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November 7, 2013
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Erica Even, Student Assistant

Keri Lynn Knight Crowned Miss ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓÆµ

VALDOSTA – Valdosta State University crowned Keri Lynn Knight, a senior business administration major from Uvalda, Ga., as the 2014 Miss ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓÆµ.

Knight received a $2,000 scholarship towards her ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓÆµ education and will have the honor of representing ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓÆµ at the Miss ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓÆµ pageant in June 2014.  She also won the Interview Preliminary Award and the Talent Preliminary Award, receiving $200 per award.

Eight contestants competed in the Miss ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓÆµ pageant produced by Student Life and assisted by Pi Kappa Phi, a ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓÆµ fraternity.

Jackie Ladin, first runner-up received a $750 scholarship to ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓÆµ and Brooke Courie, second runner-up received a $500 scholarship. Other contestants included Dani Taylor, Amber Austin, Brittany Williams, Nadia Meghjani, and Lorraine Dawkins.

In 2008, the Miss ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓÆµ pageant was discontinued, even though it had been held for almost 50 years prior. In 2012, ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓÆµ decided to bring back the pageant, making this year its second year after the discontinuation.

Sponsors included ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓÆµ Campus Activities Board, ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓÆµ Student Government Association, Golden Key International Honour Society, ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓÆµ Dining, Valdosta School of Ballet, Zeta Tau Alpha, ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓÆµ Bookstore, ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓÆµ Alumni Association, Post and Associates CPAs, Spirit Screen Printing and Embroidery, Zants Flower Shop, Flip Flops, and Demos Cams.

Contact Alisha Stabler at apstabler@valdosta.edu for more information.


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