Texas Tech University - La Ventana Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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Show must go on thin? ' » M pft Kim Wy ' 1 glamour of a beauty pageant such as the music and the dancing, the bright lights and the dazzling stage, and of course, the beautiful girls. Kim Wynn, the 1987 Miss Texas Tech pageant direc- tor, was selected by the ex- ecutive board of the Residence Halls Association to be the creative force behind the Miss Texas Tech pageant. The pageant was a , raising event- that helped Tech ' s RHA win the School of the Year Award of the Southwest Association of Colleges and Universities Residence Halls Associa- ions (SWACURHA). The pageant ' s theme, ' Stretching Our Horizons, was appropriate; this year ' s Miss Texas Tech was the first to advance into further competition in the Miss Texas USA pageant. Wynn and her pageant commiuee Degan planning the event in December. They worked to find a diverse group of judges from all over the state, and they created community support for the pageant through advertising and sponsors. Wynn worked with pageant contestants from the beginning orientation session to the final pagean- try and makeup. She gave them hair tips and advice on walking, standing and smiling. It was neat to work for so long and finally see it all come together successful- ly, said Wynn, who worked about five hours a day on the project from February until the April 14 pageant. Margaret Johnson of Piano, representing the Fashion Board, won the Miss Texas Tech title in the April 14 pageant. Wynn said putting the program together was the hardest part of the job for her and that if she had to do it again she would start earlier. The most positive thing to come out of it was the opportunity for Miss Texas Tech to compete for the Miss Texas USA title, said Wynn. — Paige Hindman Kim Wynn. a junior family studies major from Piano, was chosen by RHA to coordinate the Miss Texas Tech pageant. ffl Ian Halperin 16 — Miss Tex

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1986 Texas Tech Homecoming Queen Kris Moritz, a senior marketing major from Ar- lington, was the 1986 homecoming queen. Moritz said that in addi- tion to jogging she enjoys snow skiing in Ruidoso, N.M., and Winter Park, Colo. My favorite activity is shopping, she said. Moritz was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority and served as assistant pledge trainer. She also was involved in Raider Re- cruiters, the Finance Association and the Marketing Association. She said that upon graduation in December 1987, she is considering at- tending an advertising school in California. It ' s only a one-year school, and it ' s really hard to get accepted, she said. But I think it ' s worth it. Moritz said the ultimate goal in her life is to have a traditional-style clothing store in Dallas so she can be near her family. Not expecting to win the title of homecoming queen, Moritz said she was shocked when the announcer said her name. I really couldn ' t believe it, she said. It ' s like a dream come true. Moritz also was home- coming queen at Lamar High School and a semi- finalist in the Miss Texas Tech pageant in 1986. — Kay Hopkins Kevin Brinkley Designed by Tony Henleria Homecoming Queen — 15

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1986-87 MISS TEXAS TECH Sophomore accounting major Margaret Johnson of Piano represented Texas Tech in the Miss Texas USA pageant in San Antonio. By doing so she became the first Miss Texas Tech to ad- vance into further pageant competition. In her first-ever pageant competition, Johnson represented the Fashion Board in the Miss Texas Tech pageant April 14. She was selected as Miss Texas Tech from a field of 18 contestants on the basis of interviews and swimsuit and evening gown competition. The pageant was a great experience, said Johnson. I wanted to win, but I just concentrated on doing my best. Johnson said she believes students must be persistent in their search for success. You can ' t sit back and wait for good opportunities, she said. You have to get out and find them. Johnson said she hopes to work for a Big Eight accoun- ting firm after graduation. She said she also would like to go to law school and study corporate law. Johnson, who has been on the President ' s Honor List three times, described herself as a diverse person. I like to have fun, but I also take things like my school work very seriously, she said. — Tricia Hargrave Henry Liuo Dfsisned by Tony Renleriu Miss Texas Tech Pageant — 17