University of Mississippi - Ole Miss Yearbook (Oxford, MS)

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Miss Misssissippi VaqeDd ' Ed. HauS, fe££ps lk Uiadttion o j Ok Miss mvm. AepResewtinQ cm state in 4t Miss Jlimion pageant Miss Mississippi Ole Miss Style Miss Mississippi 1981 Karen Hopson — Miss Vicksburg Placed in Top Ten at Miss America Miss Mississippi 1984 Kathy Manning — Miss University 2nd Alternate to Miss America Miss Mississippi 1985 Susan Akin — Miss University Went on to become Miss America 1989 Cherry Busby — Miss Tupelo Miss Mississippi — 1990 Beth Howell — Miss Dixie Beth Howell has held virtually every position at Ole Miss. She has been In the spotlight since she came to the University four years ago. Her ease and grace on the stage began here In Fulton Chapel, when she took the title as a freshman of Most Beautiful. Since then she has continued to be a highlighted campus face, as she Is on the University modeling board, was a Pike calendar girl, was the University ' s best dressed co-ed. Is an officer for Delta Gamma sorority, and Is actively pursuing a pharmacy degree. Beth won the title of Miss Dixie In 1989. and took the title of Miss Mississippi In late spring 1990. Beth prepared all summer for her day in Atlantic City: keeping fit and perfecting her magic act which she dazzeled the Judges with. In the Miss America pageant all eyes were on Beth, as the women from Mississippi are always some of the toughest contenders. However, competition In the Miss America pageant was even tougher, and Beth failed to finish in the top ten. She did however walk away with a preliminary swimsult award and memories of an experience very few people ever get the chance to live. 22 — Student Life I

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Student Life A Legacy of Activities student life at Ole Miss has a pretty broad definition. Everyday there is a wide variety of activites to choose from, and the Ole Miss student who can ' t find something to do hasn ' t looked very hard. School sponsored pagents, plays, productions, art showings, sporting events, fund-raisers and picnics are just a few of the offerings on an everyday basis. But student life can incorporate so much more. A typical day could be filled with learning all about a new scientific break- through, talking endlessly in the Grove with the person you just met in class, or just catch- ing up on the latest on Days of our Lives, or ESPN. However an Ole Miss student spends their days, one thing is for sure, they will look back on these times as some of the best in their lives. Editor August Laurent L

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ilnce ffilty Is a «on 1990. J her were ideis. led to 1 . Beth pulls a Mississippi banner out of the air during the talent competition. Her unusual talent was cited for orig- inality by many people. 2. Beth displays the statue she won from Miss America during the swimsuit competition. 3. Put- ting Mississippi on the map. 4. Last year ' s winner Cherry Busby crown Beth during ceremonies at Miss Mississippi. All photos courtesy oj the Mtss America pageant. Student Life — 23