Eight girls were recognized as debutantes last night at Les Soeurs Charmantes Social and Civic Club of Vicksburg’s 42nd annual ball.

Debutantes are selected based on their charm, academic accomplishments and achievements and this year, the senior high school students also had to participate in community service activities, cultural awareness and college preparatory workshops.

During the evening events Murshiva Harris was crowned Miss Debutante 2014 and Destinee McCleary was selected by her peers as Miss Congeniality 2014.

Scholarships were also presented during the ball.

The 2014 Debutantes were:

Chia Ayanna Barajas, is the daughter of Darnell Hinton and Shawna Ann James. She was escorted by D’Angelo Richardson, son of Greg Wright and Felishia Voncil Richardson.

Tatyana Tekiah Collins, is the daughter of Anthony and Tabatha Collins. She was escorted by Dannie Kimble, son of Chris and Trina Naylor.

Ke’Airka KeVonnie Davis is the daughter of Morris Davis and Kimberly Thomas. She was escorted by Ben Blue III, son of Ben and Joyce Blue, Jr.

Murshiva Lajere Harris is the daughter of Murphy and Shirley Harris. She was escorted by Nicolas Jones, son of Sylvester and Charlotta Jones.

Racquel Darshai Hyland is the daughter of Richard Hyland and Donna Smith. She was escorted by Keithen Hargo, son of Latosca Bryant.

Destinee Aaliyah McCleary is the daughter of Garland and Tanya McCleary. She was escorted by Dewayne Sims, son of Dewayne and Tammi Sims.

Monique Cheyenne Rogers is the daughter of Anthony and Lekisha Rogers. She was escorted by Kedarian Wells, son of Aaron Wells and Blanche Knight.

LaKeria Marnae’ Tubbs is the daughter of Antonio Tubbs and LaKisha Harris. She was escorted by D’Armani Douglas, nephew of Cedric and Donna Douglas.