If you are a former Clarke County Junior Miss, please send a high school photograph, email address, and an up-to-date biography to CherClarke@aol.com.  We want to showcase your achievements!

Leigh Graham Thompson is a Vice President and Certified Public Accountant with BancTrust Financial Group, Inc., in Mobile, Alabama.  She holds a graduate degree in banking from the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University and a BS degree in Accounting from the University of South Alabama.  She is married to Hutch Thompson of Mobile, and has two sons, Jack and Matthew.  She has been active in Junior Miss for the past 15 years, working with Clarke County’s Junior Miss Program, the National Junior Miss Program in Mobile, and serving as a judge for various county programs.

1967 Sissy Price

1991 Mary Beth Peele

1968 Sharon Bumpers

1969 Gay Griffin Shelton

Emily currently lives with her husband, Phillip Smith and son, Eli, in Fernandina Beach, Florida.  She serves as graphic artist for Jax Federal Credit Union in Jacksonville, FL and is active in her her church, as well as civic and community events.  Since serving as Clarke County's Junior Miss and Alabama's Junior Miss Spirit Award Winner, she has judged several Junior Miss competitions in south Alabama and northwest Florida.

1970 Binksy Quinn (deceased)

Kelly graduated from the University of Montevallo with a degree in Hearing-Impaired.  She moved to Birmingham and began teaching at McAdory High School.  Kelly married Brent Jones in 2002 and they recently became the proud parents of Amelia Grace.  They also have two dogs, Bailey and Fisher.  Though still teaching now, Kelly looks forward to becoming a stay-at-home mom with her young daughter.

V. Wylynn Gilmore Phillippi received her BS degree at Birmingham Southern College in 1974 and her JD from Birmingham School of Law in 1979.  Wylynn is a member of the Family Law Section of the Alabama State Bar.  Her practice consists of domestic, civil, criminal, personal injury and probate work, but has become specialized in domestic relations and criminal defense work.  Her practice has taken her into all counties in southwest Alabama.  Wylynn has spoken to and participats in the annual Alabama State Bar Family Law Section's Divorce on the Beach Seminar.  Wylynn is admitted to practice in the state Courts of Alabama and in the U.S. District Court for the Southern, Middle, and Northern Districts of Alabama.  Wylynn is married to W.R. Phillippi, II, DMD, of Camden, Alabama and they have two sons, Billy and Wyman.

After graduating from Grove Hill Academy, Daisy attended Troy State University and graduated with honors earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting.   She married Wyatt McVay in 1999 and moved to Auburn, Alabama where she has been employed by Machen, McChesney, and Chastain, LLP for the past 5½ years.  She and Wyatt are expecting their first child, Margaret Joy, in April, 2005.  Upon Maggie’s birth, Daisy plans to be a stay-at-home mom.  In Auburn, she and Wyatt are involved in Parkway Baptist Church and she has remained active in Junior Miss in Lee County as their Judges Chair.

As the 4th Alternate to Alabama's Junior Miss and a Scholastic Achievement Award recipient, Joy Atchison attended Spring Hill College on a Junior Miss Scholarship.  In 1979, she graduated Cum Laude with a BS Degree.  She went on to earn her MD degree (also Cum Laude) from the UAB School of Medicine in 1983 where she won the Dean's Award for Clinical Excellence.  She completed a Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh in 1990 and is currently a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Alabama - Birmingham.  Joy is married to Phil Bailey and they are the proud parents of two daughters, Maggie (16) and Lily (5).   While in med school and shortly after her marriage, Joy was diagnosed with diabetes.  Today she stays very busy with her family, her medical practice caring for diabetic children and fund-raising for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).

Terri graduated from Jackson Academy in 1978 as Valedictorian of her class.  She married Wayne Slayton in 1979 and they have two daughters, Dacy Brooke and Jenilee.  Terri earned Associate of Arts and Applied Science degrees from Patrick Henry Junior College in Monroeville.  She and her husband own Slayton Brothers, Inc., a lawn and garden equipment business in Jackson, AL where they reside.  Terri has served as director of the Washington County Junior Miss Program and also as a program judge.  Both daughters were runners-up in the Clarke County Junior Miss Program.

Diane graduated The University of Alabama in May, 1986 with a BS in Microbiology, and graduated from the UAB School of Public Health in December, 1991 with a Master's Degree in Epidemiology.  She has worked in the clinical research industry for 13 years, with the last 7 years as a contract research consultant.  Diane married Chris Horton in May, 1985 and they have lived in Birmingham, since October, 1987, presently in Vestavia Hills.  They currently have 2 children, Daniel (7) and Anna (2).  They adopted Anna from Ukraine in August 2004 and will travel back to Ukraine in May, 2005 to adopt her twin brothers (age 5).

2002 Allison Brown Faircloth allisonfaircloth@gmail.com

Allison is a 2006 Honors Graduate of University of Alabama with degrees in Restaurant and Hospitality Management, Event Coordinating, and General Business. She is employed by the American Cancer Society, as the Community Representative for North Baldwin County and all of Escambia County. Allison was married to Craig Faircloth in June, 2007. They reside in Fairhope, AL.

Kari is a 2005  Honors Graduate of Alabama Southern Community College and a Magna Cum Laude graduate of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa with a degree in Elementary Education.  Kari is currently teaching 2nd grade at Oak Mountain Elementary School in Shelby County.  She is engaged to Matt Powell of Leroy.  They plan to marry on July 26, 2008 at Grove Hill Baptist Church.  She and Matt will be residing in Hoover after the wedding.

Hylan is a psychology, human development and family studies major at the University of Alabama. She is Pledge Class President and Recruiting Assistant for her sorority, Pi Beta Phi.  She also serves on the Mentorship Committee for the Student Government Association and is a member of Emerging Leaders, as well as Phi Eta Sigma, Alpha Lambda Delta, and National Society of Collegiate Scholars (honor societies).  She is a UA Athletic Hostess and volunteers for the RISE program (for Down's Syndrome children), ART for ALL (for underprivileged children), and LINKS for LITERACY (reading program).

Diana was the salutatorian of Clarke County High School. She is currently a Dean's List student at the University of Mobile where she is in the Honors Program and a Lady Ram on the inaugural volleyball team.  She plans to pursue a degree in Business and Pre-Law.

Paige graduated in 1990 from the University of Alabama with a degree in Marketing.  She worked for ten years in the Hospitality Industry doing sales and property management.  In 1993, she married John Phillips.  They reside in Alpharetta, Georgia where Paige is the stay-at-home mother of two sons, Seth (age 6) and Cade, (age 1 1/2).

Hannah was the valedictorian of the Class of 2007 at Thomasville High School and currently attends the University of South Alabama where she is majoring in pre-physical therapy.  She aspires to have her own clinic one day for children with CP and other disabilities.  Hannah participates in Chi Omega, Chi Omega Community Service Chair, Campus Outreach (Christian-based program), and Intramurals (Volleyball and Softball) and was recently crowned Miss Alabama Agriculture.

1988 Shelley Switzer Baugh