Tekoa names 2012 royalty

Ce’Nedra Thomas was named Miss Tekoa at the March 24 program at the Empire Theatre. Kayler Dub is the first princess and also won the Miss Congeniality award with Princesses Darby Ratz and Nicole Zimmerman rounding out the 2012 court. Ray Bernard hosted the evening entitled “Bayou Beauties”. Special guests were Ashley Stabl and Jonathan Smith who performed an East Coast swing routine. The court’s first official duty will be riding in the Lilac and Armed Forces Torchlight parade in Spokane May 19.