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COUNTY CROWNING

Yvonne Marquer, Miss Pennsylvania 1971, crowns Patti Sommariva Miss Butler County 1972 on Jan. 29, 1972, at Butler High School. The other finalists were, from left, first runner-up Kathryn Sue Eberhart, Shirley Hughes, Cindy Hawks and second runner-up Dana McDonald. Sommariva went on to compete in the Miss Pennsylvania contest March 9 to 11. Marquer, who took the last name Zanos when she married, worked for KDKA-TV for many years and recently passed away because of complications with ovarian cancer. This year's Miss Butler County/Miss Moraine State pageant is scheduled for Feb. 27 in the Succop Theater at Butler County Community College.

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