The Little Miss Greater Sandhills Pageant was held on Saturday, March 13, at Aberdeen Elementary School. The winners crowned include: Petite Miss, Madison Dixon, daughter of Hugh and Amanda Dixon, of Laurinburg; Little Miss, Courtney Armstrong, daughter of Darrick and Emily Armstrong, of Southern Pines; Junior Miss, Callie McLean, daughter of Matt and Noel McIntyre, of Wagram; Preteen Miss, Megan Huff, daughter of Martin and Lesa Huff, of Pinehurst; Young Miss, Morgan Hendrix, daughter of David and Peggy Hendrix, of Pinehurst; and Majestic Queen, Cassidy McIntyre, daughter of Matt and Noel McIntyre, of Wagram. All of the money raised at this event goes to fund the scholarships for the Greater Miss and Teen pageant winners each year. The Little Miss pageant is a local preliminary to Miss North Carolina's Outstanding Little Miss. > It is the sister pageant to Miss North Carolina. >

All winners will have a chance to compete at the state level. Girls from Lee, Moore, Scotland and Richmond counties were eligible for participation in the pageant.

For more information, contact Jan Spivey at (910) 944-5997 or Kaye Fritz at (910) 944-7117. The e-mail contact is Diamondent@nc.rr.com.