Excitement filled the air at the North Georgia State Fair as some 112 young ladies displayed their winning smiles and favorite gowns in the annual pageant on opening night, Sept. 20. Emcees included Maggie Bridges, the 2011 Miss North Georgia State Fair and reigning Miss Cobb County, and Abby Quarles, Miss Cobb County’s Outstanding Teen for 2013.

Two panels of judges selected the winners for the seven age divisions. Special guests on the judges’ panels included Miss Georgia 2013 Leighton Jordan and Dr. Emily Yake, Mrs. Georgia International. Also helping with the staging of the last three age divisions was Copelyn Jue, the 2012 Miss North Georgia State Fair’s Outstanding Teen.

Capturing the Tiny Miss North Georgia State Fair title (ages 3 to 4) was Ruby Bell Stevens, 4, daughter of Mickey and Alina Stevens of Kennesaw.

Petite Miss North Georgia State Fair (ages 5 to 6) is Alanna Garner, age 5, daughter of Wayne and Traci Garner of Hiram.

Little Miss North Georgia State Fair (ages 7 to 9) is Bailey Gregory, age 9, daughter of Angie and Bradley Gregory of Douglasville.

Pre-Teen Miss North Georgia State Fair (ages 10 to 12) is Sarah Edwards, age 12, daughter of Joel and Rebecca Edwards of Marietta.

Junior Miss North Georgia State Fair (ages 13 to 15) is Caroline Schulte, age 15, daughter of Mark and Tami Schulte of Woodstock.

Teen Miss North Georgia State Fair (ages 16 to 17) is Kylie Hastings, age 17, daughter of Todd and Tracy Hastings of Fayetteville.

The new Miss North Georgia State Fair (ages 18 to 24) is Lauren Green, 22, daughter of David and Lynn Green of Acworth. She will represent the fair in the State Georgia Fairs Pageant in Atlanta in January. Green is a senior at Kennesaw State University where she will graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice in December. She aspires to work for the FBI. She is the reigning Miss KSU Delta Chi and competed in the Miss Georgia Pageant in June.

Last year’s winner Maggie Bridges went on to win the Miss Georgia Fairs title in the state contest last January.

The North Georgia State Fair Pageant is managed and conducted by the Miss Cobb County Pageant for the Fair Association.