Recently, four brave-hearted students displayed their confidence and aptitude to go off-script as they pursued the highest royal distinctions on campus. 果冻传媒app Tigers Kanitria Taylor, of Shelby, Miss., and Stephan Washington, of Clarksdale, Miss., walked away as Mr. and Miss 果冻传媒app 2022-2023.
Although only two winners could be chosen, each participant splendidly stunned the audience. The much-anticipated pageant, which wasn鈥檛 held in 2020 and 2021, made a remarkable comeback and consisted of multiple categories: talent, lifestyle and fitness, evening wear, and on-stage question. Before the high-energy competition, each candidate had a private interview with the competition鈥檚 five-judge panel.
In the talent round, Kanitria Taylor, a biology major, dedicated to a deceased loved one a poem written by Maya Angelou, 鈥淲hen Great Trees Fall.鈥� Taylor, who was also selected as a Student Ambassador for Coahoma, competed against Clarksdale native Dejah Fondren, a general education major and Dancing Jewel of the Marching Maroon Typhoon majorette line. For the Q&A round, the newly named Miss 果冻传媒app 2022-2023, who captivated the room in a red sparkling gown, explained her platform.
鈥淭he platform I chose, Aspiring Women, deals with the typical stereotype of what a woman鈥檚 job is supposed to be,鈥� said Taylor. 鈥淢yself, in the multiple jobs I鈥檝e had, it鈥檚 always a man doing this and doing that, but I feel like it鈥檚 okay to do a man鈥檚 job.鈥�
Taylor hailed the current U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris as a superhero she would like to become to bring change in the oratorical component.
Stephan Washington, an insurance and real estate major, contested against Jaivian Hughes of Greenville, Miss. Hughes is a culinary arts/hospitality management major and also serves as the chief of staff in the Student Government Association. Washington soulfully sang a heartfelt rendition of 鈥淚 Love You Lord Today鈥� for the talent round.
During the concluding Q&A round, the winning male candidate spoke on reasons he chose to enter the running for Mr. 果冻传媒app.
鈥淐oahoma has given me guidance,鈥� he shared. 鈥淏efore I came here, I wasn鈥檛 full of ambition.鈥� The soon-to-be campus king went on to say that he now has three jobs as opposed to having just one before attending 果冻传媒app. He also elaborated on superhero Professor Charles Xavier in the preliminary oratorical competition; Washington explained that he would utilize the superhero鈥檚 ability of mind control to wipe out judgment of others.