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Dairy princesses know cows (no bull!) By
Jennifer Pinnock
The Richmond Dairy Princess pageant is about more than good looks and pretty dresses. Its main focus is to promote dairy products, and the participants must have knowledge of cows, how dairy products are made, and how they affect diet. However, he pageant was somewhat different this year, according to Amy Jensen, pageant coordinator. Normally the pageant contains an interview segment where the girls are asked personal and dairy-related questions. Also, a modeling segment is usually judged and the top five girls are chosen as the winners. However, this year only five participants entered the pageant and so these five high school senior girls were crowned as Dairy Princesses to represent Richmond for 2001. "I didn't just want to hand the girls an award," said Jensen. "I thought they needed to earn it, so they were each assigned to do a report." Each girl had to choose a topic from a list that Jensen created. All the topics were about the dairy industry. Different topics the girls discussed were the history of Black and White Days, homogenization and pasteurization of milk, cheese and how it is made, and the importance of dairy products in daily diet. Aubrey Sproat, who was crowned as a princess, said she has wanted to be a Dairy Princess since she was a little girl. "I am so excited to have this great opportunity," she said. Leslie Erickson, City Council member, said Dairy Princesses promote dairy products in the community by participating in assemblies for various schools in the community. Also, the girls represent Richmond in the parades in Cache Valley. "The girls are the feet of Black and White Days," said Erickson. "They do the paper work for the cattle show and present awards." The five girls will also represent Richmond in the Cache County pageant in April. Amanda Yardley, former Dairy Princess, said that being a Dairy Princess gave her the chance to meet a lot of people and help out in the community. "It gave me a chance to improve the community that I grew up in," she said. Jensen said that although the pageant was different, it was still a success. The format was a lot less stressful and more relaxing. Erickson said that she has never been in favor of pageants and the format used this year gave the girls a chance to teach the audience about dairy products and tell about their plans for the future. "Since the pageant was so relaxed we really got to see the true personalities of the girls," said Erickson. "They are all so funny." Even though only five girls were in the pageant Erickson and Jensen both feel the girls will do just as good a job as the past Dairy Princesses have done. "We still got the cream of the crop," said Jensen.
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