TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – A new Miss University of Alabama will be selected Saturday, Feb. 18, at 7 p.m. at the Bama Theatre in downtown Tuscaloosa.
The 2012 competition will have 21 students competing in categories of private interview, swimsuit/physical fitness, talent, evening wear and on-stage question. The winner will receive numerous gifts including a full-tuition scholarship and book scholarships for her year of service, and she will also represent the University at the 2012 Miss Alabama Pageant in Birmingham in June.
Students competing for the title of 2012 Miss UA include:
Tara Lynn Steele of Marietta, Ga.
Monica Edwards of Marion
Faith Whigham of Millry
Casie Richardson of Alabaster
Caitlin Brunell of Ponte Vedra, Fla.
Mandy Watts of Gardendale
Rachel Rivers of Hoover
Courtney Fisher of Spring City, Tenn.
Barri Elizabeth Stephenson of Hoover
Hannah Muncher of Jasper
Caroline Clark of Sylacauga
Katherine Kelley of Madisonville, Ky.
Sherles Durham of Douglasville, Ga.
DaBrielle Goodwin of Jacksonville, Fla.
Courtney Parker of Daphne
Aarendy Gomez Rafael of Centreville
Laura Lantrip of Birmingham
Katie Gilhooly of Decatur
Meschelle Stringer of Trussville
Ally York of Roswell, Ga.
Julie Meeks of Tuscaloosa
The Miss University of Alabama Program is an official preliminary competition for the Miss Alabama and Miss America Organizations and is sponsored by the UA National Alumni Association. Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for students and $5 for children younger than 12. Tickets may be purchased from any contestant or in the lobby of the Bama Theatre the night of the competition
For more information, contact Carol Wright, pageant director, 205/752-3774.
Contact
Rachel Childers or Linda Hill, UA Media Relations, 205/348-8325, lhill@ur.ua.edu
Source
Carol W. Wright, Miss UA pageant director, 205/752-3774, cwwright4@comcast.net