Princess Pageant
Each year, area high schools are invited to send a princess representative to The Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival. The candidates are introduced at the official opening of the festival, are treated to a reception and dinner, and then vie for the crown at the Friday evening coronation help at Pineville High School gymnasium. It has become one of the highlights of the festival.
| KMLF Former Princesses | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Marty Blair | Barbourville High School |
| 1951 | Barbara Vermillion | Barbourville High School |
| 1952 | Joan Asher | Pineville High School |
| 1953 | Nell Holtzclaw | Somerset High School |
| 1954 | Judy Ruffner | Somerset High School |
| 1955 | Patricia Dobos | Cumberland High School |
| 1956 | Shirley Hensley | Wallins High School |
| 1957 | Fleda Joe Thompson | Loyall High School |
| 1958 | Jane Earl Wilson | Pineville High School |
| 1959 | Ann Davis | Hazard High School |
| 1960 | Sally Morgan | Pineville High School |
| 1961 | Laurabelle Barr | London High School |
| 1962 | Kathy Brock | Harlan High School |
| 1963 | Kay Parks | Loyall High School |
| 1964 | Darlene Hammonds | Corbin High School |
| 1965 | Dianne Jones | Loyall High School |
| 1966 | Cynthia Blakely | Somerset High School |
| 1967 | Darlys Rowland | Pineville High School |
| 1968 | Nora Chitwood | Cawood High School |
| 1969 | Lawana Miracle | Cawood High School |
| 1970 | Kay Weddle | Bell County High School |
| 1971 | Debbie Brock | Somerset High School |
| 1972 | Jane Durham | Pineville High School |
| 1973 | Mary Elizabeth Combs | Pineville High School |
| 1974 | Jenny Henson | Somerset High School |
| 1975 | Charlissa Gambrel | Whitley County High School |
| 1976 | Martha Combs | Pineville High School |
| 1977 | Lindi Veto | Somerset High School |
| 1978 | Melinda Parsons | Harlan High School |
| 1979 | Ann Combs | Pineville High School |
| 1980 | Anna Burnett | Bell County High School |
| 1981 | Tonya Spurlock | Harlan High School |
| 1982 | Celestine Tinsley | Middlesboro High School |
| 1983 | Penny Newton | Somerset High School |
| 1984 | Melinda Jane Smith | Somerset High School |
| 1985 | Lisa Farris | Pineville High School |
| 1986 | Donna Parsons | Harlan High School |
| 1987 | Amy Redmond | Pineville High School |
| 1988 | Heather Brooke Wilder | Cumberland High School |
| 1989 | Alecia Renee Gilliam | Cumberland High School |
| 1990 | Michelle Lee Forester | Harlan High School |
| 1991 | Allison Denise Cole | Middlesboro High School |
| 1992 | Leah Payne | Harlan High School |
| 1993 | Andrea DeAnn Cole | Middlesboro High School |
| 1994 | Holly Erin Humble | Somerset High School |
| 1995 | Janet Lynn Coker | Whitley County High School |
| 1996 | Marsha Posey | North Laurel High School |
| 1997 | Amanda Sarah Moore | North Laurel High School |
| 1998 | Charity Collett | Pineville High School |
| 1999 | April Gibson | Bell County High School |
| 2000 | Jessica Howard | Bell County High School |
| 2001 | Rachel Whitney Hungerbuhler | Corbin High School |
| 2002 | Kerri Katelyn Mitchell | Knox Central High School |
| 2003 | Elizabeth LeeAnn Combs | Pineville High School |
| 2004 | Marie-Josee Page | North Laurel High School |
| 2005 | Rebecca Caroline Combs | Pineville High School |
| 2006 | Rebecca Clair Woolum | Pineville High School |
| 2007 | Jo Beth Engle | Barbourville High School |
| 2008 | Whitney Laurel Mills | Knox Central High School |
| 2009 | Margaret Katie McKenzie Alexander | Hazard High School |
| 2010 | Brittany Bayless | Bell County High School |
| 2011 | Carrie “Allison” Adelle Norris | Pulaski County High School |
| 2012 | Brooklyhn Jhade Woods | Harlan County High School |
