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October 12, 2012

Amy Matherne crowned Miss ۽ֱ 2013

Amy Matherne, a junior music education major from Monroe, was crowned Miss University of Louisiana at Monroe 2013 at the 60th Annual Miss ۽ֱ Pageant, Oct. 11, in Brown Auditorium.

Her platform is “Promoting Visual and Performing Arts Education for Young People,” and her talent is vocal performance.

Matherne received several several preliminary awards: evening gown, talent, interview, and swimsuit.

First runner-up is Sarah Torregrossa of West Monroe; second runner-up is Lauren Ford of Monroe;third runner-up is Kylie Stracener of Calhoun; and fourth runner-up is Stephanie Fraser of Alexandria.

Candice Johnson of Keller, Texas, won the Advertisement Sales Award; Kylie Stracener won the People’s Choice Award and the Miss Congeniality Award; and Lauren Ford won the Non-Finalist Academic Award.

The Miss ۽ֱ Pageant—which was honored with an award from the Miss Louisiana Organization for providing more scholarship money than any other pageant in Louisiana—is a preliminary to the Miss Louisiana Pageant, sponsored by ۽ֱ’s Campus Activities Board.

The competitive scholarship program emphasizes physical fitness, talent, public speaking, and academics.

Contestants must demonstrate poise, personality, intelligence, and charm during the pageant, and must showcase a trained talent in a 90-second performance.

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