Riverfest pageant winners announced
JEFFERSON – The 2014 Miss Riverfest Pageant was held Saturday in the Jefferson-Morgan High School auditorium.
The winners of the pageant were: Petite Miss Riverfest Jersey Gianna Smith, 7, of Carmichaels; Junior Miss Riverfest Hannah Giles, 10, of Carmichaels; Teen Miss Riverfest Caitlyn Ricco, 14, of Carmichaels; and Miss Riverfest Erin Kline, 16, of Rices Landing. Each of the winners received a crown, sash, trophy, flowers and cash award.
First runners-up were Petite Miss Bailey Smith, 6, of Carmichaels; Junior Miss Ainsley Grace Chadwick, 10, of Carmichaels; Teen Miss Payden Policz, 13, of Waynesburg; and Miss Riverfest Baylee Ann Wydo, 16, of Carmichaels. Each received a trophy and flowers.
The age divisions were Petite Miss Riverfest, ages 5-7, Junior Miss Riverfest, ages 8-10; Teen Miss Riverfest, ages 11-14; Miss Riverfest, age 15 to junior in high school.
Erin Kline was the top seller of advertisements and sponsorship. She received a plaque and $100 cash award.
The photogenic winners were Petite Miss Jersey Gianna Smith; Junior Miss Hannah Giles; Teen Miss Payden Policz; and Miss Riverfest Baylee Ann Wydo. Each winner received a plaque.
Judges for the pageant were Kathy Smartnick, executive director of the Miss Laurel Highlands Scholarship Organization, which is a franchise to Miss America; Melanie Jo Smartnick, who has competed for the title of Miss Pennsylvania America three times, holding the titles of Miss Keystone, Miss Greater Cranberry and Miss Steel Valley, and Mary Ann Braden, a former board member for the Miss Ohio Program.