DIRECTOR, Barbara Piner, and 1993 Miss Uintah County, Jennifer Kerns discuss participation par-ticipation strategies at the Miss Uintah County Loye Ann Manwaring has been holding work shops for applicants in the Miss Uintah County pageant since it restarted five years ago. These work shops include preparing the girls for competition. She held work shops three days each week and sometime two times a day to accommodate work schedules for contestants. The work shops include poise, interview, appearance, wardrobe and talent In addition to the chance to win-scholarships, win-scholarships, the local, state and national na-tional pageants offer a young lady the opportunity to sharpen qualities of character and talent that can be used for the rest of their lives. "I can't understand why someone wouldn't want to participate," Miss Kerns said. "I have gained so much this past year that I will use in my future. I've learned communication skills that will better my chance in life when dealing with other people." peo-ple." Since the pageant has been postponed post-poned until September, Miss Kerns will continue to represent Uintah County at various functions until she passes her crown to the next Miss Uintah County. Included in these functions will be Fair activities activi-ties next week. She will not compete com-pete in the Utah State Fair pageant this year, however, because that pageant has been dropped from the back in with the con. Mrt, Campbell hat bom rreog ni4 for making many coMnbu lions in her life, In the late 1980. hc wat tbovn by the Mtucum (4 Wcrtern Colorado at I living RcKcwvc" (or ftfckh hc rwcie4 a pbfjtie, Tbc infiptao m the pujuo rtadt, "Vicorrn C4cra4o'i natural rtmutttt are twwtrd I let mountaint, canyon t, fittl a4 detrru intftt all we tSnm, Tbc quality ef life in Wcocrn Cotnra4o it ali dVprrtJent m ti ig ftwintips the m4ivi4ua;t bne itt, twj, 4r4aKi a4 frtnrjN made 0ut trimt i pt m ftti w live, the lit t4 rtt wm 4 f U a44Mrt, M. CrtJ t?4 a the r"4 mrtal f. the a hwf he hM4 4f . M hfan. tV Wl t iSr ib, f4 hem ,aw tit ip, lvr$nm, 'n Irt N V f M tH. li 4-4v. 4-4v. Nr fmrti TIC llf5 wnp irt Mvti W SfwJ to h? f5l t.ri to fthmdl hA it awi r t it to f, Mrv Cffl'i tr- ! HI it tH tr "Vfi tfc TJi t.V imi V WsAr IViHBjr M-sfWi. TH m. W fetNTSI Vri f ntMi V flftw fjanrMl i V Cer1fTt n t ftei- I pageant. This year's pageant poned until September. Utah State Fair activities, According to State Fair officials, because of low attendance last year, the state fair lost money and the pageant was one of the first activities activi-ties to be eliminated. Low attendance atten-dance has been attributed to a shooting during the first few days of last year's State Fair. Marjorie Vincent, Miss America 1991, summed up her experience as Miss America, "The pageant program pro-gram has given me a sense of confidence confi-dence and an increased awareness of my capabilities. Scholarships I earned through the program enabled me to fulfill my educational goals; i np i La TWO OUCtHS, Jcftnlf Kerns aftd NM4 Itm&fi shaffi is tme-Ih4 tme-Ih4 f91 Ufe Kmj wft CiOwtvd UI8 UNah COunly. "J " l. n... r I ; i 1 t4. J ; ; 4 1, has been post- to focus on my love for music during dur-ing my undergraduate studys and to continue on to law school at Duke University. Now that I have been crowned Miss America, I will complete com-plete school totally debt-free. Competitions and public appearances appear-ances have enabled me to exercise and enhance my communication skills." It is pageants, such as Miss Uintah County, that make little girls' dreams of being a queen come true. For more information about the upcoming pageant in September, contact Barbara Pincr at 789-51 14. ,'3 . r if) ( V nao c bs'm m ft Vies t?n ytrs a?3. |