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<\/a>Diamond Jenkins<\/strong> On Sept. 18, the annual Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.\u00a0 beauty pageant was held in the Rose E. McCoy auditorium on the campus of Jackson State University.<\/p>\n It was an opportunity for young women of JSU to showcase their talents and beauty as the prospective Miss Kappa Alpha Psi.<\/p>\n The pageant showcased evening wear, talent and\u00a0 interview skills.<\/p>\n There were 11 contestants, and the Rose McCoy auditorium was covered in red and white decorations and with red lights.<\/p>\n The show set off with an entertaining performance by JSU\u2019s Dance Ensemble and a second performance during intermission.<\/p>\n \u201cWell, honestly, I went to the pageant to see what it was all about,\u00a0 there was a lot of hype about\u00a0 the pageant, and it was what I expected,\u201d said Justin Lampley, a junior recreation administrations major from Jackson, Miss. \u201cIt was very sociable and an all- around fun atmosphere.\u201d<\/p>\n Two contestants stood out, one showing off her skills as a violinist and the other as a public speaker. When you think of a pageant, you tend to think about beauty, but the crown holder is not only a face, she has to get involved with community service.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are no scholarships available that I know of, as Miss Kappa Alpha Psi, but I will be involved in different things like \u2018Kappa for the Cure,\u2019 said Bates.<\/p>\n Stadford Mace, a senior speech communications major of Vicksburg, Miss., who is also chair of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Pageant said, \u201cI feel that the judges chose who they felt qualified for the winner in such a way that it\u2019s not only about beauty, but intelligence. All of the contestants are winners, at the end of the day.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe utilize the court in many different ways, especially with community service and on-campus activities,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Diamond Jenkins Staff Writer On Sept. 18, the annual Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.\u00a0 beauty pageant was held in the Rose E. McCoy auditorium on…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"editor_plus_post_options":"{}","editor_plus_copied_stylings":"{}","_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/633"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=633"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/633\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nStaff Writer<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n\u201cI entered the pageant last year, but I didn\u2019t make it to be in the actual pageant and I\u2019m glad that I did try again because I wouldn\u2019t have won the title [if I didn\u2019t],\u201d said Monica Bates, a senior speech communications major of Brookhaven, Miss. who showcased her talent in public speaking, excelled in the interview portion and the formal wear, and ultimately was announced as the winner. \u201cI practiced everyday, and even though I was tired, I always remembered that practice makes perfect,\u201d said Bates.
\n\u201cI\u2019m really excited about this year\u2019s [Kappa Alpha Psi] court. I tell people all the time that winning this title has been a blessing, and I am proud of myself for trying once again.\u201d<\/p>\n