Miss UA Scholarship Competition to be Held Dec. 10

The 2006 Miss University of Alabama competition will be Saturday, Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. in Morgan Hall. Sponsored by the UA Alumni Association, the program is an official preliminary competition leading to the Miss Alabama and Miss America Pageants. Contestants will compete in categories of evening wear, swimsuit/physical fitness, talent, casual wear, on-stage questions and private interview. The winner will represent UA at the 2006 Miss Alabama Pageant in June in Birmingham. Tickets are $10 and may be purchased at the door the night of the program.

Contestants include: (front row, left-right) Sarah Barnes of Tuscaloosa, Anna Walley of Albertville, Jill Guin of Northport, Kari Bagley of Grove Hill, Melissa Gallagher of Homewood, 2005 Miss UA Allison Wilkes, Kelly Leach of Athens, Amy Cauthen of Luverne, LeNa’ Ferguson-Powe of Birmingham, Whitney Cothran of Franklin, Ga., Priscilla Williams of Ridgeland, Miss.; (second row, left-right) Christina Roach of Trussville, Elizabeth Ramey of Springville, Alysha Ezell of Grove Hill, Holly Simpson of Northport, Erin Cornelius of Mt. Olive, Kelly Reynolds of Montgomery, and Cari Kelly of Mobile. (Not pictured are Laura Beth Oliver, Lee Parker, Caroline Carroll, Rebecca Borden, Tyra Williams, Kaitlin Richburg and Kristen Sherer.)

For more information concerning the 2006 Miss University of Alabama Scholarship Program, contact Carol Wright at 205/752-3774.