Miss UA Competition to be Held on Campus Jan. 17

TUSCALOOSA Ala. — The 2009 Miss University of Alabama competition will take place Saturday, Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. in Morgan Hall Auditorium on the UA campus.

The theme for the 2009 competition will be “Mardi Gras.”

With the reputation of being one of the most competitive Miss Alabama preliminary programs in the state, the 2009 Miss UA Program will have 20 contestants competing in categories of private interview, swimsuit/physical fitness, talent, evening wear and on-stage question.

The winner will go on to represent UA at the 2009 Miss Alabama Pageant in Birmingham in June. Additionally, she will receive a full-tuition scholarship for her year of service.

Tickets may be purchased from any contestant or in the lobby of Morgan Hall the night of the pageant.

The 2009 Miss UA contestants include:

Jane Bailey Patterson of Vestavia Hills, sponsored by The Policy Exchange Foundation and Student Alumni Association

Kylie Lewis of Butler, sponsored by Delta Zeta

Alisha Weathers of Sylacauga, sponsored by FATE

Meredith Beeman of Tupelo, Miss., sponsored by College of Arts and Sciences Ambassadors

Chelsea Banks of Tuscaloosa, sponsored by Baptist Campus Ministries and Ron and Karen Banks

Christina Roach of Trussville, sponsored by Alpha Omicron Pi

Ashlie Roberson of Florence, sponsored by Gold’s Gym-Florence

Savanna Harvard of Prattville, sponsored by Pam Harvard

Channing Coker of Eufaula, sponsored by FATE

Nathina Greco of San Bernardino, Calif., sponsored by Alicia Brown

Nicole Jordan of Memphis, Tenn., sponsored by Delta Delta Delta

Maegan Carroll of Trussville, sponsored by Beth Wallace, Richard and Ann Leath, and Greg Carroll

Abigail Hardin of Clinton, Miss., sponsored by FATE

Priscilla Williams of Tuscaloosa, sponsored by Rhonda M. Saunders

Whitney Bell of Semmes, sponsored by Zeta Tau Alpha

Jennifer Marshall of Albertville, sponsored by Jeff and Sherri Marshall, Brenda and Timothy Parker

Amanda Coppock of Hoover, sponsored by Gamma Phi Beta

Kelley Brown of Brent, sponsored by Vickie and Eddie Brown

Barri Elizabeth Stephenson of Hoover, sponsored by FATE

Rebekah Steelman of Birmingham, sponsored by Catherine Casanta and Lori Waite Turner.

The Miss UA Program is an official preliminary pageant for the Miss Alabama and Miss America Organizations. For more information, contact Carol Wright, director, at 205/752-3774 or cwwright4@comcast.net.