RAINS COUNTY FAIR BEAUTY PAGEANT Beauty is not caused. It is.-- Emily Dickinson  The Rains County Fair has been held during the months August, September, and October through the years. The Miss Rains County Queen pageant is one of the highlights of the festivities  for young and old, alike.  (Does anyone happen to have pictures of this beauties being crowned or during their reign?  Send them in.) And the winner was....    Margaret McDaniel Brannon 1935 Bobby Nell Jones 1947 Joyce Arrington 1950 Shirley McCravey Trammel 1951 Vadean Ely   Childers 1952 June McDaniel Buchanan 1953 Anne Willis Porterfield 1954 Joy Childers Weeks 1955 Bettye Ward 1956 Peggy Stafford Harris 1957 Peggie Sue Briggs (Clem) 1958 Carolyn Phillips 1959 Linda Mac Humphrey Castevens 1960 Diane Childers Shewmaker 1961 Margaret Cason Lair 1962 Pat Peeples Adcock 1963 Renee Lankford Hudgins 1964 Lee Ann Toles 1965 Charlotte Strickland 1966 Darleta McCauley 1967 Rhonda Gowin 1968 Roxie Spence Stuart 1969 Jodie Weddle 1970 Shelly Melton Loyd 1971 Susan Renshaw White 1972 Paula Renshaw Brown 1973 Jan Ingram     Lively 1974 Rachel Hawley Alexander 1975 Terrie Sue Dickerson 1976 Carla Ann Taylor Cooke 1977 Cheryl Hebert Larison 1978 Robyn Riddle Best 1979 Kim Jensen 1980 Tammy Watson Kaizer 1981 Paula Pogue 1982 De Ann Potts Clark 1983 Kim Sisk Talkington 1984 Amber Eiland 1985 Donna Bryant 1986 Jill Kerr Gowin 1987 Robyn Rhodes Gossett 1988 Renee Williams Crow 1989 Yolanda Smith Means 1990 Kavaysia Meador 1991 Kara Emig Gearner 1992 Brandy Stigall Wacaster  1993 Jolee Kile Paris 1994 Cori Wenzel Shellinger 1995 Jennifer Roberts Gray 1996 Shantil Ellison 1997 Sarah Smith 1998 Nicole Wade 1999 Stacey Thornton 2000 Jennie Bearden 2001 Brittainy Hockaday  2002    Back    Home