July 13, 2019 (Album1, Album2) - The 2019 East Texas What-A-Melon Festival pageant was held July 13, 2019. The two highest placing candidates in their age divisions to receive the $250 scholarship money from Wiggins Farms was Adalynn Caldwell and Mahalia Ratcliff. Special thanks to Wiggins Farms for their support of the What-A-Melon Festival pageant each year.
Emceeing the pageant was Misti Rodgers and below were the pageant results:
Mister What-A-Melon - Cort Wilson
Prince - Tennyson Weaver
Best Smile - Tennyson Weaver
Most Beautiful - Cort Wilson
Best Fashion - Tennyson Weaver
Baby Miss What-A-Melon - Charlotte Jones
Princess - Blakesley Folsom
Princess - October Smith
Best Smile - Charlotte Jones
Most Beautiful - Charlotte Jones
Best Fashion - Blakesley Folsom
Toddler Miss What-A-Melon - Kambri Elaina Moore
Princess - Raegan Wilburn
Princess - Penelope Williams
Best Smile - Raegan Wilburn
Most Beautiful - Penelope Williams
Best Fashion - Kambri Elaina Moore
Tiny Miss What-A-Melon - Adalynn Caldwell
Princess - Mattilyn Grace O'Fiel
Princess - Emilee Perez
Princess - Brylee Weir
Princess - Savanna Barton
Best Smile - Adalynn Caldwell
Most Beautiful - Emilee Perez
Best Fashion - Savanna Barton
Little Miss What-A-Melon - Pearson Todd
Best Smile - Pearson Todd
Most Beautiful - Pearson Todd
Best Fashion - Pearson Todd
Teen Miss What-A-Melon - Mahalia Ratcliff
Best Smile - Mahalia Ratcliff
Most Beautiful - Mahalia Ratcliff
Best Fashion - Mahalia Ratcliff
Platinum sponsors for the festival are Badders Law Firm, Farmers State Bank, Shelby Savings Bank, and Holiday Nursing Home.
The What-A-Melon Festival is hosted by the Center Rotary Club. Additional sponsors who make the festival possible are (Gold Sponsors) Ihlo Sales; East Texas Poultry Supply; Kyle Coffin; Heather Chambliss, Realtor; (Silver Sponsors) General Shelters; Citizens Bank; R&D Distributing; Borders Poultry Supply; ACE Hardware of East Texas; T&R Steaks and More; Sabine State Bank; Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative; Shelby County Today; Center Glass; (Bronze Sponsors) Hometown Tackle and Marine, NAPA - Toledo Automotive Supply, and Pizzeria. Be sure to thank all the festival sponsors.
