Miss Grays Harbor 2015 — Meet the contestants

The 2015 Miss Grays Harbor Scholarship Pageant is coming on Saturday, Feb. 21, at the 7th St. Theatre in Hoquiam. Here are this year’s contestants:

Jess Marie Matthews

Age: 23

Hometown: Elma

Parents: Jeri Lee Matthews and Jim Oppelt

School: Clover Park Technical College

Platform: Empowering young women

Talent: Dance

Alexi Prante

Age: 19

Hometown: Montesano

Parents: Carman and Dennis Prante

School: Grays Harbor College

Platform: “Beauty Found Within” — Raising Young Women’s Self Esteem

Talent: Vocal

Paige Kuhn

Age: 20

Hometown: Central Park

Parents: Tim and Dawn Kuhn

School: Eastern Washington University

Platform: Providing School Supplies to Those in Need

Talent: Piano

Kuinn Karaffa

Age: 19

Hometown: Montesano

Parent: Barbara Karaffa

School: Grays Harbor College

Platform: Habitat for Humanity — There’s No Place Like Home

Talent: Piano

Stephanie Hornback

Age: 21

Hometown: Montesano

Parents: Debbie and Brian Hornback

School: Grays Harbor College

Platform: Prevention and Healing for Teenage Abusive Relationships

Talent: Vocal

Cora Foss

Age: 18

Hometown: Hoquiam

Parents: Susan and Mike Foss

School: Grays Harbor College

Platform: The Importance of Theater for Our Community’s Youth

Talent: Vocal

Ariana Barré

Age: 18

Hometown: Cosmopolis

Parents: Eric and Michelle Barré

School: Aberdeen High School and Grays Harbor College

Platform: The Red Cross — Donate Blood, Donate Life

Talent: Jazz Dance

Tickets for the 2015 Miss Grays Harbor Scholarship Pageant are $15, and can be purchased by cash or check only at Harbor Drug in Hoquiam, Rosevear’s Music Center in Aberdeen or from any contestant.

The Miss Grays Harbor Outstanding Teen Pageant is slated for Friday, Feb. 20, also at the 7th Street Theatre. Tickets for that pageant are also $15, and can be purchased through the same outlets.