Nine contestants to vie for Miss Spokane crown

The Miss Spokane Pageant will be held at Northern Quest Casino, 100 N. Hayford Road in Airway Heights, Sunday at 1 p.m.

Nine young women will compete for the title of Miss Spokane, including: Tiffany Yoder, a graduate of Medical Lake High School, and currently a student at Eastern Washington University; Denise Hinkey, a graduate of Davenport High School, and currently a student at EWU; Kelly Fordham, a graduate of Kamiakin High School in Kennewick, and currently a student at EWU; Susan Harrison, a graduate of Jenkins High School in Chewelah, and currently a student at Gonzaga University; Heather Moore, a graduate of Sunrise Christian Academy, Valley Contract Based Education, and The Glen Dow Academy of Hair Design; Lauren Kuhn, a graduate of Weatherwax High School in Aberdeen, Wash., and currently a student at Gonzaga University; Sondra Willmann, a graduate of Shadle Park High School, and currently a student at Spokane Falls Community College; Emerald Armstrong, a graduate of South Kitsap High School in Port Orchard, Wash., and currently a student at Whitworth University; and Kylee Denevan, a graduate of Shadle Park High School, and currently a student at Whitworth University.

Four young ladies will compete for the title of Miss Spokane’s Outstanding Teen, including: Paige Chamberlain, a junior at Shadle Park High School; Caylin Novell, a junior at Lewis and Clark High School; Julia Jean Brown, an eighth-grader at St. John Vianney Catholic School; and Lindsey Halpern, a junior at Lewis and Clark High School.

Tickets may be purchased at www.missspokane.net or at the door.

The local pageant is an official preliminary to the Miss America Pageant.