SILVERHILL, Ala. — Silverhill crowned its first Little Miss Heritage Saturday night in the auditorium at Silverhill Elementary School.

Twenty-seven girls competed for the title of Little Miss Heritage Saturday and in the end the crown went to Ally Grace Mavar of Fairhope, a student at Central Christian School in Robertsdale.

She also earned prettiest dress honors during the pageant, while Laiken Madison Stewart, a student at Robertsdale Elementary, was named most photogenic.

First runner up is Aiden Glane Ballard, a student at Silverhill Elementary. Kristian Stringer, a student at Rosinton School earned second runner-up honors. Third runner up went to Christa Lee Hughen, a student at Loxley Elementary, while fourth runner-up went to Kendal McKenzie Helton of Silverhill, a student at Central Christian.

Girls from Robertsdale, Elsanor, Summerdale, Rosinton, Silverhill, Elberta, Loxley, Central Christian, St. Patrick and Daphne elementary schools participated in Saturday’s competition.

Little Miss Heritage and her court will preside over the 27th Annual Silverhill Heritage Day which will be held Saturday at the Silverhill Ball Park.

In her chairman’s letter printed in the program for Saturday’s pageant, Christie Lyles thanked the sponsors, volunteers and the Town of Silverhill for making the event happen.

“But most of all, I would like to thank the girls who are participating in Little Miss Heritage and the families who have supported them,” she said. “This pageant was started to provide the girls in our community with an event that could be enjoyed by not only the girls, but the entire family. We sincerely hope that this goal was accomplished for each of the families that were involved this year, and we hope that those who we were blessed enough to have in our inaugural pageant had as much fun participating as we did putting the pageant together.”

Laurie Gruenloh served as master of ceremonies for the event.

The pageant also included a performance by Slippers and Taps School of Dance in Robertsdale.

Sponsors for the event were Silverhill Elementary, the Town of Silverhill, Amy Macon and Patricia Bankester, Baldwin Trophy, Vision Bank, Bestsouth, Jared N. Lyles, PC., Neuschwander, Faircloth and Hardy, P.C., who tabulated the results for the event; Coca-Cola Bottling Company and AM 1000, The Buzz.

Other contestants in Saturday’s event were: Adelaide Jensen Wallace, Alexis Kaye Clemons, Aleah Bella-Miko Thomas, Alexandra Nicole Hager, Autumn Joyce Robinson, Bayleigh Noelle Dunn, Caroline Claire Harrison, Jessica Lynn Thomley, Kaitlyn Brenee Bailey, Destiny Elise Leggett, Hannah Laweze Harrison, Kimberly Marie Bell, Naomi Grace Myrick, Olivia Kaitlin Weaver, Lena Suzanne Spears, Madison Taylor Weaver, Paige Marie Boyette, Rhylyn Dedra Ard, Ryley Tate Harrison, Samantah Ryleigh Hall and Scarlett Anna-Mae Santa Cruz.