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In 2003, The Miss Columbus and Miss Southern Rivers Board wanted to honor and acknowledge our military on Armed Forces Day. Fort Benning, based in Columbus, Georgia, was the natural choice to host our event. The idea was to invite the current local preliminary titleholders to come and share a day with some of the recruits in training. At end of the day, the queens would perform in a "USO" variety show. The 1st annual A Salute to Our Troops was scheduled for May 17, 2003. The contestants were able to visit the troop barracks, eat in the mess hall, pose for pictures, sign autographs, talk with the recruits and boost their morale. This experience proved memorable not only for the troops, but for all the Miss Georgia contestants and all the volunteers. This event has quickly become a coveted opportunity and is eagerly anticipated. Plans are already underway for this year's event. A picture is worth a thousand words, but our photos can only begin to capture this experience. Links to each year's photo galleries are below or ask any "Salute Veteran".
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| May 22nd, 2010 ~ 8th Annual | ||||||||||
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Miss Columbus Lauren Edmunds |
Miss Georgia 2009 Emily Cook |
Miss Southern Rivers Leslie Farman |
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Morgan Lothridge |
Miss Cherokee Rose Michaela Lackey |
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Miss Cobb County Casy Walker |
Miss Columbus State Universitry April Hollingsworth |
Miss Elberton Fair Amanda Erwin |
Madison Brett |
Miss Georgia Cotton Lauren Arnold |
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Miss Georgia Southern University Alexa Turpin |
Miss Georgia State University Cierra Gilchrist |
Miss Greater Columbus Fair Colleen Stafford |
Miss Gwinnett Kristen Springer |
Miss Heart of Georgia Whitley Cooper |
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Miss Historic Southern Plains Whitney Cothran |
Rachel Jones |
Miss Northeast Georgia Jessica Black |
Miss Rockdale County Fair Mia Jones |
Miss Rome Briana Jewett |
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Miss Shorter College Hannah Freeman |
Miss Southeast Georgia Melissa Eldridge |
Miss Southwest Georgia Candace Howard |
Miss Warner Robins Tara Scroggins |
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Miss Columbus Outstanding Teen Julia Martin |
Miss Georgia Outstanding Teen 2009 Brianna Godshalk |
Miss Southern Rivers Outstanding Teen Emily Smith |
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Miss Acworth OT Amelia Hunt |
Miss Atlanta OT Rachel Grimsley |
Miss Augusta OT Leah Via |
Miss Capital CIty OT Camille Sims |
Miss Cobb County OT Tara Lynn Steele |
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Miss Columbus State Univ OT Sydnie Cheplick |
Miss Forsyth/Lake Lanier OT Julia West |
Miss Fulton County OT MaRah Williams |
Miss Georgia Cotton OT Lindsay Rae Dobbs |
Miss Heart of Lakes OT Caitlyn Molnar |
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Miss Historic Southern Plains OT Caroline Carroll |
Miss North Georgia Lakes OT Courtney Grap |
Miss Northeast Georgia OT Alex Coffee |
Miss Rockdale County Fair OT Haley Watkins |
Miss Rome OT Katie Grego |
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Miss Southeast Georgia OT Jaicee Brewton |
Miss Southern Heartland OT Maggie Bridges |
Miss Troup County OT Meagan Sharpe |
Miss Warner Robins OT Taylor Peterson |
Miss West Georgia OT Lindsay Orr |
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| May 16th, 2009 ~ 7th Annual | ||||||||||
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Miss Columbus Katherine Phipps |
Miss Georgia 2008 Chasity Hardman |
Miss Southern Rivers Lauren Edmunds |
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Miss Albany Kimberly Scott |
Miss Atlanta Rachel Evans |
Miss Cherokee Casy Walker |
Miss Cobb County Emily Cook |
Miss East Ga College Whitney Bush |
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Miss Fulton County Rhonda Allen |
Miss Georgia State Univ Kristen Little |
Miss Golden Isles Courtney Herndon |
Miss Gwinnett County Jessica Black |
Miss Historic So. Plains Jessica Scott |
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Miss Irish Capital Brittney Griffith |
Miss Lake Lanier Amanda Erwin |
Miss Presidential Pathways Courtney Piedrahita |
Miss Rome Ashley Grant |
Miss Satilla Candace Howard |
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Miss Shorter College Jenica Reed |
Miss Smiths Station Jaye Herrod |
Miss Southern Heartland Laura Stone |
Miss Spirit of Georgia Abby Killough |
Miss Troup County Whitley Cooper |
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Miss Univ Of Georgia Briana Jewett |
Miss Warner Robins Channing Wood |
Miss Wayne County Carlie Yarbrough |
Miss West Georgia Melissa Eldridge |
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Miss Columbus Outstanding Teen Ashley Voyles |
Miss Southern Rivers Outstanding Teen Maggie Bridges |
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Miss Capital City OT Colby Dee Coskery |
Miss Cobb County OT Brianna Godshalk |
Miss Emanuel County OT Annelise Kitching |
Miss Forsyth County OT Cara Tripodis |
Miss Irish Capital OT Rachel Grimsley |
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Miss Lake Lanier OT Brittany Kokinos |
Miss Smiths Station OT KeLeigh Edwards |
Miss South Georgia OT Julianne Giles |
Miss Southeast GA OT Carla Penney |
Miss Spirit of GA OT Marlena Collins |
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Miss Troup County OT Sydnie Grace Cheplick |
Miss Warner Robins OT Carlie Yarbrough |
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 yMay 17th, 2008 ~ 6th Annual |
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Miss Columbus Whitney Cothran |
Miss Georgia 2007 Leah Massee |
Miss Southern Rivers Ashley Gholamhosseini |
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Miss Albany Kellen Cooper |
Miss Capital City Chasity Hardman |
Miss Carpet Capital Lydia Farman |
Miss Chattahoochee Amanda Erwin |
Miss Columbus St Univ Jamie Harper |
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Miss Forsyth County Carrie Strothers |
Miss Fulton County Amber Ferrell |
Miss Georgia State Univ Casy Walker |
Miss Golden Isles Danielle Cleary |
Miss Gwinnett County Aundrea Poole |
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Miss Heart of Georgia Rachel McCall |
Miss Historic So. Plains Lauren Edmunds |
Miss Mall of Georgia Kristina Higgins |
Miss Music City Toni Lynn Gordon |
Miss Phenix City Rachel Rhodes |
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Miss Satilla Carly Floyd |
Miss Smiths Station Courtney Porter |
Miss South Georgia Krystal Morris |
Miss Thomasville Candace Howard |
Miss Warner Robins Laura Lyn McLeod |
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Miss Troup County Meg Greer |
Miss West Georgia Jessica Scott |
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Miss Columbus Outstanding Teen Rachel Ennis |
Miss Georgia Outstanding Teen Michaela Lackey |
Miss Southern Rivers Outstanding Teen Tracy Williams |
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Miss Atlanta OT Malone Galster |
Miss Chatthoochee Valley OT KeLeigh Edwards |
Miss Cherokee County OT Carla Penney |
Miss Fulton County OT Colby Dee Coskery |
Miss Heart of GA OT Noelle Jones |
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Miss Irish Capital OT Katherine Phipps |
Miss Mall of GA OT Rachel Surls |
Miss Phenix City OT Sissi Fleitas |
Miss Troup County OT Angelyn Traylor |
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June 9th, 2007 ~ 5th Annual |
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Miss Columbus Ashleigh Smith |
Miss Georgia 2006 Amanda Kozak |
Miss Southern Rivers Kendra Pelletier |
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Miss Carpet Capital Jessica Black |
Miss Cobb County Lace Larrabee |
Miss East Georgia Liza Pitts |
Miss Emmanuel County Jessica Black |
Miss Fulton County Kymberly Sellers |
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Miss Ga State Univ Chantelle Wright |
Miss Golden Isles Sarah Dorminy |
Miss Gwinnett County Caitlin Andrews |
Miss Irish Capital Carly Floyd |
Miss Mall of Georgia Aundrea Poole |
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Miss Onion Capital Kasey Minyard |
Miss Satilla Crystal Hopkins |
Miss South Georgia Hannah Barfield |
Miss Southeast Georgia Kristina Higgins |
Miss Southern Heartland Ashleyanne Spinks |
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Miss Troup County Lauren Wagner |
Miss Warner Robins Lauren Ledbetter |
Miss Wayne County Danielle Cleary |
Miss Wiregrass Trail Jamie Barnhart |
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Miss Columbus Outstanding Teen Katherine Phipps |
Miss Georgia Outstanding Teen Lauren Edmunds |
Miss Southern Rivers Outstanding Teen Kelsey Richter |
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May 20, 2006 ~ 4th Annual |
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Miss Columbus Chasity Hardman |
Miss Georgia 2005 Monica Pang |
Miss Southern Rivers Lauren Ledbetter |
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Miss Atlanta Allison Hutto |
Miss Augusta Erin Beasley |
Miss Camilla Laura Fink |
Miss Cobb County Lauren Halford |
Miss CSU Jessica Scott |
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Miss Conyers Cherry Blossom Sara Waldman |
Miss East Georgia Kristin Moye |
Miss Fulton County Jacquelyn Payne |
Miss GA State Univ Ashely Gholamhosseini |
Miss Heart of Georgia Jessica Black |
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Miss Historic So Plains Kasey Minyard |
Miss Lake Lanier Natalie Strong |
Miss Macon Melissa Rosa |
Miss Magnolia Midlands Katie Lumpkin |
Miss Presidential Pathways Joy McCalla |
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Miss Satilla Courtney Herndon |
Miss South Georgia Marsha Moore |
Miss Spirit of Georgia Kimberly Perez |
Miss Valdosta Amanda Kozak |
Miss Wayne County Toni Lynn Gordon |
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Miss Phenix City Abby Vaughan |
Miss Smiths Station Krista Klumpp |
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Miss Columbus Outstanding Teen Tracy Williams |
Miss Georgia Outstanding Teen Kristen Springer |
Miss Southern Rivers Outstanding Teen Carly Floyd |
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May 21, 2005 ~ 3rd Annual |
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Miss Columbus Catheryn Shaw |
Miss Georgia 2004 Danica Tisdale |
Miss Southern Rivers Jaime Haggard |
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Miss Atlanta Melanie Sanders |
Miss Augusta Ashley Foster |
Miss Camilla Katie Lumpkin |
Miss Chattahoochee Janna Gay |
Miss Cobb County Sara Buck |
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Miss Coosa Valley Beth Keener |
Miss DeKalb County Sara Waldman |
Miss Elliottia Toni Gordon |
Miss First City Devan Fleming |
Miss Fulton County Chasity Hardman |
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Miss Ga Southern Univ Leslie Culbertson |
Miss Golden Isles Adia Fields |
Miss Gwinnett County Kate Michael |
Miss Historic North GA Kasey Minyard |
Miss Lake Lanier Monica Pang |
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Miss Magnolia Midlands Erin Beasley |
Miss N. GA Mountains Jessica Snyder |
Miss Northwest Rebecca Johnson |
Miss Onion Capital Kim Perez |
Miss Plantation Trace Laura Fink |
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Miss Presidential Pathways Lanier Wright |
Miss South Georgia Angela Byrd |
Miss Southern Rose Lace Larrabee |
Miss Southwest GA Allyson Walker |
Miss Thomasville Joy McCalla |
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Miss Tifton Erin Atcheson |
Miss Valdosta Jeanna Clinkscales |
Miss Warner Robins Amanda Kozak |
Miss Wayne County Krystal Morris |
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Miss Teen Columbus Sarah Fancellas |
Miss Teen Georgia Mandy Best |
Miss Teen Southern Rivers Melanie Evans |
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May 20, 2004 ~ 2nd Annual |
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Miss Columbus Samantha Daniels |
Miss Georgia 2003 Andrea Bailey |
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Miss Albany Brooke Edenfield |
Miss Augusta Danielle Callan |
Miss Chattahoochee Katie Sulhoff |
Miss Cherokee County Jessica Snyder |
Miss Conyers Cherry Blossom Monica Pang | |||
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Miss East Georgia Julie Campbell |
Miss Elliottia Rebecca Johnson |
Miss Emmanuel County Marsha Moore |
Miss Georgia State Univ Katie Baughman |
Miss Historic So. Plains Jenison Cooper |
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Miss Historic N GA Melanie Gossett |
Miss Magnolia Midlands Sara Buck |
Miss Mall of Georgia Tiffany Davis |
Miss North GA Mtns Rebecaa Rotton |
Miss Northwest GA Gail Wheatley |
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Miss Plantation Trace Devan Fleming |
Miss Presidential Pathways Amanda Kozak |
Miss Shorter College Lindsay Watters |
Miss South Georgia Erica Johnson |
Miss South Central GA Casey Roberts |
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Miss Southeast GA Leslie Pruett |
Miss Spirit of Georgia Kristen White |
Miss Tattnall County Mindy Swain |
Miss Thomasville Katie Lumpkin |
Miss Tifton Kristine Wager |
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Miss Valdosta Kaitlin Smith |
Miss Phenix City Krista Klumpp |
Miss Teen Phenix City Abby Vaughan |
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Miss Teen Columbus Kate Rouse |
Miss Teen Georgia Addie Hampton |
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May 17, 2003 ~ 1st Annual |
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Miss Columbus Leslie Pruett |
Miss Teen Georgia 2002 Diana DeGarmo |
Miss Altamaha Rebecca Johnson |
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Miss Senior Teen Columbus Rachel Wanless |
Miss Columbus State University Sommer Bundy |
Miss Georgia State University Tiffany Davis |
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Miss Teen Columbus Jillian Campbell |
Miss Northeast Georgia Katie Baughman |
Miss Phenix City Grace Babb |
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For photos galleries, click on links below. Additional photos for prior year's "A Salute to Our Troops" can be found at Salute to Our Troops.
A video of A Salute to Our Troops for each year is available from Moving Pictures.
There are also copies of video clips of the Awards Presentations from each of the pageants covered by Moving Pictures. |
