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Thursday, May 14, 2009 4:45 PM Miss Wilsons parade through town By Keith Barnes | Times Photojournalist Former Miss Wilson pageant winners will be celebrated with a parade through downtown Wilson Saturday morning starting at 10:30. The event kicks off a day of activities with Theater of the American South. Each Miss Wilson will ride in a Corvette supplied by Eastern Carolina Corvette Club during the parade, which starts at the intersection of Nash and Douglas streets. The Fike High School band will also be marching in the parade and providing music. Gary Cole, managing director of Theater of the American South, said the Miss Wilson winners were invited to take part in the festival because of "The Miss Firecracker Contest," one of the plays being performed for the festival. The play is a comedy about a Southern beauty pageant contestant. "Thematically, it ties in with the festival," Cole said. "This should be a lot of fun." Following the parade, Rebekah Revels Lowery, Miss North Carolina 2002, will speak at a luncheon beginning at noon. Lowery was in the news quite a bit after she turned in her crown when a former boyfriend announced he had compromising photos of her. She launched an unsuccessful court battle to regain her title. Among the former Miss Wilsons planning to ride in the parade is Sharon Allen, formerly Sharon Little, who won the title in 1992. Allen said becoming Miss Wilson was important to her and she has always taken pride in having won the title. She still stays in contact with other former winners and loves hearing about what they are doing. She also appreciates the connection with the Miss Wilson pageant and the festival. "Many of us began our careers with Miss Wilson connected with the arts," she said. Ada Grey (Coley) Hunt is another former winner who plans to be at the event. She became Miss Wilson in 1947 as a 19-year-old from Stantonsburg and still lives there with her husband, Seth Hunt. "Being Miss Wilson was one of the best experiences I've ever had," she said. "I wish every girl could do it. You meet so many nice people, and you make friends you don't ever get away from, and don't want to get away from." Her daughter, Coley (Hunt) Rhodes was also a Miss Wilson winner in 1972 and still lives in Stantonsburg. She also plans to be in the parade. Tickets to the luncheon are still available through the Arts Council of Wilson; cost is $12 per ticket. barnes@wilsontimes.com | 265-7855 |
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Family of a Miss Wilson title holder said...
Thanks Sharon for all your hard work in pulling this event together "at the last minute". Your dedication and compasion for Miss Wilson Outstanding Teen and Miss Wilson are commendable. You are truly loved and appreciated. We would love to see you take over the Miss Wilson Organization so it can once again be successful and the girls will get the opportunity to represent Wilson as they so well deserve.
Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 9:28 PM
Thanks Sharon for all your hard work in pulling this event together "at the last minute". Your dedication and compasion for Miss Wilson Outstanding Teen and Miss Wilson are commendable. You are truly loved and appreciated. We would love to see you take over the Miss Wilson Organization so it can once again be successful and the girls will get the opportunity to represent Wilson as they so well deserve.
Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 9:28 PM
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