OCC student crowned Miss Costa Mesa

Amy R. Spurgeon

COSTA MESA -- Costa Mesa Police Chief Dave Snowden participated in a

different type of civic duty this weekend as emcee of the Miss Costa Mesa

2000 pageant.

Summer Lee Kerr, a 19-year-old OCC student and member of the Los Angeles

Clippers Spirit dance team, was crowned this year’s Miss Costa Mesa at

the 55th annual Costa Mesa-Newport Harbor Lions Club Fish Fry at OCC this

past weekend.

Kerr, of Fountain Valley, received a $500 scholarship in addition to the

crown, a trophy and a sash.

First runner-up was Kelly Ann Loros, 18, of Costa Mesa. Loros is a senior

at Costa Mesa High School.

Arlene Schafer, a former Costa Mesa city manager and pageant chairwoman,

raved about the event.

“It was a total success,” said Schafer, who is also a past president of

the Lions Club. “Everyone was so positive about the contest. People even

wanted a parade. If anything, this contest is going to grow.”

The event was shelved last year in memory of the late Eric Johnson, a

longtime pageant chairman.

Judges included Sara Reeve, manager of South Coast Plaza Retail Services;

Tom Johnson, publisher of the Daily Pilot; Allan Roeder, city manager;

and Jack Faulkner, administrator of football operations for the Super

Bowl champion St. Louis Rams.