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Maid Of Cotton Crowning Slated
More than 900 attend a Memphis luncheon honoring 20 Maid of Cotton finalists from 13 states. Debra Wright, 1972 titleholder, comments as judging continues behind doors ahead of tonight's Mid-South Coliseum crowning and a Dallas Cotton Bowl festival departure for the winner.
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Memphis
Harry S. Truman
Winfield Dunn
Mid-South Coliseum
Dallas
Bonnie Anderson
Escondido
Calif
Lexie Woodward
Ruston
Barbara Barnett
Bisbee
Ariz
Becky Bradshaw
Odalou
Tex
Sara Bussey
Columbus
Cavalynn Chamberlain
Porterville
Donna Colvin
Gastonia
N.C
Vivian Craig
Stanley
Karen Sue Guice
Las Cruces
N.M
Barbara Lee Hall
Skila Sue Harris
Bowling Green
Jan Junter
Lancaster
S.C
Camille Jones
Holly Springs
Miss
Brenda Riker
Jasper
Ala
Debbie Meek
Boonville
Debra Ann Ploch
Janet Porter
Humboldt, Tenn
Millicent Wauters
Clarksdale