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Howard County royalty

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Posted 7/2/12

Several beaming faces stole the spotlight throughout the evening Wednesday at the Howard County Fairgrounds. A total of 28 contestants (11 princess, six prince, seven teen and four queen) took part …

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Howard County royalty

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2012 Miss Howard County Samantha Williams (right) shows her excitement as she is crowned by outgoing queen Nazow Tarakai. Williams will represent Howard County at the 2012 Missouri State Fair Queen Pageant held Aug. 9-10 in Sedalia.Abbey Ruggles was crowned 2012 Miss Teen Howard County.Aven Bange (left) and Melissa Innes (right) were named the 2012 Howard County Fair Prince and Princess.Several beaming faces stole the spotlight throughout the evening Wednesday at the Howard County Fairgrounds. A total of 28 contestants (11 princess, six prince, seven teen and four queen) took part in the Howard County Fair Prince, Princess, Teen and Queen competitions.

The evening began with the prince and princess contestants chatting with judges off-stage during the interview stage of the competition. Then all 17 contestants came on stage for the other portion of the interviewing process, having one-on-one conversations with Chris Rohlfing, master of ceremonies.

The following are the top three winners for prince and princess: Prince contest: Winner: Aven Bange; First runner-up: Gavin Callahan; Second runner-up: Jayden Shiflett. Princess contest: Winner: Melissa Innes; First runner-up: Kyra Skaggs; Second runner-up: Maddox Wells.

Following that, contestants for the Miss Howard County Teen and Queen pageants took to the stage. All 11 contestants performed in the talent portion of the competition and then dressed for the evening gown competition. The queen contestants also answered an on-stage question.

Abbey Ruggles was named the 2012 Miss Teen Howard County. She sang and played guitar to “Low” during the talent competition.

Samantha Williams was named the 2012 Miss Howard County. She sang “Heat Wave” during the talent competition.

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