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MONROE — The 2018 Miss University of Louisiana Monroe Pageant is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. in Brown Auditorium on the 911±¬ÁÏÍø campus.

Sponsored by the 911±¬ÁÏÍø Campus Activities Board, Student Government Association and the Office of Student Life and Leadership, the Miss 911±¬ÁÏÍø Pageant is a preliminary to the Miss Louisiana Pageant.

The Miss 911±¬ÁÏÍø 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 911±¬ÁÏÍø 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 911±¬ÁÏÍø student and also adhere to grade point average requirements in order to compete in the pageant.

Miss 911±¬ÁÏÍø 2017 Ashlynn Lanford will crown the next Miss 911±¬ÁÏÍø. Lanford and the 911±¬ÁÏÍø 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 911±¬ÁÏÍø 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 911±¬ÁÏÍø 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 911±¬ÁÏÍø 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