MONROE — The 2018 Miss University of Louisiana Monroe Pageant is scheduled for Friday,
Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. in Brown Auditorium on the ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ campus.
Sponsored by the ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ Campus Activities Board, Student Government Association and the
Office of Student Life and Leadership, the Miss ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ Pageant is a preliminary to the
Miss Louisiana Pageant.
The Miss ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ 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 ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ 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 ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ student and also adhere to grade point average
requirements in order to compete in the pageant.
Miss ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ 2017 Ashlynn Lanford will crown the next Miss ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥. Lanford and the ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ 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 ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ 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 ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ 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 ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ 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
