Miss Una To Be Crowned Jan. 17
Mar. 02, 2009
Michelle Eubanks, UNA, at media@byum.net, 256.765.4392 or 256.606.2033
FLORENCE, Ala. - 21名年轻女子将争夺2009年K8彩乐园小姐的桂冠，并有机会代表该大学参加1月6日举行的阿拉巴马大学小姐奖学金选美比赛. 17 in Norton Auditorium.
The doors will open at 6 p.m., ad the pageant will begin 7 p.m. The contestants are Erin Dulaney, of Cullman; Katherine Purcell, of Trinity; Jamie Brooks, of Clay; Valerie Jones, of Hanceville; Chelsea Murdock, of Muscle Shoals; Chanda Berryhill, of Killen; Lakesha Moore, of Loretto, Tenn.; Breann Boughton, of Killen; Emilee Crosswhite, of Decatur; Erica Gholson, of Springville; Tori Barrentine, of Madison; Cayla Buttram, of Trinity; Laura Milligan, of Muscle Shoals; Lakeva Casey, of Muscle Shoals; Victoria Vaughn, of Blountsville; Holli Jacobs, of Double Springs; Jessie Robinette, of Tuscumbia; Jade Tarpley, of Falkville; Ashley Sheehy, of Harvest; Arrie Moore, of Birmingham; and Maggie Bea Dawsey, of Sheffield. The evening's mistress of ceremonies will be Deborah Rogers Ford, of Birmingham. A native of Athens, Ford graduated from UNA in 1973 with a bachelor's degree in education. She later attended the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where she earned master's degrees in education and special education. Ford spent nearly 20 years as an alternative school teacher and physical education teacher. In 1996, she founded GRITS (Girls Raised in the South) Inc., a merchandising company specializing in women's apparel. In 1998, her company was named the 38th fastest growing company in America by Entrepreneur Magazine. She is the author of four books about life, love, friendships and other home comforts of the South. Her first book, "The GRITS Guide to Life,被评为2004年东南书商协会年度非虚构类书籍和《首页》畅销书. She is a member of the Penguin Putnam Speakers Bureau and a regular columnist for Ya'll Magazine. UNA小姐奖学金选美比赛是阿拉巴马小姐和美国小姐选美比赛的官方预赛. The pageant has been a UNA tradition for 33 years. 它为该校的年轻女性提供了一个竞争奖学金和奖品的机会. 每位参赛者都受到鼓励和指导，以发展技能，丰富她在大学经历之外的个人和职业生活. Miss UNA spends her year in service to the university and Shoals area community. She promotes the platform of her choice, 作为学校代表正式露面，并代表学校参加阿拉巴马小姐选美比赛. Categories in which the contestants will be judged include an interview session, worth 25 percent of an individual's score; an on-stage question, worth 5 percent; a talent portion, worth 35 percent; evening wear, worth 20 percent; and lifestyle and fitness in swimsuit, worth 15 percent. Admission to the event is $10 for the general public and free to UNA students. Tickets are available at the UNA Office of Student Engagement and will also be available at the door. For more information, contact Angel Wilkes, UNA coordinator of programming, at 256-765-4248 or awilkes@byum.net.About The University of North Alabama
The University of North Alabama is an accredited, comprehensive regional state university offering credential, certificate, baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral programs in the colleges of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering; Business and Technology; Education and Human Sciences; and the Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions. The first-choice University for more than 10,000 on-campus and online students, UNA is on a bucolic campus in Florence, Alabama, part of the historic and vibrant Shoals region. Lions Athletics, a renowned collegiate athletics program with seven (7) Division II National Championships, is now a proud member of the NCAA Division I’s ASUN Conference. K8彩乐园是一所机会均等的大学，在录取政策上不存在种族歧视, color, sex, religion, disability, age, or national origin. For more: 08n9.byum.net and 08n9.byum.net/unaworks/