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THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL THURSDAY. MAY 18. 2017 — PAGE 3A
Local services
Beauty queen Bryanna Davis to
compete in Miss Georgia pageant in June
By Margie Richards
margie@mainstreetnews.com
It's possible that a young
woman from Madison
County could be the next
Miss Georgia.
Bryanna Davis, a 2011
graduate of Madison County
High School, is the reigning
“Miss Classic City” and
will travel to Columbus
next month to compete,
along with 53 other young
women, in this year's Miss
Georgia pageant, with the
possibility of going on to
the Miss America pageant
in Atlantic City, NJ.
The pageant will be held
Saturday, June 17, with
the top 15 finalists. But the
work to get there begins
much earlier. Davis has
been working toward the
preliminaries (held June 13,
14 and 15) since last July
when she was named Miss
Classic City. The prelimi
naries and the pageant itself
will be live-streamed online
at Miss Georgia.org.
The pageant preliminar
ies include evening gown,
interview, on stage ques
tion, swimsuit and talent
competitions.
Each candidate must also
have a platform. Davis has
chosen working to prevent
child abuse as her per
sonal platform. She cur
rently serves on the board
BRYANNA DAVIS
of Prevent Child Abuse
Athens, a local non-profit,
which also serves Madison
County.
For the talent portion of
the program, Miss Davis
will perform “shaabi,”
which she describes as a
“dance fusion of Egyptian
belly dance and Egyptian
street dance.”
Davis said unlike many
others in the pageant circuit,
she didn’t become interest
ed in competing until she
was 15 and competed as
a tenth grader in the Miss
MCHS pageant. Though
she didn’t win the title,
she said she found herself
hooked.
“I was a good student,
but not really good at sports
or other competitive things
and I was so, so shy,” she
said. “It felt good to be
forced out of my comfort
zone.”
But the best benefit, she
said, was her increased con
fidence in herself and her
self-esteem. “I thought ‘I
can do this,’ I can do any
thing I set my mind to,”’
she said.
Afterwards, she was
invited to participate in the
National American Miss,
where she finished as a
semi-finalist. She also com
peted in the Miss MCHS
pageant again in her senior
year and was crowned Miss
Madison/Elbert Forestry
Queen twice.
Later, she competed in the
Miss UGA pageant, where
she finished in the top five.
She was named Miss
Classic City at Stone
Mountain in July. The
pageant, part of the Miss
America Organization
(MAO), was what is known
in pageant circles as a
“stacked pageant,” mean
ing there could be more
than one winner. Davis was
lucky enough to be one of
the three.
The pageant circuit runs
from July through March,
she explained, and those
who hope to vie for the
Miss Georgia title must win
at least one of the pageants
in the MAO circuit.
“I am so glad I won in
July, because I was deter
mined to make it to Miss
Georgia this year, before I
‘age out,'” Davis, who is 23,
said. Contestants must be
no older than 24 to compete
for the state title.
It has taken a lot of time,
energy, fundraising and
hard work to get this far
and Davis’ mother says she
is proud of her daughter’s
hard work and determina
tion.
“I don’t think any of us
quite realized what a big
deal this is.” Davis said.
Davis said she hopes most
of all to be an inspiration to
other young women.
“I worked three jobs in
high school and our family
knows about financial dif
ficulties. and I want young
women to know they can do
anything they set their mind
to,” she said.
Davis received her bach
elor’s degree in Health
Promotion from the
University of Georgia and
plans to continue her edu
cation to become a pedi
atric physician’s assistant.
Those interested in
Davis’ preparation and
participation in the Miss
Georgia pageant can fol
low her on Facebook and
on Instagram.
Davis is the daughter of
Bryan and Kathy Davis,
of Hull.
PROJECT LIFESAVER
The Pilot Club of
Madison County and the
Madison County Sheriff’s
Department offer a
24/7 monitoring system
(bracelet) for individuals
suffering from brain
disorders and who may
have the potential to wander
away from caregivers. For
more information on the
Project Lifesaver Program,
contact Linda Freeman
at 706-335-3814 or Betty
Sartain at 706-795-2047.
ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS
Alcoholics Anonymous
meets on Mondays and
Thursdays at 7 p.m. at the
Colbert Baptist Church
annex and Fridays at 7
p.m. at the Danielsville
Methodist Church annex.
NARCOTICS
ANONYMOUS
Narcotics Anonymous
meets at 7 p.m. Monday at
the Danielsville Methodist
Church annex.
TOUCHDOWN CLUB
The Madison County
High School Touchdown
Club meets the first
Monday of each month
at 7 p.m. in the high
school media center. The
club meets every week
during football season.
The football program’s
website can be accessed at
http://eteamz.active.com/
madisoncountyfootball/
AMERICAN LEGION
The American Legion
Post #39 of Danielsville
meets the last Thursday of
the month at 7 p.m. All
veterans are welcome. For
more information, call 706-
795-2669.
4-STAKES
HORSESHOES
Four-Stakes Horseshoes
pitches every Tuesday at
6:30 p.m. The league is
handicapped to give ah
pitchers an equal chance.
All ages and skill levels are
welcome. Call 706-207-
9831 for more information.
ABATE OF GEORGIA
ABATE of Georgia,
Inc. District 5 North
“Your motorcycle rights
organization” is now
meeting at Cycle World
of Athens, 4225 Atlanta
Hwy. on the third Tuesday
of the month at 7 p.m.
in the customer lounge.
For more information,
call Allen Kennedy at
770-231-4824 or email
abatega5north@gmail.
com All motorcyclists are
welcome.
BROTHERS OF THE
THIRD WHEEL
Brothers of the 3rd
Wheel meets the second
Sunday of each month
at the TA Truck Stop in
Commerce on Hwy. 441.
For more information, call
Cam McCallister at 706-
540-4950.
MART MADISON COUNTY
PROM TALK
Michael Phillips (L), Jacob Moore (C) and Zac Patton (R) chat at the Madison County High School Prom
Saturday at the Commerce Civic Center. Kyle Funderburk/staff
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The Madison Area
Resource Team (M.A.R.T)/
Family Connection meets
the fourth Tuesday of
each month at the old
Danielsville courthouse at
8 a.m. Call 795-3565 for
more information.
MASONIC LODGE
John H. Jones Masonic
Lodge #348 holds its
monthly meeting every
third Thursday at 8 p.m.
preceded by a meal at 7
p.m.
TOPS MEETING
TOPS (Take Off Pounds
Sensibly) of Ila meets each
Tuesday at Mt. Hermon
Presbyterian Church in Ila.
Weigh-in is at 5:15 p.m.
followed by the meeting
at 5:45 p.m. For more
information, call Mary Ann
Bonds at 706-789-2869.
MCHS BAND
BOOSTER CLUB
MCHS Band Booster
Club meets every third
Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at
the high school band room.
Band parents are invited
and encouraged to attend.
GAMBLER’S
ANONYMOUS
Gambler’s Anonymous
meets every Monday night
at 7:30 p.m. at Living Word
Baptist Church. For more
information, call (404)
237-7281.
NEEDLECRAFTERS
Madison County
Needlecrafters meet every
Tuesday from 1 - 3 p.m.
for crocheting, cross-stitch,
knitting, tatting, etc. in an
atmosphere of relaxing
fellowship, members
said. Bring your current
handwork project and drop
in. Call 706-246-3229 for
more information.
NATIONAL LADIES
HOMESTEAD
GATHERING
The National Ladies
Homestead Gathering
exists to provide a
welcoming environment,
where women can share
new ideas, celebrate
victories, address
challenges and cultivate
community with like-
minded women. The group
meets the first Thursday of
each month at 6:30 p.m., at
the Jackson EMC building
off of Hwy. 29.
BEE CLUB
The Oglethorpe County
Bee Club meets the third
Monday of the month at
7 p.m. at the Oglethorpe
County Farm Bureau on
Hwy. 78 in Crawford.
Visitors are welcome. For
more information, visit
ocbeeclub.com.
To have an event listed
in on-going sendees, call
Margie Richards at 800-
795-2581.
LEARNING ABOUT WILDLIFE
Danielsville Elementary School students learn about wildlife at a Camp Kiwanis
exhibit during an Environmental Summit Monday at the county transfer station.
Free legal services available to elderly and poor
Free legal services are available to senior citi- not handle criminal cases,
zens and low-income clients in the area. For an appointment, call 1-800-745-5717
Services are based on case type and financial or 770-535-5717 between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.,
eligibility. Georgia Legal Service Program does Mondays through Fridays.
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of publication. We will publish as much each week as
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GOODMARK
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