--- title: HR 473. Miss Georgia Peach Scholarship Pageant; 2024 Georgia Peach Queens; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr473 cite_as: HR 473, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr473 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr473.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr473/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71086 date: 2025-03-03 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-12 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. 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Miss Georgia Peach Scholarship Pageant; 2024 Georgia Peach Queens; commend ## Text House Resolution 473 By: Representatives Dickey of the 134th, Stinson of the 150th, Ford of the 170th, Blackmon of the 146th, Ballard of the 147th, and others A RESOLUTION Commending the Miss Georgia Peach Scholarship Pageant and congratulating the 2024 Georgia Peach Queens; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the peach has a long been a nationally recognized symbol for the State of Georgia; and WHEREAS, the Georgia peach industry has played a significant role in the economic growth and prosperity of our state, and Georgia ranks third in the nation in the annual production of peaches; and WHEREAS, the Miss Georgia Peach Scholarship Pageant originated in Peach County, Georgia, in 1982 thanks to the Pilot Club of Fort Valley, who conceived the pageant for the purpose of having Ambassadors of the famous Georgia Peach Festival held in June each year; and WHEREAS, this annual pageant is open statewide to girls 4 to 24 for the purpose of building self-confidence while acknowledging those who make a positive contribution to the community; and WHEREAS, in connection with this celebration, five very fine young ladies were crowned as the 2024 Peach Queens, including Miss Georgia Peach, Charleigh Harper; Teen Miss Georgia Peach, Mia Loyd; Junior Miss Georgia Peach, Kendall Bella Gaines; Little Miss Georgia Peach, Skye Harris; and Tiny Miss Georgia Peach, Ellie James Young; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this festival and its representatives be recognized by this body. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend the Miss Georgia Peach Scholarship Pageant for promoting the importance of this agricultural product of Georgia and congratulate the 2024 Georgia Peach Queens. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to the Board of Directors of the Miss Georgia Peach Scholarship Pageant. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia House resolution formally commends the Miss Georgia Peach Scholarship Pageant and congratulates the five young women crowned as 2024 Georgia Peach Queens. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives, not a change to state law. It recognizes the Miss Georgia Peach Scholarship Pageant, a statewide pageant open to girls ages 4 to 24 that started in Peach County in 1982 through the Pilot Club of Fort Valley to serve as ambassadors for the Georgia Peach Festival. The resolution highlights Georgia's peach industry, noting the state ranks third nationally in peach production, and names the five girls and young women crowned as 2024 Peach Queens. It directs the Clerk of the House to send a copy of the resolution to the pageant's Board of Directors. It does not create any new rules, funding, or legal requirements. ### What it does - Formally commends the Miss Georgia Peach Scholarship Pageant for promoting Georgia's peach industry. - Congratulates five named individuals crowned as 2024 Georgia Peach Queens at various age levels. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to send a copy of the resolution to the pageant's Board of Directors. - Creates no new law, funding, or enforceable requirement; it is a ceremonial statement of recognition. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names and honors the Miss Georgia Peach Scholarship Pageant, its Board of Directors, and the five 2024 Peach Queens. It has no legal effect on the general public, businesses, or government agencies. ### Why it matters The resolution has no practical or legal impact on Georgians' daily lives. Its significance is symbolic, publicly recognizing a long-running community pageant and the state's peach industry rather than changing any law or policy. ### Key provisions - Recites the history of the Miss Georgia Peach Scholarship Pageant, founded in 1982 in Peach County by the Pilot Club of Fort Valley. - Notes Georgia's peach industry ranks third nationally in production, citing its economic significance. - Names the five 2024 Georgia Peach Queens: Charleigh Harper, Mia Loyd, Kendall Bella Gaines, Skye Harris, and Ellie James Young. - Resolves that the House commends the pageant and congratulates the queens. - Directs the Clerk of the House to distribute a copy of the resolution to the pageant's Board of Directors. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-03-03) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-03-03) - Sponsors: Robert Dickey, Patty Stinson, Jaclyn Ford, Shaw Blackmon, Bethany Ballard, William Werkheiser - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71086 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr473.md?full=1