The stage will sparkle with glittering gowns and bright smiles at Northwest Mississippi Community College’s annual Beauty Review on Tuesday, Nov. 14. The event will take place at 7 p.m. at the Fine Arts Auditorium on the Senatobia campus. This year’s pageant will feature 40 young women who will compete for the title of “Most Beautiful.”

The Master of Ceremonies is Dr. Ken Sipley, division director of Fine Arts. Soloists from the Northwest Entertainers will provide entertainment for the evening, according to pageant sponsor Pam Wooten.

Participating in the Beauty Review from DeSoto County are Jessica Hicks, Monica Medina, Heather Driffill, Jessica Ricks and Kristina Skidmore, all of Horn Lake; Holly Miller, Hernando; Lauren Foshee, Nesbit; and Anna Gill of Olive Branch.

Participants from Tate County are Megan Loftiss of Coldwater; and Michel Jarjoura, Rachel McGibboney and Lauri Williams, all of Senatobia.

From Lafayette County are Paula Smith, Chelsie Isom, Kelly Fitch and Cheley Adams, all of Oxford; Jennae Johnson, Paris; LeCatherine Ivy and Maronica Robinson, of Taylor; and Talisha Gordon of Abbeville.

Panola County participants are Constance Collins, Pope; and Jonelle Figaro, Batesville.

Contestants from Marshall County are Lisa Smith, Lindsey Wilbanks, Jayne Erwin, Nekia Gainer and Chelsea Hadley, all of Byhalia; and Ana Armendariz of Red Banks.

From Tallahatchie County are Tiffany Pierce of Glendora, and Krystal Porter of Tutwiler.

Other contestants are Shardaye Townsend, Shannon; Brittany Trimble, Tupelo; Candace Carey, Bentonia; Amanda Brooks, Scobey; Meri Douglas Blair, Clarksdale; Tarlisha Kelly, Jackson; Brooke White, Ripley; Andreakia Junearick, Cleveland; and Aaron Craig, Blue Springs.

Escorts for the pageant will be Sean Johnson of Senatobia and Phillip May of Coldwater.

The “Most Beautiful” and four “Beauties” (first, second, third and fourth runners-up) will be showcased in the 2007 Rocketeer, the college yearbook. Admission is $3. For more information, contact Wooten at (66) 562-3899 or e-mail pwooten@northwestms.edu.