Louisiana State University - Gumbo Yearbook (Baton Rouge, LA)

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w Michelle Ploue, sponsored by Sigma Chi fraternity, dominated the competition by winning the talent and swimsuit competi- tions on her way to the overall title. She later finished third runner-up in the state pageant. Touch of Royalty ?louc Receives Crown 1988 marked the sixth year that the Miss LSU pageant was sponsored by Phi Mu sorority. The pageant serves as a fund rais- er for their philanthropy. Project HOPE. Campus organizations sponsor girls for the pageant and an organization can sponsor as many girls as it likes. The pageant has a panel of judges, usually consisting of three men and two women. The girls are judged on talent, swim suit, evening gown, and inter- view. Fifty percent of the com- petition is judged on talent and the other fifty percent is divided among swimsuit, evening gown, and the interview. Workshops are held before the pageant to help the girls prepare for each category of competition. Elizabeth Haynes, the director of this year ' s pageant said, The pageant has gained a lot of suc- cess in the past five years, but last year it did not get as much public- ity as I had hoped. This year we Tena Rester, sponsored by Zeta Tau Alpha, performs a mime routine, culmi- nating in this pose with a self-portrait. 22 Miss i su

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m ' 1 10 tag • ' and see te saiil. Monied battle-axe Ouiser (Lenore Evans Banks) frets due to her favorite pet ' s hair Truvy. M ' Lynn (Jean Koprowski) and Clairee (Virginia Hill) react as Shelby (Megan Austin) goes into a diabetic sei- zure. said Michelle Perry, a sopho- more in theater. I felt myself experiencing the same emotions as the characters. It was a wonderful performance. ' she added. According to some, no one could have asked for a better opening to LSU Theater ' s 60th season. The champagne recep- tion following opening night ' s benefit performance made the event more special and volun- teers ' desserts, complete with a display of recipes, capped off the evening. According to cast mem- bers. We wished we could have a longer run. It was hard to see it end. William Lewis. Jr. Steel Magnolias 21

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k Man Dobbins will publicize it more and try to draw more girls into the pageant. The Miss LSU pageant is a preliminary pageant for the Miss Louisiana and Miss America pageants. Haynes said, The way society views pageants is changing and the Miss America pageant reflects that. Phoebe Rice Man IXibbms Catherine Lanier, sponsored by Scotch Guard, smiles as she recieves her award for second runner-up. Her evening gown was a lull-length sequined purple dress and she performed a magic routine in the talent competition. .Melissa Roy. sponsored by Sigma Nu fraternity, performs her swimsuit model- ing routine for the panel of judges. She sang Something ' s Coming for the ta lent competition. Miss L.SU 23