Who’s going to be the 2017 Miss Whatcom County? Find out this Saturday

The Miss Whatcom County Scholarship Pageant 2017 will be at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at Whatcom Community College’s Syre Center, 237 W. Kellogg Road.

Tickets are $20 at the door, says Carol Starcher, pageant executive director.

Eight contestants will be vying for the crown, and $12,600 in cash and in-kind scholarships. Miss Whatcom County 2016 Angela Ramous will be a featured performer and speaker at the event.

Contestants are:

▪ Brittany Western, 18, vocalist; attends Whatcom Community College

▪ Aminata Dolo, 20 spoken-word artist; attends Western Washington University

▪ Veronica Coughlin, 21, vocalist, attends Whatcom Community College

▪ Savannah Lane, 20, dancer, attends Western Washington University

▪ Emily Flores, 20, vocalist; works at Spring Creek Retirement Center

▪ Kennedy Erickson, 19; piano; attends Western Washington University

▪ April Davis, age 21, comedic monologue; attends Western Washington University

▪ McKenzie Brooks, 19; alto saxophone, attends Western Washington University

Miss Whatcom County 2017 will make numerous appearances at community events and will compete for Miss Washington 2017 in Renton in July.

Details: misswhatcomcounty.com; and on Facebook.

This story was originally published March 17, 2017 at 5:00 AM with the headline "Who’s going to be the 2017 Miss Whatcom County? Find out this Saturday."