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Miss ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù 2018 to be crowned Nov. 10

MONROE — The 2018 Miss University of Louisiana Monroe Pageant is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. in Brown Auditorium on the ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù campus.

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Sponsored by the ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù Campus Activities Board, Student Government Association and the Office of Student Life and Leadership, the Miss ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù Pageant is a preliminary to the Miss Louisiana Pageant.

The Miss ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù Pageant was honored with an award from the Miss Louisiana Organization for providing more scholarship money than any other college pageant in Louisiana.ÌýMore than $15,000 in scholarship and prizes will be awarded to the winners of the 65th Miss ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù Pageant.Ìý

The competitive scholarship program emphasizes physical fitness, talent, public speaking, and academics. Contestants must demonstrate poise, personality, intelligence, charm, and beauty during the pageant, and must showcase a trained talent in a 90-second performance. Each contestant must be a full-time ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù student and also adhere to grade point average requirements in order to compete in the pageant.

Miss ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù 2017 Ashlynn Lanford will crown the next Miss ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù. Lanford and the ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù Hawkline will present special performances for the audience.Ìý

Laryssa Bonacquisti who was a top seven finalist at Miss America 2017 will emcee the event along with Lanford. Bonacquisti will also entertain the audience with her talent award-winning ventriloquism act.

Tickets for the event are $5 for the students and $10 for the general public. Tickets may be purchased online only at ulm.edu/missulm.ÌýThe Miss ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù pageant has welcomed a sold-out audience for the past four years. Those interested in attending are encouraged to purchase tickets before the event.Ìý

The 2018 Miss ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù Contestants:Ìý

  • Peyton Zalewski, a sophomore biology major from Prairieville.
  • Morgan DeRosia, a freshman nursing major from Natchitoches.
  • Adriann Gross, a sophomore health studies management/marketing major from Hammond.
  • Madelynn Skipper, a freshman communication major from Monroe.
  • Hagen Campbell, a freshman radiologic technology major from Winnsboro.
  • Riley Cooper, a freshman mathematics major from Monroe.
  • Cassidy Jurkovich, a sophomore pre-nursing major from Bossier City.
  • Alyssa Garner, a senior nursing major from Frierson.
  • Allison Newton, a sophomore music major from Monroe.Ìý

For more information, please contact the Office of Student Life and Leadership, (318) 342-5287.

WANT TO GO?Ìý
WHAT:ÌýMiss ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù 2018 PageantÌý
WHEN:Ìý7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 10Ìý
WHERE:ÌýBrown AuditoriumÌý
COST:Ìý$5 for students with ID, $10 general admission

Published November 6, 2017