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

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■iiHii wm Seeking the title of Miss America LSU co-eds found that Miss LSU was the first T T - Challenge to Meet Hushed silence settled over the crowd gathered in the LSU Union Theatre as the lights dimmed and the competition was underway. The 1986 Miss LSU pageant had begun and nervous- ness was a common state of being. Twenty eligible young women were presented during the ' Parade of Beauties and awaited the announcement of the Top 10. What the public didn ' t see was that for the two nights preceed- ing the contestants had undergone interviews and talent competition for the judges. After the Top 10 were announced the audience was made familiar with the judges. They were Tommy Scurria, Judy Rankin, Terry Brown. Greg Bullock and Janet McGee. Next, the ladies dazzled the crowd with a wide variety of evening gowns that added a certain sparkle to the competition. Sequins and feathers were the rule for the high fashion frocks. The potential Miss LSU ' s were given a chance to gather their wits as visiting queens enter- tained the anxious crowd. The evening prog- ressed with the display of talent by the Top 10 competitors who were once again placed in Pagent Contestants participated in a pi -pageant luncheon with the judges at the Phi Mu house. suspence by the intermission. A change of apparel later the beauties returned to face the judges for the swimsuit competition. Miss LSU 1985, Marguarite Towne. gave her farewell address as the judges came to their all-important decision. The Top 10 lined up with fingers intertwined in a symbol of unity. The four runners up were announced building the tension to a peak. Tension and mystery were absolved as Amanda Mainard heard her name announced to the crowd as Miss LSU 1986. The Miss LSU pageant was successful in raising almost $3,CXX) for Project HOPE, the philanthropy of Phi Mu sorority, which spon- sors the yearly pageant. Mainard later went on to become Miss Louisiana and competed in Atlantic City for the crown of Miss America. Mainard announced her disapproval with the competi- tion on the national level. It was said that the only way one could win the title was to show certain amounts of bodily endowments. David Hawkins Delta Gamma was i presented in the pageant through contestant. Stepha- nie Hicks. I 5 Mfe in General includes Miss LSU

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; -t ' liiii.-iMiUia f - ' ' ' -- ' ' - ' - ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' - imim i tmmnimgiw. ' m ■n - f - Tri Delt and Lambda Chi were Never Alone as they Walked with Him Softly and Tenderly to Gloryland and found that is was All for the Best as they had a ,, chance to Get Happy after I l. a i ryoy zvic to 9tc Songfest 1986 was held in front of another sell-out crowd on March 7 in the Riverside Centroplex Theatre for the Performing Arts. The show began at 7:00 pm with a brief introduction about Song- fest by the co-chairmen Lx)lly Braddock and Scott Umberger. 1 think the show came off kxiking very professional and Jules d ' Hemcourt did a lot to make that happen, said Umberger of this year ' s emcee. d ' Hemcourt, who is the advis- er of KLSU, the LSU radio station, and Assistant Professor at the Manship School of Journalism, said that he wanted to make the groups feel proud of the quality of the show. ' ' During the intermission while the judges ' votes were tallied. Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and Sigma Alpha lota, both music fraterni- ties, performed their own arrangement of a songfest show. Their medley of TV themes of the 50 ' s and 60 s included such favorites as ' The Jetsons ' and ' Green Acres. As express- ed by the audience ' s response, there has nev- er been a mcire popular intermission show. I am especially pleased with their perform- ance. I was striving for a form of entertain- ment that would make the audience forget the competition, and they certainly managed this quite well. For the second year in a row, Delta Delta Delta and Lambda Chi Alpha walked away with the sweepstakes trophy. Their show ' The Journey to Heaven ' included such songs as ' Swing Low Sweet Chariot ' and ' Goddbye My Life, Goodbye. ' Delta Chi and Delta Gamma placed second with their 60 ' s .style show entitled A Time for Change. ' This year two new groups competed together. Delta Zeta and Phi Kappa Psi. Their show, ' A Salute to Disney ' won them third place. Grace Elliott Scolt Umberger and Lolly Braddock, overall .Songfest chairmen, show their happiness as they found out Songfest ' 86 was sold out. Delta Zeta and Phi Kappa Psi pe fonned ' A Salute to Disney ' singir such classics as i Got No Strings When You Wish tjpon a Star ' and tJ ' Mickey Mouse Club March. ' Tl performance earned them third placi 20 Life in General includes Songfest