Contestants Sherry Slinkard, Michele Bice, Sharron Carlson, Pat Higgins, and Donna Moore celebrate the new Miss Raytown 1970, Charleen Shepherd, being crowned by Miss Raytown 1969, Jill Fleetwood, and Miss Missouri 1970, Marcia Mossbarger, during the Miss

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Finalists Sherry Slinkard, Michele Bice, Sharron Carlson, Pat Higgins, and Donna Moore celebrate the new Miss Raytown 1970, Charleen Shepherd, being crowned by Jill Fleetwood during the Miss America Preliminary Contest, Raytown, Missouri. Sherry Slinkard holds a corsage as she wears a light yellow, sleeveless, crew-neck evening gown, with a yellow ruffle around the collar, white lace on the skirt in a "U" from the gold belt at the waist to approximately 6" from the bottom of the dress. Green leaves are applied to the lace approximately every foot. She also wears bright yellow shoes and white gloves that extend above the elbows. To Sherry's left, Michele Bice wears a sleeveless, v-neck evening gown that has a powder blue bodice and a white skirt with blue scallops. She wears a headband and white gloves that extend above the elbow. In front of Michele, Miss Missouri 1970, Marcia Mossbarger is standing with her back to the photographer while holding the trophy in her right hand and bouquet of red roses and greenery in her left hand that will be awarded to Charleen. Marcia wears a sleeveless, lime green, scoop back evening gown with white pearls in a diamond patterns on the bodice, white gloves that extend above the elbows, a crown, and green pumps. To Michele's left, Charleen grins while Jill Fleetwood puts the crown on Charleen's head. Charleen wears white gloves and a sky blue, long-sleeved evening gown with an inset empire waistband and collar and cuffs of blue floral lace with a green ribbon woven in and out of the flowers. In front of Charleen, Miss Raytown 1969, Jill Fleetwood, from her left side, wears a crown and a white, cap-sleeved evening gown with a ball gown skirt that has white flowers applied randomly on the skirt. To Charleen's left, Sharron Carlson bends slightly forward and lifts her chin while laughing as she holds a red corsage in her right hand and a trophy in her left hand. She wears a white, sleeveless, boat neck evening gown with pearls around the collar, white gloves and a pearl bracelet. To Sharron's left, Pat Higgins is looking to her left at Donna Moore as she holds a red corsage in her left hand and wears a white, pink spaghetti strap evening gown with ruffles around the top of the bodice and a pink ribbon inset in the center of the ruffle and white gloves that extend above the elbows. To Pat's left, Donna Moore grins to her right at Pat and she holds a trophy in both hands and a red corsage in her left hand. She wears a mint green, sleeveless, v-neck evening gown with an empire waistline and white gloves that extend above the elbows. Two other contestants can be seen on the back of the stage between Sherry Slinkard and Michele Bice.
September 26, 1969
Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Located with Scrapbooks in Box 48, Folder 1 - 2. Typed label to right of photograph, "The winner in her talent, swimsuit and coronation. The new Miss Raytown Miss Charleen Shepherd crowned by Miss Jill Fleetwood."