Miss ULM Pageant set for Oct. 6

The Miss ULM Pageant is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 6, beginning at 7 p.m. in Brown Auditorium on the University of Louisiana at Monroe campus.

Miss ULM 2009 Hope Anderson will host the event, which features 18 contestants.

The Miss ULM Pageant is a preliminary to the Miss Louisiana Pageant sponsored by the Miss Louisiana Scholarship Organization.

The competitive scholarship program emphasizes physical fitness, talent, public speaking, and academics. Contestants must demonstrate poise, personality, intelligence, charm, and beauty during the pageant, and must showcase a trained talent in a 90-second performance.

Each contestant must be a full-time ULM student and also adhere to grade point average requirements in order to compete in the Miss Louisiana Pageant.

Faculty, staff and students may pick up one free ticket with their ID as well as purchase additional tickets for $6 at the La Capitol Federal Credit Union on campus.

Tickets will be available at the door, starting at 5 p.m. the night of the event. Doors open at 6 p.m.

For more about the Miss ULM Pageant, visit:
www.ulm.edu/studentlife/miss_ulm.html.