Contestants ready for Miss and Little Miss Mercedes pageant next month
The 2019 Miss Mercedes Pageant will be held Saturday, February 9, 2019 at the Mercedes Early College Academy Auditorium. The event will start at 7 p.m. Pre-sale tickets ($5) are available at the Mercedes Chamber of Commerce Office, 320 S. Ohio or at Coach’s Pharmacy. Pictured are Miss Mercedes contestants front row left to right are Juliana Campos daughter of Valerie Fuentes; Katelynn Garza daughter of Eugene Garza, Juanita Gomez; Alexandra Guajardo daughter of Tanya & Ciro Valdez; Raeanne Lara daughter of Ray Silvestre Lara/Reyna Tienda; Heaven Angel Martinez daughter of Daniel & Cristina Martinez; Iliana Elizabeth Morales daughter of Larry & Irma Morales; Monique Pena daughter of Andy and Jessica Pena. Back row left to right Audrey Riojasdaughter of Oscar & Melissa Riojas; Jenna Rivas daughter of Santiago Rivas III & Denise Rivas; Melanie Shantel Rodriguez daughter of Hector & Melida Rodriguez; Reyna Elizabeth Rodriguez daughter of Lucecita Salazar, Jose Rocha; Darian Ariel Saldana daughter of Angelica Saldana, David Saldana; Olivia I. Trevino daughter of Raquel Trevino; and Mika Vento daughter of Dina & Roy Vento. Not pictured is Aurelia Sifuentes daughter of Everardo Mendoza/Yadira Mendoza.
Pictured are 2019 Little Miss Mercedes contestants who are participating in the Miss Mercedes Pageant February 9, 2019 at MECA Auditorium starting at 7 p.m. From left to right are Ryta’h Brown daughter of Ester Brown; Annahy Gomez daughter of Yessica Murillo, Gerardo Gomez; Kinley D. Gutierrez daughter of Sandra & Claudio A. Gutierrez; 2018 Little Miss Mercedes Elise Alexandra Rocha daughter of Joey and Christine Rocha; Hope Angelina Horta daughter of Amanda Guzman & James Horta; and Arabella Emery Ramos daughter of Vanessa Ruelas & Roberto Ramos. Not pictured but participating is Aaliyah Oranday daughter of Alejandra Munoz, Bobby Joe Oranday Jr.