The 36th annual Miss Prairie View pageant was held last Tuesday in the MSC auditorium.Six beautiful ladies competed for the title. They were senior Lameka Yvette, senior Corlis Henderson, sophomore Cortney Davis, senior Ashley Shaw, sophomore Johanna Thomas, and junior Brandy Byers. By the end of the night only one could be crowned and succeed Christie Cummings as the new Miss Prairie View, and that elegant lady was Brandy Byers.
Byers was also awarded a plaque for her performance in the talent competition. She mesmerized the audience and displayed her thespian attributes in the talent portion as she performed an original skit.
The first runner-up was Davis, and the second runner-up was Thomas. Davis also received an award for the private interviews.
The pageant was divided into four segments, which were swim wear, talent, formal wear, and question & answer.
Although she didn’t win, Henderson garnered awards for her swim and formal wear, which showed she is a woman with an extraordinary sense of fashion. In the swim wear competition she wowed the crowd with a gorgeous blue one-piece swimsuit and she chose a white evening gown for her formal wear.
Desoto native and biology major Shaw earned an award for the most advertisements sold.
The pageant was a great success and shows truly that hard work and experience do pay off in the end.