The newly crowned Little Mister Italian Fest said there's one change he would like to make to his title. "Leave out the 'little' thing," he said. "I'm 8 years old, come on." Andrew Hilmes, 8, was the oldest contestant in this year's Little Miss and Mister Italian Fest pageant, held Saturday. Gabriella Hill, 7, won the title of Little Miss Italian Fest and will join Andrew in the Italian Fest parade Saturday, Sept. 20.

Andrew said he's "pretty much" excited to be in the parade, and he has a plan when it comes to handing out candy from the Italian Fiat in which he'll be riding.

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Source: http://metroindependent.com