Yelm woman is new Miss Washington
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - Twenty-one-year-old Janet Harding of Yelm, a student at Western Washington University in Bellingham, is the new Miss Washington.
Harding was crowned on Saturday night before an audience of more than 600 at the Pantages Theater in Tacoma. She will represent Washington in the Miss America competition, which takes place in January in Las Vegas, Nev.
Harding competed in the three-hour in the Miss Washington pageant as Miss Tahoma, a title she earned in a Puyallup pageant.
First runner-up was Kristin Cox, Miss Tri-Cities; second runner-up was Elizabeth Lamb-Ferro, Miss Pierce County; and third runner-up was Cara Rudd, Miss Auburn.
In Bellingham, Harding is studying elementary education, social studies and communications.
She finds time to serve on the board of Big Brothers-Big Sisters in Whatcom County and is a Big Sister.
Harding received her crown from outgoing Miss Washington Elyse Umemoto.
Harding was crowned on Saturday night before an audience of more than 600 at the Pantages Theater in Tacoma. She will represent Washington in the Miss America competition, which takes place in January in Las Vegas, Nev.
Harding competed in the three-hour in the Miss Washington pageant as Miss Tahoma, a title she earned in a Puyallup pageant.
First runner-up was Kristin Cox, Miss Tri-Cities; second runner-up was Elizabeth Lamb-Ferro, Miss Pierce County; and third runner-up was Cara Rudd, Miss Auburn.
In Bellingham, Harding is studying elementary education, social studies and communications.
She finds time to serve on the board of Big Brothers-Big Sisters in Whatcom County and is a Big Sister.
Harding received her crown from outgoing Miss Washington Elyse Umemoto.
