CHILD QUALIFIES FOR PAGEANT

Kearsten Brianna Collins, the daughter of Brian and Jacquelyn Collins of Cape Girardeau, has qualified for the New Star Discovery state pageant.

The 11-month-old will compete in May.

She won most photogenic and Miss All-Around at the preliminaries in Cape Girardeau in March to qualify.

Other recent pageants she won include: Baby Miss Shamrock held in March in Portageville, Baby Miss Leap Year held in Dexter, and Most Beautiful Baby Divisional Queen in the Gingerbread Productions held in Cape Girardeau in March.