As thoughts turn to Thanksgiving, let’s look back at this year’s HABoween Costume Contest winners.
Now Habersham received nearly 700 entries. Readers voted on them and, in a first for our contest, all winners were from the same county. Rabun County won big, with winners from Clayton, Tiger, and Rabun Gap.
1st Place
Kenzi Jarrard won for her photo of 4-year-old Nola Clark of Clayton, GA, dressed as Hulk Hogan.
Kenzi says Nola “watches wrestling regularly with her Daddy, and we got to visit Hulk Hogan’s store while in Clearwater over the summer, and she’s been his biggest fan since.”
Kenzi entered Now Habersham’s HABoween Costume Contest for the first time this year because “it seemed fun, and Nola wanted to show off her costume.” Well, for Nola and Kenzi, the first time’s the charm! As the top vote-getters in our annual contest, they won a $75 Visa gift card. Congratulations!
2nd Place
It was a new take on the old classic ‘scissor, paper, rock’ that placed second in this year’s HABoween Costume Contest.
Jennifer Hollifield of Tiger, GA, submitted this photo of her children Adelyn, 11, Ashlyn, 10, Anna Grace, 5, and Parker, 4.
“With having four kids we always try to do something they can all do together. We have been doing that since we just had two,” says Jennifer.
She says the idea of ‘Rock, Paper, Scissors, Shoot’ came from her 11-year-old daughter, “who knew that her little brother would love to be ‘shoot’ and carry her toy gun everywhere!”
Jennifer says she entered the contest because someone sent her the link and told her the kids’ outfits were so cute that she should “give it a try!” It’s a good thing she did. Readers were impressed by their creativity, and Jennifer won a $50 Visa gift card.
3rd Place
Courtney Carpenter of Rabun Gap, GA, rounds out the top three finishers in this year’s HABoween contest. Her photo of 2-year-old Layla dressed as Minnie Mouse placed third.
If Layla looks familiar to you, it’s because, in 2023, she dressed as a lamb and won second place in our costume contest. This year, Layla chose Minnie Mouse because it’s her favorite character. “She said she wanted to be ‘cute’ like Minnie Mouse in her dress,” says Courtney.
Back again and a winner again, Courtney says, “I entered into the HABoween contest because I think it is a fun way for the community to see all the different costumes.” Courtney, we couldn’t agree more.
Thanks to everyone who entered this year’s contest. The NowHab team and community enjoyed your creativity, humor, and spookiness and look forward to HABoween 2025.
