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12 THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2022
Lillian Waggoner poses as 2022 Miss Blossomtime
The guys strike a pose after the opening number Sunday night
Mr. Three Oaks and River Valley Sebastian Kirk models a 1920s swimsuit during the communications segment
Queens and their princesses pose onstage Sunday night
Mr. contestants pose in their formal wear
Miss Buchanan Lillian Waggoner crowned 2022 Miss Blossom MR. BLOSSOM IS MR. STEVENSVILLE NATHAN HAWKS
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BY FRANCESCA SAGALA
eeing as how the Mr. and Miss Blossomtime pageants at the Mendel Center at Lake Michigan College in Benton Harbor were put on hold for the past two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it seemed fitting that Miss Buchanan Lillian Waggoner would be posed with a question on the positive effects that the global event had on her life. “I’ve become a more confident and better person of myself,” she said, adding that she appreciates her family because “they really helped me with my confidence as
well.” Waggoner was crowned the 89th Miss Blossomtime at the first pageant at the Mendel Center since March 2019 in front of a packed audience of supporters Monday night, April 25. An 18-year-old from Buchanan, Lillian is the daughter of Crystal and Brandon Waggoner. She is a senior at Berrien Springs High School. Lillian plans to attend Lake Michigan College and then transfer to a four-year college to study Special Education. During high school, Lillian has participated in concert choir, Bel Canto, and band.
The 2022 Miss Blossomtime Royal Court is Breanna Truelove, Lillian Waggoner, Madisen Kozminski, and Kristen Krause
