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Current Titleholder: Mandy Ronen

Platform: Autistic Awareness

Talent: Vocal Performance

FORMER TITLEHOLDERS
	Alaina Fenton Miss Arkansas Valley 2006
Cassie Belmear Miss Arkansas Valley 2005	Hillary Gaston Miss Arkansas Valley 2004
Miss Arkansas Valley 2003 – Tiffany Yearout, El Dorado Top 10 Finalist & 3rd Runner-Up Miss Arkansas Valley 2002 – Summer Dawn Williams, Wichita Top 10 Finalist Miss Arkansas Valley 2001 – Jahree’ Thaw, Newton – Top 10 Finalist & 2nd Runner-Up Preliminary Swimsuit Winner Miss Arkansas Valley 2000 – Amy Lea Shaw, Derby MISS KANSAS 2000 Miss Arkansas Valley 1999 – Jahree’ Thaw, Newton Top 10 Finalist; Preliminary Swimsuit Winner Miss Arkansas Valley 1998 – Jeanne Anne Schroeder Aukofer, Hutchinson Top 10 Finalist Miss Arkansas Valley 1997 – Melanie Denno Watkins, Newton Miss Arkansas Valley 1996 – Jennifer Parks-Lafferty, Wichita MISS KANSAS 1996 Top 10 Finalist & 3rd Runner-Up Preliminary Swimsuit Winner Miss Arkansas Valley 1995 – Karie Youngers Lemon, Clearwater Top 10 Finalist & 4th Runner-Up Margene Savage Memorial Award as Outstanding Vocalist Preliminary Talent Winner Miss Arkansas Valley 1994 – Amy Graber Wallace, Kingman Top 10 Finalist & 4th Runner-Up Miss Arkansas Valley 1993 – Karen Price, Oxford Miss Arkansas Valley 1992 – Donna Warren Fierbaugh, Wellington Top 10 Finalist & 4th Runner-Up Debra Dene Barnes Award - As Outstanding Instrumentalist Miss Arkansas Valley 1991 – Cindy Hendricks Griffith, Arkansas City Miss Arkansas Valley 1990 – Kelli Potter Strang, Belle Plaine	Miss Arkansas Valley 1989 – Kasha Kelley Margolis, Arkansas City Miss Arkansas Valley 1988 – Kelly Wolfe Hoppe, Winfield Miss Arkansas Valley 1987 – Jennifer Hedrick Stultz, Wellington Top 10 Finalist & 4th Runner Up Debra Dene Barnes Award - as Outstanding Instrumentalist Miss Arkansas Valley 1986 – Diane Gray, Arkansas City Miss Arkansas Valley 1985 – Jennifer Hedrick Stultz, Wellington Debra Dene Barnes Award as Outstanding Instrumentalist Miss Arkansas Valley 1984 – Dori Withers Knobbe, Arkansas City Miss Arkansas Valley 1983 – Marganne Emery Streight, Derby Top 10 Finalist Miss Arkansas Valley 1982 – Keri Alexander Crask, Winfield Margene Savage Memorial Award as Outstanding Vocalist Miss Arkansas Valley 1981 – Danelle Bohannon Farlow, Arkansas City Top 10 Finalist Miss Arkansas Valley 1980 – Karla McCollum Cheney-Farmer, Winfield Miss Arkansas Valley 1979 – Diana Bonar Ruddick, Winfield/Wichita Miss Arkansas Valley 1978 – Lori Bowling Beckler, Winfield Miss Arkansas Valley 1977 – Betty Weninger Hund, Udall Miss Sumner County 1976 – Beate Eggert Pettigrew, Derby Top 10 Finalist Miss Sumner County 1975 – Carrie Wharry Marshall, Mulvane Miss Sumner County 1974 – Evonne Stunkel Bongiorni, Peck Miss Sumner County 1973 – Connie Godwin Helm, Belle Plaine Miss Sumner County 1972 – Sheana Binford Godwin, Udall Miss Sumner County 1971 – Kathy Kloefkorn Gann, Caldwell Miss Sumner County 1970 – Janet Ward Clark, Mulvane Top 10 Finalist Miss Sumner County 1969 – Virginia Lungren Vanek, Caldwell Miss Sumner County 1968 – Marsha Ann Parkins Carter, Belle Plaine Margene Savage Memorial Award as Outstanding Vocalist Miss Belle Plaine 1967 – Linda Green Lake, Oxford Margene Savage Memorial Award as Outstanding Vocalist Top 10 Finalist

OTHER FACTS AND FIGURES!

Two Miss Kansas – Jennifer Parks and Amy Lea Shaw

7 Top 5 Finalists – Jennifer Hedrick (1987), Donna Warren (1992), Amy Graber (1994), Karie Youngers (1995), Jennifer Parks (1996), Jahree’ Thaw (2001), Tiffany Yearout (2003)

16 Top 10 Finalists – Janet Ward (1970), Sheana Binford (1972), Beate Eggert (1976), Danelle Bohannon (1981), Marganne Emery (1983), Jennifer Hedrick (1987), Donna Warren (1992), Amy Graber (1994), Karie Youngers (1995), Jennifer Parks (1996), Jeanne Anne Schroeder (1998), Jahree’ Thaw (1999), Amy Lea Shaw (2000), Jahree’ Thaw (2001), Summer Williams (2002), Tiffany Yearout (2003)

1 Preliminary Talent Winner – Karie Youngers (1995)

3 Preliminary Swimsuit Winners – Jennifer Parks (1996), Jahree’ Thaw (1999 and 2001)

4 Outstanding Vocalists Winners – Marsha Parkins (1968), Sheana Binford (1972), Keri Alexander (1982), Karie Youngers (1995)

3 Outstanding Instrumentalist Winners – Jennifer Hedrick (1985 and 1987), Donna Warren (1992)

Since 1966, 287 young women have competed for $63,9670 in scholarships in the Miss Belle Plaine/Miss Sumner County/Miss Arkansas Valley Programs