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Tips for the final act

Summer gives way to fall, December gives way to January, youth gives way to old age.
As surely as time passes, a beauty queen must someday crown her successor.
Sometimes it really hurts to hand over that title, sometimes it's a relief. But whatever your inner feelings, you want to do it right.

If her legs are not too tired, have her stoop down a little. Kristen Gillian crowns Tanisha Brito as Miss Fulton County.

Photo by Joe Whiteko / PNB

First, wear gloves, and cover your eyes. Amy Dowdle (in black gloves) and Jacqui Jauregui crown Brooke Anderson as Miss Atlanta 2001.

Photo by Joe Whiteko / PNB.

We thought we would show you a few visual tips for putting that tiara on your successor's head.

In Georgia, where good manners are so important, they seem to do it right almost instinctively.

Watch closely, and you will learn their Southern secrets.

Check the head for any previous crowns. Shanna Lee pats the hair of Ashlee Wilson, her successor as Miss Georgia Teenager.

Photo by Amber Irene Dyer / PNB

Lower it slowly, evenly and (above all) gently. Shanna Lee completes the crowning of Ashlee Wilson.

Photo by Amber Irene Dyer / PNB

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