The 85th Annual Chattanooga Cotton Ball
The 85th annual Chattanooga Cotton Ball was held in July at the Chattanooga Convention Center. Twenty-six Belles and four ladies of the court were presented to the Cotton Ball King and Queen at the debutante ball and dinner-dance. This year’s king was Tom White, Senior Vice President of Investor Relations at Unum Group. He is married to Beth White and is the father to two children and grandfather to three grandchildren. This year’s queen was Cameron Ford. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Winfield Ford and graduated from Southern Methodist University in 2019.
Photos by Michael Hampton
Tom White & Cameron Ford
Mary Pierson Brown & Griffin Nathaniel Ball
Ross Calvin Stitts & Mary Ellis Bratcher
Harper Grace Sutton & Griffen Thomas Hopkins
Samuel Mason Smith & Katherine Elizabeth Stamey
John Grayson Jones & Leila Beason von Kessler
Stephen Baylor Pillow & Margaret McWhorter Lundberg
Leah Paige Montgomery & Jared Austin Adkison
Corinne Hendrix Spann & Barrett Powell Wilson
Garrett Thomas Poteet & Lauren Alexandria Carelli
Elizabeth Scott Crutchfield & Chase Christian Roswall
Duncan Powell Phebus & Eliza Guild Hurst
Dalton Evan Grauer & Lyla Murfee Jones
