History
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Once a Miss Gastonia ... Always a Miss Gastonia
The "Miss Gastonia Scholarship Pageant" is one of the longest-running annual traditions in Gaston County. For more than 70 years, hundreds of young women have participated in our pageant program with only a select few capturing the crown of Miss Gastonia.
Our program expanded in 2005 with the addition of the Outstanding Teen competition for girls ages 13-17. In 2007, we expanded again with the addition of the Miss Gaston County title. In 2017, we began producing the Miss Mount Holly program.
Click here to read more about our history.
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A list of our Miss Gastonia winners
1944 - Virginia Huffstetler
1945 - Catherine Morrow
1946 - Martha Dean Childress
1947 - Alice Lineberger
1948 - Billie Purcell
1958 - Theresa Ward
1959 - Gwen Pearson
1960-61 - Leila Eden
1962 - Susan Leigh
1963 - Kathryn Eileen Wesson
1964 - Martha Frances Oates
1965 - Georgia Kay 'Peach' Pearce
1966 - Pam Howell *
1966 - Sandria Whitworth
1967 - Carolyn Jeannette Huggins
1968 - Deborah Ann Froneberger *
1968 - Candace Lizabeth Shermer
1969 - Bennie Jo Rowland
1970 - Toni Cloninger
1971 - Carol Hawkins
1972 - Donna Susan Colvin
1973 - Aundrea Belle Mull
1974 - Teresa Elledge
1975 - Elizabeth Anne Colvin
1976 - Lisa Wright
1977 - Donna Lynn Hawkins
1978 - Sharon Kay Allred
1979 - Sharon Jarvis
1980 - Laura Kathryn Alexander
1981 - Janet Louise Wright
1982 - Taffy Jo McLean
1983 - Margaret Elizabeth Smith
1984 - Kristal Huffstetler
1985 - Robin Kiser
1986 - Christy Parker
1987 - Angela Lyon
1988 - Michelle Featherstone
1989 - Stephanie Summey
1990 - Michelle Ann Mauney
1991 - Angie Todd
1992 - Lynn Jenkins
1993 - Tracey Lanai Patrick
1994 - Katherine Elizabeth Smoak
1995 - Charlotte Louise Hunt
1996 - Megan Jean Downing
1997 - Charlotte Louise Hunt
1998 - Anna Elizabeth Freeman
1999 - Emily Rebecca McCotter
2000 - Connie Elizabeth Chastain *
2000 - Heather Lee Elkin
2001 - Stacey Marie Heffner
2002 - Lesley Dawn Royster
2003 - Holly Elizabeth Baucom
2004 - Dayna Leigh Chapman
2005 - Jessica Elease Floyd
2006 - Elizabeth Anne Augenstein
2007 - Grace Wepner
2008 - Aryn Ward
2009 - Laura Page
2010 - Mikhaila Leinbach
2011 - Maddisson Sheppard
2012 - Beth Smith
2013 - Tiffany Payne
2014 - Lyndsey Stephens
2015 - Christina Benedict
2016 - Jordan Adcox
2017 - Macy Stutts
2018 - Sophia Kellstrom
2019 - Brianna Rochford
2020-2021 - Julia DeSerio
2022 - Sharidan Costner
2023 - Haley Price
A list of our Miss Gaston County winners
2007 - Nicole Southgate
2008 - Sarah Portela
2009 - Jessica Lackey
2010 - Shaina Anderson
2011 - Brianna Eason
2012 - Alexandria Freeman
2013 - Hannah Webb
2014 - Rachel Abernathy
2015 - Mackenzie Church
2016 - Jasmine Isaac *
2016 - Abbey Collins
2017 - Autumn Hubbard
2018 - Kayla Clark
2019 - Mandy Rogers
2020-2021 - Mariana Linares
2022 - Bailey Beam
2023 - Erin Emiroglu
* Resigned
A list of our Miss Mount Holly winners
2017 - Allison Farris **
2018 - Melanie Robinson
2019 - Lindsey Woodward
2020-2021 - Anne Marie Hagerty
2022 - Andersen Raines
2023 - Jaime Logan
** Crowned Miss District of Columbia 2018; top 10 finalist at Miss America
A list of our Outstanding Teen winners
2005
Christine Weathers (Gastonia)
Nell Wepner (Lincoln County)
2006
Laura Page (Gastonia)
Kristen Butler (Lincoln County)
Valerie Berry (Cleveland County)
Logan Kavanaugh (Charlotte)
Katie Beasley (Rutherford County)
2007
Taylor Wolfe (Gastonia)
Victoria Van Dyke (Gaston County)
2008
Mya Hipps (Gastonia) **
Tiffany Payne (Gaston County)
2009
Logan Freeman (Gastonia)
Sarah Ashley (Gaston County)
2010
Hannah Baldwin (Gastonia)
Lauren Hossfeld (Gaston County)
2011
Lauren Farris (Gastonia)
Pooja Shah (Gaston County) *
Kaitryana Leinbach (Gaston County)
2012
Lindsey Mackey (Gastonia)
Bailee Eurey (Gaston County)
2013
Emily Miner (Gastonia)
Allison Kauffman (Gaston County)
2014
Jordan Adcox (Gastonia)
Hannah Seagle (Gaston County)
2015
Payton Calvert (Gastonia)
Jessica Clifford (Gaston County)
2016
Ashlyn Glass (Gastonia)
Marissa Garrison (Gaston County) ***
2017
Savanna Mayes (Gastonia)
Madeline Alexanian (Gaston County)
Chloe Clary (Mount Holly)
2018
Emily Miller (Gastonia)
Lilly Beaver (Gaston County)
Sarah Grace Blackwelder (Mount Holly)
2019
Allie Stafford (Gastonia)
Jaylen Holt (Gaston County)
2020-2021
Keelie Jones (Gastonia)
Alexandria Foy (Gaston County)
Micah Eustache (Mount Holly) *
2022
Lorelei Elberson (Gastonia)
Morgan Wuest (Gaston County)
Zoe Gambino (Mount Holly)
2023
Ava Socarras (Gastonia)
Madelyn Evans (Gaston County)
Reece Williams (Mount Holly)
* Resigned
** Crowned Miss North Carolina's Outstanding Teen 2008
*** Crowned Miss North Carolina's Outstanding Teen 2017