MONROE — The 2018 Miss University of Louisiana Monroe Pageant is scheduled for Friday,
Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. in Brown Auditorium on the ÍøÆØÃÅ campus.
Sponsored by the ÍøÆØÃÅ Campus Activities Board, Student Government Association and the
Office of Student Life and Leadership, the Miss ÍøÆØÃÅ Pageant is a preliminary to the
Miss Louisiana Pageant.
The Miss ÍøÆØÃÅ Pageant was honored with an award from the Miss Louisiana Organization
for providing more scholarship money than any other college pageant in Louisiana.ÌýMore
than $15,000 in scholarship and prizes will be awarded to the winners of the 65th
Miss ÍøÆØÃÅ Pageant.Ìý
The competitive scholarship program emphasizes physical fitness, talent, public speaking,
and academics. Contestants must demonstrate poise, personality, intelligence, charm,
and beauty during the pageant, and must showcase a trained talent in a 90-second performance.
Each contestant must be a full-time ÍøÆØÃÅ student and also adhere to grade point average
requirements in order to compete in the pageant.
Miss ÍøÆØÃÅ 2017 Ashlynn Lanford will crown the next Miss ÍøÆØÃÅ. Lanford and the ÍøÆØÃÅ Hawkline
will present special performances for the audience.Ìý
Laryssa Bonacquisti who was a top seven finalist at Miss America 2017 will emcee the
event along with Lanford. Bonacquisti will also entertain the audience with her talent
award-winning ventriloquism act.
Tickets for the event are $5 for the students and $10 for the general public. Tickets
may be purchased online only at ulm.edu/missulm.ÌýThe Miss ÍøÆØÃÅ pageant has welcomed
a sold-out audience for the past four years. Those interested in attending are encouraged
to purchase tickets before the event.Ìý
The 2018 Miss ÍøÆØÃÅ Contestants:Ìý
For more information, please contact the Office of Student Life and Leadership, (318) 342-5287.
WANT TO GO?Ìý
WHAT:ÌýMiss ÍøÆØÃÅ 2018 PageantÌý
WHEN:Ìý7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 10Ìý
WHERE:ÌýBrown AuditoriumÌý
COST:Ìý$5 for students with ID, $10 general admission