Montevallo High School Katie Bitz recently brought home the top prize during the city’s 2010 Day of Pageants.

The event featured pageants for kindergarteners through 12th-graders, who competed in four separate categories.

Bitz was crowned the winner of the Miss MHS Pageant, which featured ninth-through-12th-graders.

Kayla Cunningham was named first runner-up, Nelysia Knight was second runner-up, Elissha Bennett was third runner-up, Rachel Peete was fourth runner-up and Rebekah Fowler was named fifth runner-up.

Mathilde Reinecke was named Miss Congeniality of the Miss MHS Pageant.

Kelsie Sanders was crowned the winner of the Junior Miss Pageant, which featured grades six through eight.

First runner-up was Jill Brantley, second runner-up was Guadalupe Serrano, Natalie Holsomback was third runner-up and Jessie Harbuck was fourth runner-up. Breagan Davenport was the Junior Miss Congeniality.

The Young Miss Pageant featured grades three through five, and Kate Frederick was crowned the pageant’s winner.

Brooklyn Robertson was the first runner-up, Danielle Douglas was the second runner-up, Alexis Busenlehner was the third runner-up and Triniti Tolbert was the fourth runner-up.

Katelin Alexander was the fifth-grade princess, Kanan Harbuck was the fourth-grade princess and Elizabeth Hughston was the third-grade princess.

Mia Faith Cottingham was crowned the winner of the Little Miss Montevallo Pageant, which was held for kindergarteners through second-graders.

Aniya Rutledge was the first runner-up, Hayden Dennis was the second runner-up, Savana Smith was the third runner-up and Morgan Honeycutt was the fourth runner-up.

Chloe Spears was the second-grade princess, Holley Ferguson was the first-grade princess and Josie Bratton was the kindergarten princess.