Showing posts with label Linda Howard Award of Excellence Winners. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Linda Howard Award of Excellence Winners. Show all posts

Thursday, October 13, 2011

2010 Divas - Linda Howard Award of Excellence

(The contest deadline was in 2010)
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2011 LINDA HOWARD AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Contest for Unpublished Writers
Southern Magic (Birmingham, AL USA) congratulates the winners of the 2011 Linda Howard Award of Excellence.
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Series Contemporary
Final Judge Susan Litman, Special Edition, Harlequin
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First - LOST AND FOUND by Jo Anne Banker
Second - YESTERDAY'S PROMISE by Sarah Cannon
Third - TROUBLE COMES IN THREES by Kendra Delugar
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Single Title
Final Judge Latoya Smith, Editor, Grand Central Publishers
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First - LEARNING PLEASURE by Jeanell Bolton
Second - HEART ON A STRING by Jennifer Tanner
Third - SEX, LIES & MISCONCEPTIONS by Sandy Loyd
Fourth - THE HUNTED by Jennifer Hopkins
Fifth - AN ANCIENT PATH by Peggy H. Cheney
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Romantic Suspense
Final Judge Kate Collins, Editor, Ballantine
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First - LITTLE SECRETS, BIG LIES by Adrienne Giordano
Second - ZANE'S WAR by Theresa Monsey
Third - THE SIN FACTOR by Sandy Loyd
Fourth = COUNTER FICTION by Heather Leonard
Five - BAD VIBES by June Faver
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Historical
Final Judge Margo Lipschultz, Editor, HQN
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First - BEHIND THE COURTESAN by Bronwyn Stuart
Second - SCENTING SCANDAL by Suzanne Webb
Third - FATAL FASCINATION by JoAnn Barnaba

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Unique Genres (Paranormal, Futuristic, Fantasy, Time Travel)
Final Judge Melissa Frain, Editor, Tor

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First - BETTER DEAD by Pamela Kopfler
Second - WILD FIRE by Rashda Khan
Third - STARCATCHER by Debra Rodensky
Fourth - THE CAMBION by Meredith Clark
Fifth - IN THE PATH OF THE WOLF by Shannon Horn
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Young Adult
Final Judge Alicia Condon, Editorial Director, Kensington
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First - DONOR by Sheryl Carpenter
Second - BREATHING FIRE by Christine Canada
Third - MAGIC OF THE DANCE by Robin Haseltine
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The Write Magic (Southern Magic Members Only)
Final Judge Sara Megibow, Associate Agent, Nelson Literary Agency
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First - COUNTER FICTION by Heather Leonard
Second -WILD FIRE by Rashda Khan 


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Movement upwards listed in Blue...
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Twelve Finals
Jeanell Bolton
Isis Rushdan
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Ten Finals
Crista McHugh
Madeline Smyth
Tracy St. Hilaire
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Seven Finals
Elisa Beatty
Nan Dixon
NJ Litz
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Six Finals
Katie Graykowski
Dora Mekouar
Susanna Rogers
Suzanne Webb
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Five Finals
Peter Andrews
Jennifer Beane
Katrina Crew
Kelly Fitzpatrick
Kendel Flaum
Kay Hudson
Tamara Hughes
Kimberly Killion
Sylvia McDaniel
Mary Oldham
Bonnie Staring
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Four Finals
Kathleen Cherry
Kathy Coatney
Jeanne Dickson
Kendell Gray
Laurie Green
William Haggart
Robin Haseltine
Leah Hodge
Patrice Kavanaugh
Lisa Kessler
Kim Law
Linscott-Dunham
Katie McGarry
Stacy Monson
Cindy Nord
L. Pepper Norris
Sally Orr
Connie Queen
Ciara Stewart
Heather Snow
G. Jillian Stone
Carla Swafford
Jennifer Tanner
Robin Weaver
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Three Finals
Sarah M. Anderson
Jo Anne Banker
Terry Bolyard
Christine Canada
Sarah Cannon
Stefani de Ravin
Kimberly Dias
Sarina Dorie
Alyssa Fernandez
Barbara Jeffcott Geris
Trudi Seery Gilligan
Kendall Grey
Robert Hecker
Wendy La Capra
Helen Lacey
Rebecca Lees
Heather Leonard
Sandy Loyd
Jean Mason
Tracy Mastaler
Dale Mayer - SOLD!
Meg Mims
Barbara Reed
Kylie Short
Clarissa Southwick
Jennifer Stroka
Anna Sugden
Olivia Ventura
Kayla Westra
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Two Finals
Jerrie Alexander
Kathy Altman
Susan Anderson
Iris Astres
Amy Atwell - Sold!
Jennifer Lynn Bates
Robin Bielman
Roxy Boroughs
Kelly Boyce
Susan Breeden
E.J. Brighton
Reece Butler
Boone Brux
Martha Catt
Lisa Chaplin
Kristina Coi
Gina Conkle
Lisa Connelly
Lexi Connor
Kelly Conrad
Robin Covington
Mary Culver
Cera Daniels
Lisa Deon
Amy DeTrempe
Jenny Douglas
Anne-Louise Dubrawski
Alice Fairbanks-Burton
Jamie Farrell
June Faver
Sharon Lynn Fisher
Lori Sanders Foley
Louise Foster
Joe Fraser
Donna Frelick
December Gephart
Micki Gibson
Gina Grant
Lynn Gutierrez
Patty Smith Hall
Sharon Hamilton
Jennifer Harrington
Lyndee Henderson
Marona Hewitt
Nancy Holland
Jennifer Hopkins
Sharron Houdek
Jan Jackson
Debbie Kaufman
Ruth Kaufman
Elizabeth Kelley
Rashda Khan
Sally Kilpatrick
Marne Ann Kirstatter
Priscilla Kissinger
Elizabeth Knowles-Palladino
Pamela Kopfler
Suzanne Lazear
Barbara Longley
Natalie Lorenzi
Aislinn MacNamara
Wendy Marcus
Jennifer McQuiston
Theresa Monsey
Danielle Mulcahy
Walt Mussell
Nancy Naigle
Jacqui Nelson
Brenda Nelson-Davis
Eleanor Nystrom
Laurel O'Donnell
Pepper O'Neal
Karen Papandrew
Cathy Perkins
Caroline Phipps
Helen Pilz
Carol Post
Katie Reus
Kit Riordan
JoAnn Robisheaux
Kelly Rucker
Mary SeRine
Jane Sevier
Paula Sharon
Claudia Shelton
Merry Simmons
Coreene Smith
Dara-Lee Snow
Katrina Snow
Rita St. Claire
Bronwyn Stuart
Laura Templeton
Bobbye Terry
Sandra Tilley
Phyllis J. Towzey
Krissee Vanderverff
Tina Edwards Vaughn
Amy Villalba
Judith Whitmore
Mia Zachary
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SOLD!
Anne K. Albert - Defending Glory
Amy Atwell - Lying Eyes
Alyessa Everett - A Tryst with Trouble
Lexi George - Demon Hunting In Dixie
Gwyn, Keli - A Bride Opens Shop in El Dorado, California
Barbara Longley - Heart of the Druid Laird
Dale Mayer - Tuesday's Child
Nancy Naigle - Out of Focus
J. S. Nichols - Come Back to Me
Edie Ramer - Cattitude
Jo Ramsey - Cluing In
Cat Schield - Meddling with a Millionaire (Harlequin Desire)
G. Jillian Stone - The Yard Man
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Friday, September 18, 2009

2008 Divas - Linda Howard Award of Excellence Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the

2009 Linda Howard Award of Excellence

(note: Contest Deadline was in December 2008)

Series/Short & Long Contemporary

Final Judge: Susan Litman, Editor, Silhouette

1 Tina Joyce Butts - THE GOBLIN AND MS. FITZPATRICK

2 Gwendolyn Lucas a.k.a. Kelsey Browning - THE TWISTED CHAIN

3 Kathy Coatney - DEFINING MOMENTS

4 Mary Oldham - THE HOTEL BARON'S MISTRESS

5 Robin Weaver - DESIGN FLAW

Historical

Final Judge: Alicia Condon, VP, Editorial Director, Dorchester

1 Sally Orr - RAKE BY ANY OTHER NAME V

2 Robyn Enlund - A WHIFF OF SCANDAL

3 Pamela Bolton Holifield - THE RAVEN'S HEART

4 Christine E Johnson - THE AVIATRIX

5 Joanne Barnaba - FATAL FLAW

Romantic Suspense

Final Judge: Megan McKeever, Associate Editor, Pocket Books

1 Sarah Andre - LOCKED, LOADED AND LYING - full requested!

2 Liz Rafferty - IN PLAIN SIGHT

3 Haleigh LaChance - NOWHERE TO RUN

4 Susan Lanier-Graham - SHATTERED

5 Adrienne Maynard - MAN LAW

Single Title

Final Judge: Selina McLemore, Editor, Grand Central

1 Leslie Lynch - HIJACKED

2 Deborah Pfeiffer - STARSTRUCK

3 Bev Pettersen - COLOR MY HORSE

4 Laurie DeSalvo - FOR LOVE OR RAVIOLI

5 Leslie Lynch - UNHOLY BONDS

Inspirational

Final Judge: Tina Colombo, Editor, Steeple Hill

1 Tina Radcliffe - PROMISES TO KEEP

2 Stacy Monson - FINDING GRACE

3 Lee Duncan - THE PATH

4 Cara Slaughter - LOVE ON ASSIGNMENT

5 Anita Draper - WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT

Young Adult

Final Judge: Jennifer Heddle, Editor, MTV Books

1 Celeste Gleason - HEART ON FIRE

2 Sheryl Carpenter - PIPER'S KISS

3 Mary Karlick - HORSE PLAY

4 Deborah J. Pfeiffer - GIRL ON ICE

5 Liz Eliot - SPAZ

Unique Genres

Final Judge: Melissa Singer, Editor, Tor

1 Cate Rowan - THE OCEAN BETWEEN US

2 Shereen Vedam - BETH AND THE BEAUMONT MURDER

3 Sharon K. Bills - THE TARNHELM PROJECT

4 Robin Haseltine - THE CURSE OF THE DRAGON'S SPELL

5 Sandra De Taranto - THE SHADOWS OF TIME

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Nineteen Finals............
Kelly Fitzpatrick
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Seventeen Finals...........
Clarissa Ellison
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Sixteen Finals............
Robin Perini
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Twelve Finals...........
Cathy Leming
Pamela Kopfler
Sally Orr
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Eleven Finals...........
Amy Atwell
Elizabeth Pina - SOLD!
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Ten Finals..........
Cynthia Arends
Cat Schield
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Nine Finals.........
Pamela Bolton-Holifield
Deb Yates
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Eight Finals........
Kathy Coatney
Caroline Fyffe - SOLD!
Michelea Moore
Averil Reisman
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Seven Finals......
Yvonne Harris
Sandy James - SOLD!
Diane O'Brien Kelly
Greta MacEachern
Jodi Redford
Cate Rowan
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Six Finals......
Joanne Barnaba
Vicki Bendau
Lauren Darcey
Jeanne Dickson
Ella Drake
Courtney Milan - SOLD!
Donna Rosenbloom
Stephie Smith
Sarah Tregay
Robin Weaver
Laura Williams
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Five Finals.....
Tina Joyce Butts
Melanie Card
Sheryl Carpenter
Vannetta Chapman
Amanda Collins
Ruth Logan Herne
Beverley Kendall - SOLD!
Barbara Longley
Linda Lovely
Heidi Luchterhand
Leslie Lynch
Jean Mason
Virginia McCullough
Donna L. Meier
Bev Pettersen
R. Ann Siracusa
Candace Wall
Sharon Wray
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Four Finals....
Anne Barton
Deborah Blake
Jennifer Bray-Weber
Tiffany Chalmers
Sandra De Taranto
Melanie Dickerson
Ann Fischer
Diane Garner
Kerri-Leigh Grady
Katie Graykowski
Kim Grooms
Leah Hodge
Corinna Lavitt
Victoria LeBlanc
Deborah Nemeth
Susan Newman
Kelly Ann Riley
Sandra S. Sookoo - SOLD!
Alexis Walker
Kimberly Wenger
Julie Whitby
Skyler White - SOLD!
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Three Finals...
Louise Knott Ahern
Elizabeth Alkhateb
Maree Anderson
Margaret Batschelet
Linda Baxter
Julie Bensen
Nikki Benyon
Rachel Brimble
Kelsey Browning
Carol Burnside
Sharon Calvin
Anne-Marie Carroll
Kathleen Cherry
Anna Clevenger
Laurie Cooper
Elizabeth Copeman
Lecia Cotton Cornwall
Sam Cromartie III
Becke Davis
Sarah Elizabeth Davis
Alleyne Dickens
Anita Mae Draper
Kimberly Duffy
Kristen D. Duke
Margaret Golla
Deborah Gross
Donna Hall
Helen Hardt
Caren Crane Helms
Ann Hinnenkamp
Linda Hurtado
Christine Keach
Mary Lou Keller
Michelle Lauren
Melinda Leigh
Nancy Litzau
Debra Marvin
Heather McCollum
Erica Miles
Rosie Murphy
Debora Noone
Nancy Northcott
Nina Paules
Danielle Pettrey
Tina M. Radcliffe
Edie Ramer
Shauna Roberts
SG Shellabarger
Roxanne Sherwood
Lyn Wagner
Kristin Welker
Victoria Whitaker
Jennifer Ziros
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Two Finals..
Jerol Anderson
Anne Barton Ardizzone
Elizabeth Baldwin
Libby Banks
Vanessa Barneveld
Christine Barth
Julie Revell Benjamin
Mary Biebel - SOLD!
Robin Bielman
Kara Bonnevie
Laura Graham Booth
Nina Roth Borromeo
Shoshana Brown
Sherri Buerkle
Dianne K. Burns
Diane Burke
Darcy Carson
Vannetta Chapman
Rachelle Chase
Kirsty Cleverly
Wyndemere Coffey
Katey Coffing
Ann Collins
Shelley Coriell
Jessica Darago
Jessica Dawson
Tamara DeStefano
Jaclyn V. Di Bona
Lee Duncan
Liz Eliot
Nancy Evertz
Alyssa Fernandez
Nikki Figueiredo
Keri Ford
Anna Hackett
Gwen Hayes
Tiffanie Helmer
Rita Henuber
Pamela Hodges
Celesta Hoffmann
Rita Horiguchi
Sharron Houdek
Lark Howard
Kimberley Howe
Anna Lee Huber
Tamara Hughes
Susan Diane Johnson
Sandi Jones
Mary Karlick
Jeffe Kennedy
Kris Kennedy
Shannon M. Kennedy
Lora Kenton
Jamie Kersten
Tiffany Kinerson
KC Klein
Marge Knudsen
Ash Krafton
Kathy Krevat
Barbara Kroon
Virginia Lester
Joanne Levy
Kathy Lowry Logan - SOLD!
Regan Loyd
Nara Malone
Wendy Marcus
Constance Marquise
Ann Marsh-Flores - SOLD!
Dale Mayer
Elizabeth McCord
Karyn Mendoza
Susan McGeown
Barbara Monajem - SOLD!
Steven Moores
Kelli Ann Morgan
Mary A. Murray
Lenore Nash
Linnea Newsome
Cindy Nielsen
Chi Nguyen-Rettig
Mary Oldham
Janice Olson
Annie Oortman
Jean Tara Ownbey
Elyssa Papa
Jodie Pearson
Belinda Peterson
Deborah Pfeiffer
Alison Pion
Theresa Ragan
Katie Reus
Mary Rhyan
Christina Rich
Catherine Roach
Lee Roland
Cathleen Ross
Marilyn Shank
Liese Sherwood-Fabre
Sarah Sinclair
Kristal Hinds Singletary
Susan Sipal
Glynna Sirpless
Cara Slaughter
Dara-Lee Snow
Kate Sohl
Robin S. Sorrentino
Lori Sowell
Lori Stacy
Pamela Strout
Anna Sugden
Mary Sullivan
Carla Swafford
Kelley Swan
Lisa Tapp
Billie Jean Te
Laurie Thompson
Jane Thornton
Pat Trainum
Tracy Truman
Shereen Vedam
Ginny Vermillion
Erica Vetsch
Ellis Vidler
Evonne Wareham
Beth Watson
Kate Weichelt
Kayla Westra
Allison Withers
Kimberly Wollenburg
Barbara Zukowski
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Divas Who Sold...

Friday, July 11, 2008

2007 Divas - Linda Howard Award of Excellence Winners

Southern Magic congratulates the winners of the Linda Howard Award of Excellence contest.

Series Short/Long Contemporary
Judged by Susan Litman, Editor, Silhouette

1. The Nature of Love by JoAnn Weatherly
2. Heart Strings by Joan Turner
3. Sweet Cheeks by Sheryll Gallagher
4. A Question of Magic by Madelaine Culp
5. Sand Stalker by Cynthia D'Alba

Single Title
Judged by Selina McLemore, Editor, Grand Central Publishers

1. Cowboy Games by Wendi Christner
2. Personal Assets by Gwendolyn Lucas
3. Last Straw by Ann Fischer & Linda Baxter
4. Dog Nanny by Ann Whitaker
5. Cedar Hill by Annette L. Couch-Jareb

Romantic Suspense
Judged by Lauren McKenna, Executive Editor, Pocket

1. Harvesting the Moon by Patricia Canavan
2. Pressing Matters by Adrienne Maynard
3. Stronger Than Bone by Kendra Elliot
4. Safe in Enemy Arms by Joan Swan
5. InSight by Polly Iyer
HM: Deadly Recall by Donnell Ann Bell

Historical
Judged by Alicia Condon, VP, Editorial Director, Dorchester

1. Through the Fire by Beth Trissel
2. Once Upon a Masquerade by Tamara Hughes
3. Entrapping the Earl by Donna Rosenbloom

4. Courageous Heart by Sheri Humphreys
5. Fatal Fortune by Joanne Barnaba

Unique Genres
Selena James, Executive Editor, Kensington

1. Incredible Dreams by Sandra De Taranto
2. The Big Easy by Donna Herren & Gabrielle Goldforb
3. The Time Traveling Matchmaker by Janie Emaus
4. Blood Runs Thicker: A Vampire Detective Agency Novel by Leah Hodge
5. Kismet's Kiss by Cate Rowan


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Upward movement in blue...

Twenty-four Finals..........
Cathy Leming

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Fourteen Finals............

DeAnne Wildes-Mickelson - SOLD!

Deb Yates
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Thirteen Finals.............
Kristina McMorris
Donna Rosenbloom
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Twelve Finals............
Beth Trissel
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Eleven Finals...........
Donna Meier
Cat Schield
Cathy Perkins
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Ten Finals.........
Vanetta Chapman
Kimberly Price - SOLD!
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Nine Finals.........
Jeanne Dickson
Greta MacEachern
Linda Yoshida
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Eight Finals........
Sandy/Sandra James - SOLD!
Laurel O'Donnell
Marian Stevens
Abigail Strom
Lisa Marie Wilkinson - SOLD!
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Seven Finals.......
Cynthia Arends
Kathleen Cherry
Tanya T. Holmes
Debra K. Maher
Anitra McLeod
Kit Wilkinson
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Six Finals......
Amy Baldwin
Alleyne Dickens
Suzan Dickinson
Mary Fechter
Annie Oortman
Theresa Ragan
Mary Rhyan
JoAnn Weatherly
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Five Finals.....
Margaret Batschelet
Wendi Christner
Sena Conway
Laura Cumbie
Laurie DeSalvo
Gail Foreman - SOLD!
Angie Fox Gwinner - SOLD!
Keli Gwyn
Yvonne L. Harris
Carla Hughes
Jacqui Jacoby
Barbara Longley
Cindy Nord
Anna Perrin
Lee Roland
Inara Scott
Leslie Tentler
Beth Watson
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Four Finals....
Pamela Bolton-Holifield
Jennifer Brassel
Sharon Calvin
Nicole Collins
Lynda J. Cox
Cynthia D'Alba
Sandra De Taranto
Melanie Dickerson
Vicky Dreiling
Kimberly Duffy
Donna Hall
Kimberley Howe
Lorrie Kruse
Joanne Lockyer
Nancy Lytle
Virginia McCullough
Kathryn Parker
Diane Ramsay/Ramsey
Jodi Redford
Jan Scarbrough
Stephie Smith
Linda Steinberg
Becke Turner
Kaki Warner
Victoria Wasserman
Laura Williams
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Three Finals...
Nancy Arnold
Narelle Atkins
Joanne Barnaba
Lynnette Baughman
Kelly Boyce
Laurel Bradley
Debbie Brehens
Kerensa Brougham
Wendy Burge
Caroline Dunsheath
Leah Farrin
Linda Hurtado Figueredo
Kelly Ann Fitzgerald
Gail Francis
Sonja Goedde
Melissa Haack
Audra Harders
Robin Haseltine
L. Faye Hughes
Yvonne/Vonnie Kennedy
Donna Kowalczyk
Shelia Langley
Barbara Cool Lee
Madeline McBride
Renee Munoz
Pamela Nissen
Bobbie O'Keefe
Susan Peek
Bev Pettersen
Elaine Powell
Cate Rowan
Erica Ridley
Susan Seyfarth
Glynna Kaye Sirpless
Debbie Swanson
Helen Scott Taylor - SOLD!
Pamela Varnado
Kristin Wallace
Suzanne Welsh
Julie Whitby
Sharon Wray
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Two Finals..

Judie Aitken
Kathy Altman
Carmine V. Anderson
Sarah Andre
Sharon Arkell
Amy Artwell
Tyuana Bailey
Jacqueline Barbour - SOLD!
Anne Marie Becker
Laura Graham Booth
E. J. Brighton
Marilee Brothers
Shoshana Brown
Darcy Burke
Tina Joyce Butts
Evie Byrne
Patricia Canavan
Sarah Castleberry
Shirley Cayer
Catherine Chant
Julie Charles
CJ Chase
Caroline Comito
Vivienne Constable
Lisa Cooke
Laurie Cooper
Jessica Davidson
Jaclyn DiBonna/Di Bona
Karen Docter
Karen Dood
Wenda Dottridge
Danica Favorite-McDonald
Joya Fields
Ann Fischer
Barbara Fraire
Sherry Foley
Marsha Garcia

Diane Gerber
Deborah Gilbert
Kristin Gillenwater
Janice Goodfellow
Deborah Gross
Anna Hackett
Bill Haggart
Jennifer Harris
Lynn Raye Harris
Ruth Logan Herne
Ann Hinnenkamp
Tamara Hughes
Ellie Huse
Magie Jaimeson
Noel Jamisey
Frances Karkosak
Heather Logan Kaufman
Ruth Kaufman
Joan Kayse
Christine Keach
Joanne Kennedy
Babe King
Kathleen Krevat
Barbara Kroon
Mary LaHood
Thalia Leigh
Lesli Lent
Elaine Levine - SOLD!
Jo Lewis-Robertson
Lisa Lindsay
Nancy Litzau
Carrie Lofty
Lesli Muir Lytle
Frances Mallary
Donna Maloy
Linley Maroney
Courtney Milan
Trish Milburn
Micqui Miller
Kelly Moore
Patricia Morgan
Sherri Neilson
Brenda Nelson-Davis
Deborah Nemeth
Jill Nutter
Michelle Odell
Tracey O'Hara
Carolyn O'Neill
Kiki Opdenberg
Eve Ortega
Tina Pennica
Robin Perini
Judi Phillips
Angela Platt
Tina Radcliffe
Lynn Reynolds-Burkins
Terri Richison
Julie Rowe
Karen Seaton
Gail Shelton
Sarah Sinclair
Susan Sipal
Carolyn Ray Stradinger
Julie Stevens
Carla Swafford
Joan Swan
Sarah Tregay
LindaTrout
Philine Tucker
Lynn Wagner
Ami Weaver
Tamra Westberry
Teresa Wilde
Carol R. Wood
Betty Woods
Yvonne Yirka
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Divas who sold...
Katherine Lowry Logan - SOLD!