For the first time in 70-years, the Oregon Miss Teen Pageant was held outside of Seaside. The two-day event was staged at the Liberty Theatre at North Bend last weekend. Lena Larecy, Miss Douglas County Teen won the competition and earned $50,000 of in-kind prizes. Miss Clatsop County Teen Eleanor Shipley was First Runner-Up, while Miss Coos County Teen Kiri Goodson was third. Larecy will now represent Oregon at the National Pageant.
