Crain crowned queen
Bailey McBride
Issue date: 2/9/09 Section: Lifestyles
In the pageant's third year back at the university, Amy Crain, a sophomore representing Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, was crowned Miss UA 2009 Saturday, Jan. 17.
This year's pageant consisted of a competition between 15 girls representing groups across campus, from Greek organizations to registered student organizations.
Winning "was really surreal," Crain said. "I wasn't expecting it because there were so many talented and beautiful girls in the competition."
Crain, a communication major with a minor in legal studies, did a fast-paced clog as her talent in the competition. She will perform this talent, as well as sing, across the state over the next year as the titleholder, performing at other pageants and events.
Her platform, bullying prevention, will take her throughout Arkansas educating others on how to help bullies overcome their own insecurities. In the answer to her onstage question, Crain mentioned that she picked this platform because of her own personal experiences with bullying.
"I'm hoping the title will give me an opportunity to get more involved on campus," Crain said.
She also plans to begin programs in many local schools to share her experiences with bullying and to show girls that they have other outlets. She has created a Web site, clooonline.org, to help educate others about it.
Crain will also have the opportunity to compete at the Miss Arkansas competition July 15 through July 18 in Hot Springs. Although she has not started preparing for the pageant, Crain said she and her director have started thinking about things such as her wardrobe choice.
The competitors in Miss UA were judged in five categories: interview, talent, onstage question, evening gown and swimsuit, with the largest percentage of the final score coming from talent, a system similar to the way Crain will be judged at Miss Arkansas.
"Everyone has a fair chance, [but the winner will be the one] who shines that night," said Toni Bahn, the Registered Student Organization advisor and director of the pageant. Bahn coordinates events across the state for the title holder.
This year's pageant consisted of a competition between 15 girls representing groups across campus, from Greek organizations to registered student organizations.
Winning "was really surreal," Crain said. "I wasn't expecting it because there were so many talented and beautiful girls in the competition."
Crain, a communication major with a minor in legal studies, did a fast-paced clog as her talent in the competition. She will perform this talent, as well as sing, across the state over the next year as the titleholder, performing at other pageants and events.
Her platform, bullying prevention, will take her throughout Arkansas educating others on how to help bullies overcome their own insecurities. In the answer to her onstage question, Crain mentioned that she picked this platform because of her own personal experiences with bullying.
"I'm hoping the title will give me an opportunity to get more involved on campus," Crain said.
She also plans to begin programs in many local schools to share her experiences with bullying and to show girls that they have other outlets. She has created a Web site, clooonline.org, to help educate others about it.
Crain will also have the opportunity to compete at the Miss Arkansas competition July 15 through July 18 in Hot Springs. Although she has not started preparing for the pageant, Crain said she and her director have started thinking about things such as her wardrobe choice.
The competitors in Miss UA were judged in five categories: interview, talent, onstage question, evening gown and swimsuit, with the largest percentage of the final score coming from talent, a system similar to the way Crain will be judged at Miss Arkansas.
"Everyone has a fair chance, [but the winner will be the one] who shines that night," said Toni Bahn, the Registered Student Organization advisor and director of the pageant. Bahn coordinates events across the state for the title holder.
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Karen Pease
posted 2/09/09 @ 3:37 PM CST
It is wonderful to see young women who are in the spotlight dedicate themselves to problems such as bullying! We all have to get involved in order to be effective at stamping out bullying, and someone as visible as Miss Crain will surely make an impact. (Continued…)
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