April Poole of Anna was recently named Miss Southern Illinois Electric Cooperative of 1993.
She was selected from among 13 other young women in the contest. The 40th annual pageant was conducted during the Southern Illinois Electric's annual meeting.
She is the daughter of Jackie and Joyce Poole of Anna.
The contest's first runner-up was Shannon Kraatz of Olmsted, second runner-up was Wendy Jones of Grand Chain and Gail Jordan of Olmsted was selected by the other contestants as Miss Congeniality.
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