Diamond Natural Beauty Pageant winners named

Jakayla Rowser earned the title of Miss Diamond Queen at the first Queen of the Diamond Natural Beauty Pageant Sunday, Oct. 27 at the Jones Recreational Center in Demopolis.

Winners also were named for age groups and for the People’s Choice at the pageant. Other honors included the prettiest eyes, hair, smile, best dressed and most photogenic.

Top winners are, from left, Kourtnee McKinney, Tiny Miss Royal Ace; Kyleigh Armstead, Little Miss Royal Ace; Annagail Arrington, Young Miss Royal Ace; Miss Rowser; Ja’Laya Jones, Miss People’s Choice, and Shyanne Camp, Junior Miss Royal Ace.
From left are Ashton Overton, Prettiest Eyes; Kyleigh Armstead, Prettiest Hair, Prettiest Smile, Best Dressed, Most Photogenic; Ja’Laya Jones, Most Photogenic; Jakayla Rowser, Best Dressed, and Kournee McKinney, Prettiest Eyes.
Little Miss Royal Ace Kyleigh Armstead is shown with her first alternate, Namira Jackson, left, and second alternate, Serenity Jackson.
Young Miss Royal Ace Annagail Arrington is with her first alternate, Ashton Overton, left, and Keely Tarver, second alternate.
Kourtnee McKinney blows a kiss as Tiny Miss Royal Ace. Not shown is first alternate, McKenzie Jackson.