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Show Here she comes, Miss Summit County ...but which of these girls will it be? , , 1 1 1 It -JJ! I IlKe scnooi, sue says, aiming the scholarship would be welcome. And, she says frankly, 'Td like to be Miss Summit County." teacher's other students in a Miss Teen Utah contest. "It's a real showy kind of piece." And the piano at the Kimball has "a different touch than I'm used to... and there' re a few things, like the pedaling, I'll have to change..." She was hoping to practice on it a few times before pageant night. And, Kristin predicts with a smile, "Me being organized is something that never happens.. .when I get (to the pageant) I know I'll forget something.", But chances are good she won't forget her dress for the evening gown portion of the contest. "It was $39.99. I couldn't pass it up." As for the swimsuit competition, which will be held in the afternoon behind closed doors, "The judges want to know how you conduct yourself... if you can walk around in front of them in a swimsuit and high heels, you're probably pretty comfortable com-fortable with yourself." : 4 . ' K 9 '5 . i v basically a sun-worshipper. I love the Texas heat." But she's tom between her dance studies and the French language,, and contemplates combining her interests. "Maybe I'll be a dancer in France," she laughed. She's in the pageant for the fun, she said. "It's a new experience... (Miss Summit County) goes to all the fairs... I love to meet new people." She studied classical ballet for nine years, and has appeared in Ballet West's annual Christmas production, "The Nutcracker." "It was such a neat experience-one experience-one year I was a soldier, the next year I alternated as a servant girl and a page. When I got home, I couldn't even talk, I'd be so tired. "I tried out seven years and made it twice... I love to perform," she smiled. For the competition, she'll dance to music from the movie "Terms of Endearment." She and the other contestants have just two minutes, 40 seconds on the stage in which to impress the judges. Cheryl's been practicing on a friend's skating rink. "It has the same texture (as a dance floor)... I have lots of little blisters," she added with a grin. She won't be alone on pageant night. "A bunch of friends are coming up from Judge in a big van" to cheer her on, she said. And her father is in the group production number that opens the show. "He plays (the part of) Daddy," Cheryl laughed. "Hove it." His name may be familiar. Cheryl's father is Ron Perry, recently-appointed Summit County assessor. by ROBIN MOENCH Record copy editor Renee Daines is quick to point out that the Miss Summit County Scholarship Pageant is more than a beauty contest. Although swimsuit and evening gown categories are part of the competition, the talent portion of the pageant weighs most heavily about 50 percent in the judges' decision. Daines is coordinator of this year's pageant, which traditionally has been held in Coalville as the opening event of the Summit County Fair (Aug. 9-17). This year it will take place at the Kimball Art Center in Park City, on Saturday, Aug. 10, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Daines says 14 young women from all over the county will participate, "the largest turnout we've had for some time." She sees the pageant's purpose as twofold: It gives the winner a chance to continue her education and it is a showcase for the talents of the young women, who range in age from 17 to 25. "The scholarship ($1,000) is awarded, not in cash prizes," she said, "it's sent to the establishment where the girls further their education." One of the girls who will compete this year, Stephanie Weaver, 24, has participated in four or five pageants, said Daines. "She's been runner-up each time. But the $200 to $300 she wins sees her through another term at school. She's deciding whether to go on to law school." Aside from the prize, there are more immediate rewards, Daines said. "(The pageant) is a platform for young women to perform in a classy way. The Miss Universe program I could never go for, but Miss America..." The winner of the pageant will reign as Miss Dairy Princess at next month's Utah State Fair in Salt Lake City and will compete in the Miss Utah contest in the spring, with the possibility of taking a turn on the runway at the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City a year from now. But her duties as Miss Summit County, said Daines, are to "represent the county in parades, talk to civic organizations the Girl Scouts, 4-H, troops and she'll bethe-royalty bethe-royalty at rodeos." -v ,t.oo Here are profiles of four of the young women who could be crowned by Miss Summit County 1984, Laura Baker, on Saturday night: . W- ft III Pt-mL . 4". j&K "sir I f Holly Daines Like Cheryl Perry, Holly has studied dance with Ballet West and performed in "The Nutcracker" four years. She sees the pageant as "a really good chance for me to perform." Until about a year ago, she worked with the Butler Jazz Co. in Salt Lake City, "but we split and went our own ways. "I love (performing) dearly," she adds. Holly, 18, graduated from Park City High School this year and is headed for the "Y" Brigham Young University next month. She plans to major in education and minor in dance. And she, like Suzanne Yager, would like to join the Young Ambassadors, which "takes six-week trips, usually to Europe." She also was accepted in the Cougarettes the university's dance drill team that performs during sports events after tryouts last April. Pageant activity is nothing new to Holly. Her sister, Shelley, won the contest two years ago and her mother, Renee, is this year's pageant coordinator. Holly and her family moved from a home near Little Cottonwood Canyon in South Salt Lake five years ago. They live in Pinebrook. Holly will perform the lyrical jazz J routine she choreographed to the; t jazz harp music of Vollenweider. Regular jazz dance, explains Holly, "has a lot of 'hits' (abrupt movements) move-ments) and you hit hard," but lyrical jazz is more flowing." She'll wear a costume of chiffon to accentuate the smooth motion. In addition, "I took many years of ballet and incorporated that into my style." Holly works part time in the family business, The Flower Box in the Holiday Village Mall. "I like working with flowers. As a florist I can always get a job. It's a good trade," she says. She arranges flowers, delivers them "and I also help Mom with the books." Holly should feel comfortable performing at the Kimball. She was in the cast of the "Cabaret" production staged on a wooden platform there by Ed Perez a few years ago. And she's on familiar terms with the evening gown she's chosen to wear. It's her junior prom dress, "a sort of high-fashion Vogue (design), a big poofy thing." She's more concerned about the interview segment of the pageant than the bathing suit parade. "You have to have some background and know a little bit about your county." But when she steps onto the stage, she won't really be alone. Her brother, Spencer, 12, will be in the audience, recording the moment with his camera. ' Suzanne Yager Suzanne will be competing in a wide-open field: She's the only singer on the pageant's roster. At 17, Suzanne, who will be a senior next year at Park City High School, has sung in choruses since fifth grade. But she doesn't want to pursue voice as a career. Instead, she'll major in special education at Brigham Young University. Teaching Teach-ing the deaf is her ambition, an interest that grew from a seed planted by an impressive elementary school teacher. "Our sixth-grade service squad worked with the deaf." , .. But she doesn't intend to abandon , singing altogether, said Suzanne, who has had some lessons and has sung solos in chorus competitions. She hopes to join the Young Ambassadors, BYU's world-traveling performance group. Suzanne and her family, including five girls and one boy "I'm the fourth... we're all 16 months apart" moved to Pinebrook from Detroit, Mich., four years ago. She's been assistant manager at the Holiday Village Cinemas in Park City for two years. She says the swimsuit contest "seems really silly" and it makes her a little nervous. On the other hand, she said, the pageant organizers are making the contest a lot of fun. The production number, she said, will be "the best part of the whole show." For the talent segment, she'll sing the World War II favorite, "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree," to music taped on minus tracks one side of the tape is vocals only, and the other side is orchestration only. Because Suzanne's brother is dating Laura Baker, last year's Miss Summit County, Suzanne has a good idea what to expect if she's crowned. "County fairs," she smiles. "And talks at schools." Suzanne hopes her younger sister, Carol, 15, will compete in the pageant next year. "We'll make it a family tradition." ' ' " ,'i s ' i I Kristin Swenson ' Kristin is one of three contestants who will play the piano. "I've competed against the one from Kamas... she's pretty good." But she isn't nervous. "I'm just going to be myself. One thing I hate is phoniness. If I happen to win, I don't want to have to put on a show for a year. If (the judges) happen to like me, that's fine." Kristin, 17, of Pinebrook, will be a senior at Park City High School next year. Although she's been studying the piano 10 years, she said she was never pushed. "My mom, piano-wise, piano-wise, she's always let me do it on my own." Kristin expects to continue her education at the University of Utah, where her piano teacher is an instructor. Then, if her interest in the piano is still strong "Park City (High School) doesn't have a vocational (program). At the U you have a wider variety" she'd like to get more serious about it. "I want to go to Juilliard (School of Music in New York) really bad." Even though the contest itself doesn't give her butterflies, she has a few qualms about getting ready for it. For one thing, the piece she's chosen to play, at 3M minutes, is a little long. "There's no way I can shorten it, If they cut me off, they cut me off." The cadenza, a piano solo from a concerto, was played by one of her "i i Cheryl Perry Cheryl, 18, graduated from Judge Memorial High School in Salt Lake City last spring. She'll commute from her Summit Park home to the University of Utah beginning this fall and will work part time as a bank teller. Then she hopes to win a dance scholarship to Texas Christian University, near Forth Worth, the following year. "It's great for dance," she said, adding, "I'm |
