Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Oak Yearbook / INSTANO Yearbook (Indiana, PA)

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The fiss HP pageant gave Jonalyn San- telli a chance to show off her vocal talents. Joj Koob The pag- eant . . . was enjoyed by everyone. ' Miss lUP Shows Her Stuff Joy Koob Joy Koob Every year, approximate- ly ten girls strenuously prepare their minds and their bodies for an event they will remember the rest of their lives. They are dancers, singers, and ordinary people like you and me. And only one will receive the honor of being Miss lUP. It was a night of excitement and entertainment for all as 10 women competed for the title of Miss lUP 1988 on Feb. 6. in Fisher Auditorium. .And the winner was . . . Kim Craft, a 21 -year-old senior from Greensburg. She is the daughter of Dale and Barbara Craft. .A hu- man resources management ma- jor. Craft is also a member of the Sigma Kappa sorority and is sec- retary of the .American Society of Personal .Administration (ASP.A). Her talent consisted of the song Swanee, and she won the eve- ning gown award. Georgia Lythgoe placed as the first runner-up. She is the 20- year-old daughter of Mr. and .Mrs. John Lythgoe of Nanty Glo. .A sophomore speech pathology ma- jor, Lythgoe sand the gospel hymn Was It a .Morning Like This? for her talent presentation. The second runner-up was Beth Grimm, 20, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Grimm of Myers- dale. She is a sophomore major- ing in elementary education and did a vocal solo of Skylark. The Spirit Award went to Dana Scott. 20, daughter of Kenneth and Rita Scott. Dana is a junior music education major with a concentration in voice and sang The Laughing Song. Maria Glass was voted Miss Congeniality by the other contes- tants. Glass, 20, is the daughter of Julia and the late Robert Glass of Cresson. She is a junior early childhood education major with a concentration in dance. Her tal- ent was a ballet en Pointe Varia- tion Dance of the Harlequins. Other contestants were Ta- mara Beard, 19: Barbara Perry, 22: Lisa Russell, 19: Jonalyn Sue Santelli, 21: and .Marites Zam- buco, 22. Darrin Wheeler, Mr. lUP 1987- 1988, was the Master of Ceremo- nies for the pageant. .Alyce Grimm. Miss IIP 1987, and Walt McCready. Mr. IIP 1986-1987, performed various musical num- bers during the pageant. The judging categories were swimsuit, talent, private inter- view and evening gown, when each girl gives a five-minute speech relecting her personality. Judging these categories were Lynda Jouver, Chet Welsh, Nancy Sinisi, Jack Steiner, Tim Quinn and Janelle Koontz. The pageant, sponsored by Al- pha Sigma Tau sorority, was defi- nitely a success and enjoyed by everyone. —Laura Papinchak Miv. ItH 29

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A smiling Wills Gotten is crowned Miss Blacl HP 1988. Doug Mdcek Gotten Captures Crown Miss Black IIP for 1988 is . . . WiUa Gotten. Sponsored by the brothers of Phi Beta Sigma Pater- nity Inc. and the Black Cultural Center, the 12th annual Miss Black IL P pageant was held April 9, 1988, in the HUB .Multi-Purpose Room. Judged on ten categories, Cot- ten took the audience by storm during the talent competition singing After the Love Has Lost Its Shine. Gotten, a freshman fashion merchandising major, is from Pittsburgh and member of the Sigma Dove Royal Court. First runner-up was Alicia Thompson, who won the most tal- ented award for her ballet perfoi- mance to the song The Black Butterfly by Denise Williams. Thomspon, a junior accounting major from Philadelphia, has studied ballet for 13 years. Second runner-up was Tania Shields, who won the Miss Conge- niality award. Shields, a junior elementary education Spanish major from Pittsburgh performed a gospel tune, He Won ' t Leave You by Richard Smallwood. Shields, once a member of a gos- pel choir, sang background on Foreigner ' s I Want to Know What Love Is. Also in the running were Ni- cole Seon and Angela Goss. Seon, who performed a scene from the play For Colored Girls Who Thought about Committing Sui- cide When the Rainbow Ain ' t Enuf, is a sophomore hotel res- taurant management major from Philadelphia. Goss, a freshman biology ma- jor from Philadelphia, performed a poem For .My People by Mar- garet Walker. Although there were only five contestants, the Miss Black lUP pageant had all the charm and sophistication of Miss America. Hosted by .Master of Ceremo- nies Tony Brock, the pageant got under way with contestants mod- eling sportswear followed by mu- sical entertainment by the band, which performed throughout the show. Highlights of the pageant were the group dance, performed by the contestants to I Want Her by Keith Sweat, and the evening attire competition, where the la- dies were escorted on stage and presented with flowers. The swimweai- competition also turned a few heads. During the question answer period. Gotten responded to a difficult question. When asked which comes first in her life, money, family or God, Gotten said God and family come first before money because with- out the first two items she would have never made it wheie she is today. To top the evening. Miss Black IL ' P 1987 Tonji Good gave her last words and performed a solo on the saxophone befoie giving up her crown. As Miss Black lUP, Gotten will be responsible for upholding her crown and being a positive role model to the community and the student body, . long with first runner-up Thompson and second runner-up Shields, Gotten will be- gin a scholarship fund for the winner of next year ' s pageant. —Lori Grace Miss Black lUP for 1988 is . . . WiUa Cotten. 30 Lifestyles