My first appearance as Miss University of Central Arkansas was judging the 2012 Miss Black and Gold Pageant. This pageant was held at UCA and sponsored by Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. 15 young women competed for this title. The areas of competition were swimsuit, talent, evening gown, onstage question and interview. Each of the young women were talented, smart and beautiful! I enjoyed getting to hear about their platforms and how they planned to make a difference in the lives of others. Jasmine Harris won the title of Miss Black and Gold which will advance her to compete in the Miss Black and Gold Arkansas District Pageant. She was also awarded an $800 scholarship!
Pageants are an excellent opportunity for young women to develop life skills. I enjoyed talking to the contestants about their reasons in entering and how they have developed throughout preparing for Miss Black and Gold. Many contestants mentioned wanting to go on to compete in the Miss Arkansas Pageant System and I certainly hope they do!
Congratulations to Jasmine and all of the contestants! I greatly enjoyed my experience and involvement with the pageant!
Hi Lauren. This is Robin in the city of Benton, AR.
ReplyDeleteI'm contacting you about the 2013 Benton Martin Luther King Jr. Parade, January 21 at 4 p.m. We would like to invite you and Ms. Harris to participate in the parade. You can email me at rfreeman@cadc.com or call 501-776-7475 for more information. Thank you!