University of Louisiana Monroe - Chacahoula Yearbook (Monroe, LA)

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Clean Sweep Nolan Wins Talent, Swimsuit Competition On the dresser of Calette Nolan’s room, displayed among the stuffed animals, plants and clutter, is a crown, the crown she received last spring when she was selected to be the 1987 Miss Northeast Louisiana Universi- ty. Nolan, accounting junior and Louisiana Tech transfer student, was one of 14 NLU students who competed for the coveted title last March amid a near sell-out crowd. “Winning was wonderful,” Nolan said. “I was really excited because it was the first pageant I ever won the talent portion in.” Almost as excited with the win were Nolan’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Nolan. “Half of our family graduated from Northeast so that just made us more proud,” Mrs. Nolan said. Runners-ups in the annual pageant were Melinda “Missy” Murphy, elementary education freshman who represented Delta Sigma Phi; Chris- tie Sims, a special education graduate student who represented the Elec- tones and Ranita DeLise Peterson, a pharmacy freshman who represented Phi Mu. Winners in the Miss NLU pageant included, from left, Missy Murphy, first runner-up; Christie Simes, second runner-up; Calette Nolan, Miss NLU; and Delise Peterson, third runner-up. Photo by Laura Zaidain. 18 Student Life Nolan, representing Pi Kappa Alpha, sang the Patsy Cline ball “Crazy” for her winning talent presentation, and also won the swims| portion of the pageant. Still, the pageant veteran said she wasn’t sure ( had won the overall competition until after her name was called out “TI was more nervous this time than at any other pageant,” she said) was thinking about the Miss Louisiana Tech Pageant in 1986 where I yj runner-up. I didn’t want that to happen again.” Nolan’s Miss NLU win garnered her a talent scholarship and $i wardrobe from the Union Board, who sponsored the show. For the then 20-year old Nolan, the crowning also marked an opportu ty to compete in the Miss Louisiana pageant for the fourth time. In 1986, representing Ouachita Parish, Nolan was the first runner-up] the state pageant. As fate would have it, she placed in the same positior the 1987 Miss Louisiana Pageant, just behind NLU alumni Patri} Brant. — Liz Heh

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) »tte Nolan is crowned by former Miss NLU, Patricia Brant, before she waves MD) mily and friends and begins her role as the 1987 Miss NLU. Photo by Peter } iley. Former Miss NLU Wins Louisiana. Crown Four of five Northeast stu- dents won honors, and the 1986 Miss Northeast Louisi- ana University, Patricia Brant, captured the title in the 1987 Miss Louisiana Pageant held June 18-20 in the Monroe Civic Center. “T guess the judges were looking for an all-around girl who was strong in each cate- gory,” Brant said. The Monroe native, who graduated from NLU last May with a degree in pharmacy, re- presented Louisiana in the Miss America Pageant in Sep- tember and placed first run- ner-up. Crowned by Miss Louisiana 1986 Amanda Maynard, Patricia Brant wears the crown for the 1987 year. Brant represented Lou- isiana in the Miss America pag- eant in Atlanta City. Photo by Bil- ly Heckford. Calette Nolan, the 1987 Miss NLU, was named first runner-up in the Louisiana pageant for the second con- secutive year, and Valerie Brossett, an accounting soph- omore, was selected third run- ner-up. Other NLU students com- peting in the state pageant were Jodie Cole, a pharmacy sophomore; Misty Melinda Ford, a finance sophomore and Melinda Frances Murphy, an elementary education fresh- man. — Rick Kennedy Miss NLU 19