Preliminary winners

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Miss South Central Arkansas Emma Pitts, right, won the Preliminary Artistic Expression in Talent Award and Miss Ouachita Baptist University Julie Williams, left, won the Evening Gown Preliminary Award on Tuesday, the opening night of the 82nd Annual Miss Arkansas Pageant at Robinson Center in Little Rock. With the winners is Miss Arkansas 2019 Claudia Raffo. For winning Talent, Pitts received a $2,000 scholarship. Williams received a $1,500 scholarship for winning Evening Gown. Both scholarships were provided by the Miss Arkansas Scholarship Foundation. For her talent, Pitts performed a musical theater dance to "Journey To The Past." Williams wore a white gown and spoke about her personal social impact issue which is "Bridging the Gap between the Free and the Fighter."

Submitted photo TEEN PRELIMINARY WINNERS: In the Miss Arkansas Outstanding Teen Pageant, Ozark Mountain's Outstanding Teen Shelby Cook, left, won for the Talent Preliminary Award, while the Alpha Evening Gown Award went to Heritage OT Jamee McAdoo, right. With the winners is Miss Arkansas Outstanding Teen 2018 Camille Cathey of Jonesboro. The Alpha Talent Award went to Greater Hot Springs OT Makayla Shipe, not pictured. The 39 Outstanding Teen Contestants are competing for over $35,000 in scholarships and the chance to represent Arkansas at the Miss America's Outstanding Teen Pageant in Orlando this August.

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