Contestant #1, Shannon Hunt   
Hometown:     Fayetteville, WV
Age:                 19
School:             High Point University
Talent:             Vocal, "Blue" 
Platform:         Breast Cancer 


Contestant #2, Laura Shumate
Hometown:     Pilot Mountain, NC
Age:                 20
School:            UNCG   
Talent:            Vocal, "In My Own Little Corner"
Platform:         Child Safety
 
Contestant #3, Sara Gordon
Hometown:       Thomasville, NC
Age:                   19
School:               UNCG
Talent:                Vocal, "Dreamers"
Platform:            Music in Communities


 Contestant #4, Roxanna Haynes
Hometown:        Lexington, NC
Age:                   18
School:               UNCG
Talent:                Modern Dance, "At This Point in My Life"
Platform:            READ Discrimination Program

Contestant #5, Meredith Simms
Hometown:            Gastonia, NC
Age:                        20
School:                    Elon University
Talent:                    Clog, "Sin Wagon"
Platform:                 Crohn's Disease
Awards:         Gretchen Wallace Spirit of  Thomasville Award (tie)
                                3rd Runner-Up

Contestant #6, Missy McNeill
Hometown:            Fayetteville, NC
Age:                        21
School:                    NC A&T State
Talent:                    Vocal, "Last Dance"
Platform:                 Literacy Programs
Awards:          Julie Robertson Miss Congeniality Award
                                2nd Runner-Up

Contestant #7, Allyson Ross
Hometown:            Mint Hill, NC
Age:                        21
School:                    High Point University
Talent:                    Classical Cello
Platform:                 Breast Cancer Awareness

Contestant #8, Brittany Yates
Hometown:            Trinity, NC
Age:                        17
School:                    East Davidson
Talent:                    Vocal, "Come In from the Rain"
Platform:                 Abstinence
Awards:             Artistic Expression in Talent Award (tie)
                                4th Runner-Up

Contestant #9, Allison Cody
Hometown:            Denton, NC
Age:                        18
School:                    South Davidson High School
Talent:                    Tap, "Jump, Shout, Boogie"
Platform:                 Adolescent Heart Disease

Contestant #10, Dayna Lax
Hometown:            Thomasville, NC
Age:                        18
School:                    East Davidson High School
Talent:                    Vocal, "Since I Feel for You"
Platform:                 A Need for Every Child
Awards:         Deborah Handy Community Service Award
                                Lifestyle & Fitness in Swimsuit Award

Contestant #11, Kellie Davis
Hometown:            Stanley, NC
Age:                        21
School:                    UNCG
Talent:                    Vocal, "I Surrender"
Platform:                 Dream Reachers Mentoring Program
Awards:                   First Runner-Up &
                 Presence & Poise in Eveningwear Award (tie)

Contestant #12, Tiffany Jackson
Hometown:            High Point, NC
Age:                        18
School:                    NC A&T State
Talent:                    Lyrical Jazz, "I Believe In You and Me"
Platform:                 The March of Dimes
Awards:             Artistic Expression in Talent Award (tie)

Contestant #13, Jessica Smith
Hometown:            Lexington, NC
Age:                        21
School:                    DCCC
Talent:                    Vocal, "Natural Woman"
Platform:                 Breast Cancer Awareness and Prevention
Awards:            Artistic Expression in Talent Award (tie)

Contestant #14, Alice Montanari
Hometown:            High Point, NC & Treviso, Italy
Age:                        18
School:                    UNCG
Talent:                    Vocal, "If I Can Only Imagine"
Platform:                 Bilingualism

Contestant #15, Lauren McRae
Hometown:            Denton, NC
Age:                        18
School:                    High Point University
Talent:                    Lyrical Jazz, "To Love You More"
Platform:                 Intergenerational Programs

Contestant #16, Stephanie Webb
Hometown:            Thomasville, NC
Age:                        19
School:                    GTCC
Talent:                    Character Vocal, "Ring Them Bells"
Platform:                 FACE (Fighting AIDS through Community Education)
Awards:Gretchen Wallace Spirit of Thomasville Award (tie)
                                Ticket Sales Award

Contestant #17, Ashlynn Whitesell
Hometown:            Greensboro, NC
Age:                        18
School:                    Southeast High School
                               Weaver Academy of Technology & Performing Arts
Talent:                    Vocal, "God Help the Outcast"
Platform:                 Making Negatives Positive-Altering Peer Pressure
Awards:      Presence & Poise in Eveningwear Award (tie)
Presentation & Community Achievement in Interview Award,                   Miss Thomasville 2003

Contestant #18, Kristin Hiatt
Hometown:            Kernersville, NC
Age:                        20
School:                    High Point University
Talent:                    Tap, "Jump, Jive, & Wail"
Platform:                 Fire Safety & Prevention

Contestant #19, Britney Pendergrass
Hometown:            Thomasville, NC
Age:                        18
School:                    Ledford High School
Talent:                    Clog, "Yankee Doodle"
Platform:                 Preventing Drunk Driving

Contestant #20, Kristy Parsons
Hometown:            North Wilkesboro, NC
Age:                        20
School:                    UNCG
Talent:                    Lyrical Jazz, "When I Dream at Night"
Platform:                 The Chosen #1's-Exceptional Need Children

Contestant #21, Linda Kathryn Arthurs
Hometown:            Thomasville, NC
Age:                        20
School:                    UNCG
Talent:                    Vocal, "Colors of the Wind"
Platform:                 Girl Scouts