Committee

Eartha Sims serves as Chair of the Pageant Committee for the Ozark Collard Green Festival. An accomplished American vocalist, entertainer, actress, and dramatist, she has spent decades performing music across the globe. Based primarily in Atlanta, Georgia, Eartha is highly regarded for her versatility as a vocalist, her dedication to youth mentorship, and her Christian ministry. Her professional repertoire spans Contemporary Gospel, Jazz, Opera, Musical Theatre, Blues, R&B, Motown, Country & Western, and Hip Hop. Her performance milestones include touring internationally as a Major with the USO, appearing in Porgy & Bess with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and performing in a lead role with the Official “Euro Supremes” on tours throughout Europe, Africa, Japan, and the Mediterranean. Eartha also has deep ties to Atlanta’s historic Civil Rights community. Her parents were Foot Soldiers, and she served as an Associate Dramatist and Vocalist at Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church. She has collaborated with Civil Rights activist and author Dr. Alveda King on musical theatre, vocal, film, and media projects. Through Eartha Sims & L.O.V.E., LLC, she mentors young people in stage etiquette, production and performance, vocal techniques, faith, and personal accountability. Her lifelong involvement with pageants and parades includes marching in flag and pep squads, bandstand performance entertainment, competing, performing, and organizing pageant productions—experience she brings to guiding the Festival’s Pageant Committee.