Harleigh Russell, Karisa Money, and Adalee Pope Crowned New Miss
Dentons
Last Saturday night Harleigh Russell, Karisa Money, and
Adalee Pope, were crowned Miss Denton, Junior Miss Denton, and Little Miss Denton in the annual Miss Denton Pageant. Reigning
Queens Amber Snider, Natalie Metcalf, and Eliza Bray, crowned the new queens at the end of the Winter Wonderland Pageant
featuring 25 lovely contestants from Davidson County. The new queens have an exciting year in front of them and the 2024 queens
enjoyed so many aspects of being Miss Denton.
Second runner up for Miss Denton was Karsyn
Layne, and first runner up was Karson Money. Braylyn Tuttle was first runner up in the Junior Miss Denton pageant. Second
place runner up in the Little Miss category was Jessica Earnhardt and first runner up was Lena Hughes.
Receiving the Spirit of the Pageant award was Kaylynn Delahoussaye. Community Service Award went to Emilia Mercado
and Karsten Loflin received the Interview Award.
Miss Denton 2024, Amber Snider has enjoyed
this past year representing Denton while traveling across the state of NC. She has attended countless festivals, pageants,
parades, community service projects, fund raisers, as well as other activities. One of her most memorable and unforgettable
experiences was visiting Bakersville, NC and attending the Rhododendron Festival, the pageant, and experiencing the largest
street dance in North Carolina. Amber is a senior at East Davidson High School, and she plans to pursue a degree in design
and/or criminology. She extends her best wishes to the new queens and encourages them to cherish their time representing their
community, as she has done. As she reflects on her rewarding experiences and amazing year, she would advise them to “Enjoy
every moment, because time flies by too quickly!”
Junior Miss Denton 2024, Natalie Metcalf
is the daughter of Caroline Harrison and was born on July 4th, 2012. Natalie will create a burst of color and sparkle in your
life as she is an outstanding and very bright young lady. This year, she has traveled almost 2,500 miles across the state
of North Carolina, representing the great town of Denton. Though she attends South Davidson Middle School, she has thoroughly
enjoyed riding on top of many rides through parades and waving to all the inspiring citizens of various towns and cities and
watching the excitement on young girls faces as she rode by. Natalie offers a special thank you to all of those whom have
contributed to her success in many special ways such as providing a vehicle to ride in/on for parades, providing beauty tasks
such as hair and make-up, altering her stunning attires, and all of the individuals that call Denton home for the upmost support
during her journey. One of Natalie’s most favorite events included decorating gingerbread cookies and riding rides at
the Christmas Trains with Lorelei Elberson, the 2024 Southeast Threshers Queen. While her favorite color is lavender, Natalie
has a heart of gold and a smile that will brighten anyone’s day whether you see her at the pool while she enjoys a nice
swim, on the beach, collecting seashells or studying rocks and space. Natalie plans to continue her goals of competing in
various beauty pageants while creating more memories. She hopes that all newly crowned queens share the same enjoyment and
experiences that she has, and that all little girls follow their dreams and believe in themselves to accomplish both small
and large goals.
Eliza Bray is Little Miss Denton 2024. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Zac Bray. She is a fourth grade student at Richfield Elementary where she enjoys math and working on collaborative projects.
Eliza has 2 brothers; Jeb, 6, and Henry, 2. The highlight of Eliza’s year was celebrating being 5 years cancer free
after being diagnosed with Leukemia at the age of 4. During the month of March, the entire community supported Eliza’s
celebration by donating new stuffed animals, blankets, and games to be taken to the Oncology clinic at Brenner Children’s
Hospital in Winston Salem, which is where Eliza received her chemotherapy treatments. Some of Eliza’s favorite memories
from her year as Little Miss Denton are traveling with her sister queens to all the small town festivals in North Carolina
and making friends with the other queens. Eliza dances at Melissa Kathleen’s School of Dance in Albemarle, where she
is a member of the performance company. She has had the opportunity to dance at Disney World as well as Times Square in New
York City.
Thank you, Amber, Natalie, and Eliza, for representing Denton and congratulations
to our new queens.