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The annual Miss Cobb County
Pageant provides the local link to the Miss Georgia Pageant and the
Miss America Pageant. This program spotlights the talents and
achievements of the most outstanding young women in Cobb County,
emphasizing their educational goals.
During her year of service,
Miss Cobb County promotes our area by participating in various
civic, social, and charity events. The pageant production takes
place before a sold-out audience each August, and Miss Cobb County
reaches one of the highlights of her year by participating in the
Miss Georgia Pageant the following June.
The pageant was off to a good
start in 1958, when the first Miss Cobb County, Jeanette Ardell, a
modern version of Robin Hood, scored a bull's eye with her archery
routine to win the Miss Georgia title. Marilyn Olley, who has been
seen as the Mistress of Ceremonies on the telecast of the Miss
Georgia Pageant several times, won the 1969 title as Miss Cobb
County. Cynthia Cook, a tall blonde from Smyrna, won the hearts of Georgia with her
original ventriloquist act in 1971. Cynthia won the nod of the Miss
America judges as a talent winner and placed in the Top Ten
finalists at the Miss America Pageant. The 1987 winner, Kelly
Jerles, brought Cobb County its fourth crown. Kelly later became a
preliminary swimsuit winner at the Miss America Pageant.
Two other winners of the Miss
Cobb County title also later participated in the Miss America
Pageant. Lisa Seagroves, the 1984 Miss Cobb County, became Miss West
Virginia in 1988. Stephanie Michels, our 1989 Miss Cobb County,
returned to Columbus to claim the Miss Georgia title in
1992.
The heart of the Miss America
program is the fact that all workers are volunteers. The Miss Cobb
County Pageant is sponsored by the Miss Cobb County Scholarship
Pageant, Inc., a non-profit organization. The Miss America
Pageant...at the local, state, and national levels...represents the
largest private scholarship foundation for young women in the world.
The Miss Cobb County Scholarship Fund is made possible through the
generosity of interested business, civic groups, and individuals.
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