EWU student crowned Miss Spokane

With an opera performance, in a navy evening gown, 24-year-old Eastern Washington student Ashlee Karras took the Miss Spokane crown for the second time Sunday night, making her the area’s local representative to the Miss America organization.

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Sun., Feb. 17, 2019

Ashlee Karras celebrates being named Miss Spokane 2019 during the Miss Spokane pageant at Shadle Park High School on Feb. 17, 2019. Karras received a $10,000 scholarship to Gonzaga University along with the title.

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Skye Potter, 16, performs a Bollywood dance during the 2019 Miss Spokane’s Outstanding Teen Competition at Shadle Park High School on Feb. 17, 2019. The event featured the last-ever lifestyle & fitness in sportswear category, talent portion and an on stage question in evening wear, and eventually 17-year-old Romey Fox was crowned winner of the competition.

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Madeline Gendreau, 18, delivers a monologue about Girl Scout cookies while in costume at the 2019 Miss Spokane Competition at Shadle Park High School on Feb. 17, 2019. The event featured the last-ever lifestyle & fitness in swimsuit category, talent portion, evening wear, and an onstage question, and eventually Ashlee Karras was crowned winner of the competition.

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Ally Fisher, 16, performs ballet during the 2019 Miss Spokane’s Outstanding Teen Competition at Shadle Park High School on Feb. 17, 2019. Fisher was first runner up for the crown, which was then awarded to 17-year-old Romey Fox as the overall winner of the competition.

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Romey Fox, Miss Spokane’s Outstanding Teen 2019, waves to the crowd at Shadle Park High School on Feb. 17, 2019. Fox beat six other contestants, and the second runner up was Jessica Hanson, while the first runner up was Ally Fisher.

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Abbigail Muller, 13, dances a group routine at the 2019 Miss Spokane and Miss Spokane’s Outstanding Teen Competition at Shadle Park High School on Feb. 17, 2019. The event featured the last-ever lifestyle & fitness in swimsuit category, talent portion, evening wear, and an on stage question, and eventually Ashlee Karras was crowned winner of the competition.

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Gabriella Dansereau, 20, performs a monologue about domestic violence at the 2019 Miss Spokane Competition at Shadle Park High School on Feb. 17, 2019. Dansereau was first runner up for the Miss Spokane title, and Ashlee Karras was awarded the overall title.

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Miss Washington 2018 Danamarie McNicholl (left) and Miss Washington 2003 Fianna Dickson emcee the Miss Spokane and Miss Spokane’s Outstanding Teen Competition at Shadle Park High School on Feb. 17, 2019. 13 contestants filled the two competitions, aged 13 to 24, to compete for scholarships.

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Romey Fox, Miss Spokane’s Outstanding Teen 2019, and Ashlee Karras, Miss Spokane 2019, walk together for the first time at Shadle Park High School on Feb. 17, 2019. The competition finals contained 13 contestants, aged 13 to 24.

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Ashley Karras's reaction during the moment she is named Miss Spokane 2019 during the Miss Spokane pageant at Shadle Park High School on Feb. 17, 2019. Karras received a $10,000 scholarship to Gonzaga University along with the title.

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Ashley Karras celebrates being named Miss Spokane 2019during the Miss Spokane pageant at Shadle Park High School on Feb. 17, 2019. Karras received a $10,000 scholarship to Gonzaga University along with the title.

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Madeline Gendreau, 18, models a swimsuit during the 2019 Miss Spokane Competition at Shadle Park High School on Feb. 17, 2019. This was the last-ever swimsuit modeling portion, referred to as the "lifestyle and fitness in swimsuit" category in the Miss Spokane pageant.

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Romey Fox performs in the "lifestyle and fitness in sportswear" category at the 2019 Miss Spokane’s Outstanding Teen Competition at Shadle Park High School on Feb. 17, 2019. 17-year-old Fox was crowned winner of the competition.

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Madeline Gendreau, 18, answers an onstage question at the 2019 Miss Spokane Competition at Shadle Park High School on Feb. 17, 2019. All six of the Miss Spokane contestants received the same question while on stage, imploring them to answer which women they would hypothetically replace the faces of Mount Rushmore with.

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Kylie Nelson, 16, performs "Almost There" from The Princess and the Frog during the 2019 Miss Spokane’s Outstanding Teen Competition at Shadle Park High School on Feb. 17, 2019. The event featured the last-ever lifestyle & fitness in sportswear category, talent portion and an on stage question in evening wear, and eventually 17-year-old Romey Fox was crowned winner of the competition.

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Kaitlyn Mahoney, 14, dances a lyrical to "I Was Here" by Beyonce at the 2019 Miss Spokane’s Outstanding Teen Competition at Shadle Park High School on Feb. 17, 2019. The event featured the last-ever lifestyle & fitness in sportswear category, talent portion and an on stage question in evening wear, and eventually 17-year-old Romey Fox was crowned winner of the competition.

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A portion of the judges' panel sits in the second row to watch the Miss Spokane and Miss Spokane Outstanding Teen Competition at Shadle Park High School on Feb. 17, 2019. 13 contestants filled the two competitions, aged 13 to 24, to compete for scholarships

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Outgoing Miss Spokane Outstanding Teen Tiffany Abrams leads the Spokane princesses in dance during the Miss Spokane and Miss Spokane Outstanding Teen Competition at Shadle Park High School on Feb. 17, 2019. 13 contestants filled the two competitions, aged 13 to 24, to compete for scholarships.

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Ashane Davis, 22, performs an upbeat dance during the 2019 Miss Spokane Competition at Shadle Park High School on Feb. 17, 2019. The event featured the last-ever lifestyle & fitness in swimsuit category, talent portion, evening wear, and an on stage question, and eventually Ashlee Karras was crowned winner of the competition.

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Ashley Karras, 24, performs the aria "Nessun Dorma" during the 2019 Miss Spokane Competition at Shadle Park High School on Feb. 17, 2019. The event featured the last-ever lifestyle & fitness in swimsuit category, talent portion, evening wear, and an on stage question, and eventually Karras was crowned winner of the competition.

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Contestants for the Miss Spokane and Miss Spokane Outstanding Teen Competition give one last stroll in their evening wear at Shadle Park High School on Feb. 17, 2019. 13 contestants filled the two competitions, aged 13 to 24, to compete for scholarships.

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