Nc10 — 2000 Junior Miss Pageant

The location: Possibly the Hickory Metro Convention Center or a local high school auditorium. The evening proceeded in four acts:

Let's be honest: We all did Junior Miss for the scholarship money. In 2000, we thought $1,000 was an astronomical amount of cash. (Do you know how many CDs from Sam Goody you could buy with $1,000 in 2000? Literally all of them.) 2000 Junior Miss Pageant NC10

The winners got to go to the state competition in Raleigh (or Greensboro), where they would inevitably lose to a girl who did a dramatic interpretation of a Maya Angelou poem. The location: Possibly the Hickory Metro Convention Center

Daughters and nieces of the 2000 contestants are now in their 30s and 40s. They are digitizing old photo albums, VHS tapes, and newspaper clippings. Searching for “2000 Junior Miss Pageant NC10” is often an attempt to find a specific photograph of a mother or aunt. (Do you know how many CDs from Sam