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Show Petite Michelle Shoell named as Lindon Jr. Miss in pageant "Thank Heaven for Little Girls," was the theme of the evening as Lindon chose the royalty to represent their city. The new tradition was started in Lindon on May 8 as 18 young girls participated in the first Juii'or Miss Pageant. The new queen and her attendants will represent the city in the August Fair days and participate in local parades throughout the summer. Michelle Shoell was selected as queen while Heather Anderson and Amanda Hatch will serve as attendants. at-tendants. Michelle is the daughter of Mike and Shyrleen Shoell and she is in the sixth grade. Heather is the daughter of Carl and Debbie Anderson, An-derson, she is also in the sixth grade. Amanda is the daughter of Jerald and Shauna Hatch and she is in the fifth grade. The contest was in the form of three divisions. In the first phase each girl entered the stage area and was introduced by Mistress of Ceremonies, Cristie Berg. Christie told a little about each girl and also mentioned her favorite food. Pizza seems to be the number one favorite of the contestants, age 10 through 13. . In the second division each girl performed a talent number. The young girls displayed a variety of abilities. Vocal solos, ballet, drill and jazz dance, an original painting display, gymnastic routine, piano solos and dramatic readings were all part of the special program. The auditorium was filled with family and friends cheering for the contestant of their choice. While the contestants prepared for the "Best Dress and Personality" division, Michael McMillan presented the theme song, "Thank Heaven for Little Girls." The girls returned to the stage modeling a best dress and telling something about themselves in the final division. When ask what the girls enjoyed m ost about the competition, many responded with the tea held last Saturday. The girls had a chance to model on stage, get acquainted with one another and loved the hot fudge sundaes served at the event. Attendant Heather Anderson loved tumbling until one day before the tea when she had an accident and broke her arm. It did n ot stop her from giving an excellent performance per-formance with her jazz routine. Michelle played a piano solo for her talent number and Amanda also performed on the piano. Michael McMillan sang the Queen's Song as the new royalty was crowned and flowers presented. Parents of the royalty were informed in-formed they have the pleasure of organizing next years pageant. This years chairwoman, Colleen McMillan was assisted by Marcia Peterson, Cristie Berg, Becky Fryer and Cheri Hansen. Other candidates participating in the contest were: Holly Olsen, Jennifer Marchbanks, Nicole Ahlstrom, Peggy Wheeler, Becky Fryer, Tiffany Roundy, Tandy McClellan, Lorie Veenker, Mary Lynn Stele, Sarah Barney, Heather Collins, Amy Marchbanks, Mykel Atkin, Raquel Fryer and Rikkie Lyn Ovard. |