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Miss MSU Pageant set Thursday night at Lee Hall |
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Wednesday, 18 November 2009 |
 Miss MSU 1974, Diane Bounds, left, is shown with Miss MSU 2009, Sarah Beth James, recently. James will crown her successor from one of 15 contestants at the annual Miss MSU Scholarship Pageant in Bettersworth Auditorium in Lee Hall on Thursday. By JANA RILEY
BB Staff Writer
The temperatures are declining rapidly, leaves are turning to their lovely golden and red hues, and 15 young women at Mississippi State are preparing to compete for the crown.
Fall is officially in full swing, as is the 51st annual Miss MSU Scholarship Pageant.
On Thursday “six freshmen, four sophomores, and five juniors, majors ranging from communications/PR to engineering, to pre-med, to accounting/business, to poultry science” will compete on stage at Bettersworth Auditorium in Lee Hall, said Heidie Lindsey, associate director for the Colvard Student Union.
The pageant starts at 7 p.m. and lasts approximately one and a half hours.
Admission to pageant costs $5 for students with their proper identification and $10 for the general public.
This year’s finalist will be crowned by Miss MSU 2009, Sarah Beth James of Madison.
In addition to the coveted crown, the top finalist will receive a $2,500 scholarship and the opportunity to compete in the Miss Mississippi Pageant.
The first alternate will receive $750, the second alternate receives $500 and the third alternate will receive a $250 scholarship.
Lindsey states that Miss MSU should be a “great spokesperson and representative for MSU.”
She should possess “charisma, energy... overall good level of fitness, talent, great stage presence and poise, a good first impression, [the ability to] communicate clearly and effectively, and be passionate about MSU and Mississippi.”
Judging categories include talent, the largest category, at 35 percent of a contestant’s total score, with the rest of her score coming from the personal interview (25 percent), evening wear (20 percent), swimwear (15 percent), and an on-stage question that attributes the final 5 percent of participants’ overall scores.
Contestants must be between the ages of 18 and 24, full-time students at Mississippi State, and a resident of Mississippi in order to be eligible.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 24 November 2009 )
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