Crimson and Cream were the colors of the evening last night at the Delta Sigma Theta Mr. Ten Scholarship Pageant.
When asked what they did to make this year’s pageant better than others, Delta Savannah Goodwin said, “We had a detailed outline of what we wanted to accomplish.” The MSC auditorium was full of excited students anxious to see who would be chosen as Mr. Ten 2005- 2006. The Mr. Ten pageant has been running for the past 16 years and is a Prairie View tradition. Bristol Mayo said he “attended the Mr. Ten Pageant to support this campus activity.”
The master and mistress of ceremonies were Phillip Wade and Adrienne Stevens. The pageant was titled “A Night in Athens.
” The young men presented themselves as Greek gods, such as Apollo and Poseidon in togas. There were 11 contestants: Milton Palmer III, Brian Chapman, Antonio Barnes, LaQuincy Arnold, Paul Simien, James Durant, Jeremy Walker, Quinlan Motley, DeAndre’ Williams, Darian Epting, and Wesley Vinson.
During the physical fitness competition the contestants dressed in every type of sport attire from basketball to tennis and even representing the marching storm. Alex Neuls, a Lady Panther volleyball player said, “The talent portion was my favorite.”
The talent competition brought the entire audience to their feet after every contestant performed their talent on stage. In the formal wear part the gentlemen displayed their charm and modeled the names of designer attire such as Gucci, Armani, and Stacy Adams.
The pageant came to a close with a question and answer session, where all the young gentlemen participated very well with impromptu questions. Best Talent portion was awarded to Darian Epting, Best Physical Fitness portion went to LaQuincy Arnold, Most Ads sold went to James Durant. Best Dressed was won by Antonio Barnes, and Mr. 9.9 went to Wesley Vinson.
The crowned winner of the Delta Sigma Theta Mr. Ten Pageant 2005- 2006 was Darian Epting.