Ms. Nursing Home Pageant

Granddaughter Paula Taylor, right, and great-granddaughter Hannah Carnell and other family congratulate Gazle Taylor, 76, from Sikeston Convalescent after she won the Missouri Health Care Association Ms. Nursing Home Pageant Friday at the Drury Lodge in Cape Girardeau. Taylor will go on to compete in the state competition in Kansas City. The second runner up for the competition was Mary Farmer from Brent B. Tinnin and the first runner up was Ruby Taylor from Golden Living in Malden, Mo. This is the 29th year for the pageant. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Ruby Taylor from Golden Living in Malden

Euvella Williams from General Baptist

Effie Smith from Hunter Acres

Betty Carver from Ste. Genevieve Care Center

Mary Farmer from Brent B. Tinnin

Betty Carver from Ste. Genevieve Care Center

Gazle Taylor from Sikeston Convalescent

Olive Trentham from Eldercare of Marble Hill

Euvella Williams from General Baptist

Olive Trentham from Eldercare of Marble Hill

Ruby Taylor from Golden Living in Malden, Mo.

Grace White from The Manor

Grace White from The Manor

Gertrude Harkey from Heartland Care

Gertrude Harkey from Heartland Care

Effie Smith from Hunter Acres

Euvella Williams, center, fixes Gazle Taylor's crown.

Gazle Taylor is crowned Ms. Nursing Home.

Gazle Taylor from Sikeston Convalescent after being crowned Ms. Nursing Home.

Mary Farmer from Brent B. Tinnin after the announcement she was second runner up.

Gazle Taylor is escorted by Lester Wilson to be crowned.

Winners Mary Farmer, front left, Gazle Taylor and Ruby Taylor with escorts Lester Wilson, back left, and Amy Stoll.

All nine contestants in the Missouri Health Care Ms. Nursing Home Pageant.

All nine contestants in the Missouri Health Care Ms. Nursing Home Pageant.