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Jo Thompson performs an interpretive dance to the Battle Hymn of the Republic during the talent competition at the Miss America pageant. Third shot pays for Miss Texas by Frances Hinson They say if at first you don ' t succeed, try, try again. That is exactly what Jo Thompson, a senior at SFA did. She competed in the Miss Texas pageant, and won the title on her third shot. In 1985, Thompson represented Lufkin in the Miss Texas pa- geant. I wasn ' t one of the top 20 finalists, but I realized there was a challenge and I wanted to pursue my dream of being Miss Texas, Thompson said. The next year, Thompson represented the Lake-of-the-Pines in the Miss Texas pageant. She won the preliminary bathing suit con- test, and was chosen as one of the top ten finalists. Then in 1987, Thompson represented Greenville in the Miss Texas pageant again, and won the title of Miss Texas. It usually takes three or four years to win the title of Miss Texas because Texas has one of the largest state pageants in the Miss America program and it ' s very competitive, Thompson said. Thompson remembers clearly her reaction when she won Miss Texas. I was excited and surprised, because my goal was to be a top five finalist, and I had this goal set in my mind. I didn ' t even hear them call my name. I just heard ' Miss Greenville, ' and I screamed. Winning Miss Texas changed Thompson ' s life overnight. This is one of the very few things that can happen in your life that changes your lifestyle so drastically, Thompson said. The day after the pageant, Thompson moved to Ft. Worth and lived with a host family. She has traveled extensively and has made more than 200 appearances (in Texas and abroad) as Miss Texas. Thompson ' s next challenge was the Miss America pageant in September, held in Atlanta City, New Jersey. She began a very disciplined training program, working on her talent, her interview skills, etc. All the contestants show up 10 days before the pageant, pre- pared to do three nights of preliminary competitions: talent, swim- suit and evening gown. During the day, we are interviewed by the judges on political and moral issues, Thompson said. In addition, there are rehearsals and press parties. Thompson was a top 10 finalist in the Miss America pageant. I was disappointed that I didn ' t make the top five, but I ' m satisified with my role as Miss Texas, Thompson said. I did everything I could possibly do to prepare for the Miss America pageant, and it just was not meant to be for me, and I have accepted that. Thompson believes that the Miss Texas and Miss America pag- eants help develop a girl and her talents. There are critics who say that pageants exploit women. I feel the people who say that don ' t understand the main emphasis in the Miss America program, which is scholarship, Thompson said. A lot of times they think a contestant is just a beauty queen and the brain is an optional item. You have to be on-the-ball and up-to-date on current events, political and moral issues in order to have a successful interview with the judges. July marks the end of Thompson ' s reign as Miss Texas. She plans to finish her education at SFA or at another university. There are a lot of things I can do (after my reign) in the Ft. Worth area, so I may have to transfer to a college up there in order to do those duties and continue my education. For the future, Thompson would like to live in the Dal- las Ft. Worth area and work in public relations. SFA has been so supportive and I ' m proud to tell people that I attend school here. I hope I can repay the college for their support, Thomps on said.
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There was no Hope in sight at the SFA Coliseum. The Bob Hope concert, which was to be held November 20, was cancelled due to lack of ticket sales. Less than 1,500 tickets were sold. SFA left Hope less by Mike Badger Bob Hope ' s only Texas concert that would have been held on November 20 was cancelled two days before the show. The show ' s promoter and financial backer, Variety Produc- tions of Dallas, made the decision to cancel the show. Obviously we wanted things to continue and the show to happen, but the promoter had to make a business decision about at what point he would lose the least amount of money, Steve Westbrook, U.C. Programs coordinator said. I would estimate that he would have needed in excess of 6,000 seats to make it financially successful for him, and we were hover ing around the 1,500 mark. The reason for the cancellation was the poor ticket sales, Westbrook said. Less than 1,500 tickets had been sold. Variety Productions was taking the financial burden to deliver the show. U.C. Programs was not financially obligated. We ' re fortunate in that we had no financial ties to the show, Westbrook said. The promoter paid all cancellation costs -- all the purchases made prior to the show, the cost of announcing the cancellation and the cost of refunding the ticket money, Westbrook said. There were a number of possible reasons for the failure of the show. One main reason was the ticket price. Tickets were $12.50 for students and $18.50 for non-students. Bob himself called and we talked about the reasons the show was cancelled, Westbrook said. He said he was very disappointed that it had been cancelled because he was looking forward to coming here. He remembered the last time he was here and had a good time. I think it was shock or a blow to him to realize he didn ' t do well. It doesn ' t happen to him a lot, Westbrook said.
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