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Lily Kate Saxton crowned 2019 Most Beautiful
(right) 2018 Most Beautiful Georgia Watkins of West crowns 2019 Most Beautiful Lily Kate Saxton of Benton during Holmes Community College's Parade of Beauties. Lily Kate Saxton of Benton was crowned Most Beautiful during the 2019 Parade of Beauties pageant held Feb. 26 in the Fine Arts Auditorium on the Goodman Campus. She was crowned by 2018 Most Beautiful Georgia Watson of West.
The daughter of Phyllis and Mark Saxton, she is a graduate of Benton Academy, where she was the 2017 Homecoming Queen. She is a pre-med major on the Goodman Campus and plans to attend Mississippi College after Holmes to pursue a bachelor's degree in biology. At Holmes, she is involved in the choir and Connection!
In addition to Saxton, the Top Five for Parade of Beauties included Beauties Hartley Files of Mathiston, Rachel Gray of Eupora, Josie Harris of Benton and Rylee Stone of Carthage. The Top 10 included Saxton, Files, Gray, Harris, Stone, Ivey Devine of Winona, Emma Dorris of Yazoo City, Trizel Johnson of Ridgeland, Alexis Kahmann of West Monroe, Louisiana, and Jazmin Roman of Forest. Files was also named Most Photogenic.
Student Activities Director Tina Boyette directed the pageant with Cynthia Abel and Amanda Lindsey as assistant directors. Holmes alumna Nikki Merchant, Miss Catfish 2018, served as Mistress of Ceremonies. Britt Grace and Chris Nalls served as escorts for the contestants and the Holmes Connection! show choir, under the direction of Mike Yates, provided entertainment at intermission.
