Kathleen Pinkham helps to pin down Yvonne Gallucci's crown at the 37th annual La Kermesse festival in Biddeford on Saturday. This year, the festival added a pageant to its lineup of events and included a category for memeres, or grandmothers.
Yvonne Gallucci, 92, steadies her crown after taking a photo with her granddaughter Jessica Quattrone.
Yvonne Gallucci, 92, holds her mémère crown steady on her head after the pageant.
The big tent at the 37th annual La Kermesse Festival housed the pageant.
Aime Giles, 17, right, and Mayra Gillis, 10, get help putting on their dresses for the evening gown portion of the pageant.
Kathleen Pinkham of Waterville does her makeup before competing in the pageant.
Contestants in the pageant line up on stage.
Jessica Gillis walks backstage after the evening wear part of the pageant.
Mayra Gillis, 10, is escorted by Andrew Pinkham as she walks out to the judges.
Brittany Chassé, USA National Miss New Hampshire 2018, holds the microphone so Yvonne Gallucci, 92, can introduce herself.
The memere sash and crown
The pageant crowns are displayed.
Festivalgoers sit in front of the stage before the pageant.
Brittany Dwinal of Peru does her 3-year-old daughter Ida Dwinal's hair before she competes.
Yvonne Gallucci, 92, sits backstage before the start of the pageant .
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