All of the ladies who

participated in the Southland Beauty Pageant were

winners. They each received an award, flowers, and

appeared to enjoy the festivities and extra attention.

The judges all commented on

how difficult they found it to choose which of the ten

contestants would be honored with the title of Ms.

Southland and one of the four runner-up spots. The

following four women were chosen as runner-ups based on

their personality, physical appearance in relationship to

age, ability to communicate and alertness, participation

in nursing home activities and their attitude toward

life.

1st Runner Up, Lucille

Johnson

Johnson, a retired

beautician, sometimes worked 10 - 12 hours days and often

worked seven days a week. She says she and her customers

shared a "mutual relationship based on love and

respect."

She was also an avid

seamstress and says the invention of the electric sewing

machine made a remarkable impact on her life.

When she and her husband

retired, they moved to Daytona Beach, Florida. Johnson

was active in the local Garden Club and won many awards

for her flower growing skills.

Johnson was recently voted

Valentine Queen by Southland staff and residents. She

served as the Grand Marshal for the home's annual

Southland 4th of July Parade. Her favorite activities at

Southland are arts and crafts, parties and visiting with

the staff and her many friends.

2nd Runner Up, Nettie

Knight

Nettie Knight turned 103 on

April 1st. She is the mother of four children and has 30

grandchildren, 60 great grandchildren, 5 great great

grandchildren and 3 great great great grandchildren. Not

surprisingly, she says she loves spending time with her

family. She often goes out with them for special family

activities.

Originally from

Whitesville, she likes going to the mall to shop, enjoys

seeing her picture in the newspaper and looks forward to

the Southland Beauty Pageant each year.

Knight was active in her

children's school activities and enjoyed "serving

and working in my church."

3rd Runner Up, Nadine

Treantafilos

Treantafilos, fondly known

as Ms. T to many, is the mother of three children and has

six grandchildren. She says, "I believe in doing my

best and taking pride in a job well-done."

Ms. T is not new to the

world of beauty pageants. She was the first runner up in

the Beaumont Cherry Festival Beauty Contest.

She is an ex-member of the

San Diego Symphonic Chorale and also sang in her church

choir. She was a member of the Beta Sigma Phi and was an

active member in the San Diego Women `s Business Club.

Treantafilos met her

husband and "love of my life" while serving in

the United States Navy.

At Southland, her favorite

activities are attending the Dixie Bells, playing bingo,

Pokeno, visiting her friends and reading in her room. She

is also a member of the Southland Resident Council.

4th Runner Up, Yvette Pizar

Yvette Pizar, originally

from Mooseup, Conn., has traveled extensively throughout

the United States and the world. She is the mother of two

children, has four grandchildren and four

great-grandchildren.

She enjoyed a long career

in women's fashion retail sales and was an interior

decorator. Pizar also sewed and wore clothing she

designed. She made floral arrangements for her home and

the homes of family and friends.

Currently, she participates

in arts and crafts, cooking classes and is a member of

the Dixie Bells Women's Group at Southland. She loves

getting dressed up, putting on makeup and "looking

beautiful every day," according to Southland

activity director Angie Brown.

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