Mary Gasson Crowned Miss Huntingdon
L-R: Second runner-up Trish Brown, first runner-up
Stephanie Maguire, Miss Huntingdon 2010 Mary
Gasson, and Miss Congeniality Tiffany Lovvorn.
Montgomery, Ala.—Eight Huntingdon College
women competed for the title
of Miss Huntingdon at the annual competition held last week in Ligon
Chapel. The finalists faced off in casual
wear, evening wear, and talent portions of the pageant. Participating in
the pageant were Trish Brown, of
Montgomery; Kayla Davis, of Tallassee; Samantha Davis, of Prattville;
Mary Gasson, of Clanton; Tiffany Lovvorn,
of Scottsboro; Stephanie Maguire, of Montgomery and Phenix City; Allyn
Powell, of Andalusia; and Ashley Rowe,
of Wetumpka.
Trish Brown, a junior elementary education
major, serves as new member educator for her
sorority, Phi Mu. She has been honored by inclusion in Gamma Sigma Alpha
honorary and was listed on the Dean’s
List of High Honors for the fall term, 2009. She is the daughter of
Scott and Debbie Brown of Montgomery. A dancer
for 18 years, she performed a lyrical dance to “When I Look at You,” by
Miley Cyrus for the talent portion
of the competition.
Kayla Davis, a sophomore chemistry major from Tallassee, is the
daughter of Glen and Jamie Davis. She has served
as a majorette with the Huntingdon First Scarlet and Grey Marching Band
for two years and was voted a sophomore class
attendant on the 2009 Homecoming Court. She performed a baton routine to
Bob Seger’s “Old Time Rock and
Roll” for the talent portion of the competition.
Samantha Davis, a junior elementary education major, is the daughter
of Beverly Davis of Prattville, Alabama. She
is a member of Phi Theta Kappa and of the Huntingdon First Scarlet and
Grey Marching Band. For the talent portion of
the competition, she performed a baton routine to Gloria Estefan’s “I
Just Wanna Be Happy.”
Mary Gasson, a freshman music major from Clanton, Alabama, is a
member of the Huntingdon First Scarlet and Grey
Marching Band, the Wind Ensemble, the Pep Band, and the Chamber Music
Ensemble. She serves as chaplain for her sorority,
Alpha Omicron Pi, and participates in AOPi Bible study. Earlier this
year, she was selected as a freshman attendant on
the Homecoming Court. Gasson is the daughter of Gary and Sandra Gasson
of Clanton. She performed Mozart’s Concerto
for Clarinet, first movement: Allegro on the B-Flat clarinet for the
talent portion of the competition.
Tiffany Lovvorn, a member of the Lady Hawks Golf Team, is a freshman
from Scottsboro, Alabama. She is a member of
Sigma Beta Delta international business honorary and of Alpha Omicron Pi
women’s fraternity. She is the daughter of
Kerry and Karen Lovvorn. She performed a comical acrobatic routine for
the talent portion of the competition.
Stephanie Maguire, a sophomore human performance major from
Montgomery, is the daughter of Michael and Stephanie
Maguire of Phenix City, Alabama. She is an active member of Phi Mu
women’s fraternity and a member of the Commuter
Student Organization. For the talent portion of the competition, she
sang, “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.”
Allyn Powell, a sophomore English major, is the daughter of Roger and
Catherine Powell of Andalusia, Alabama. She is
a member of Phi Mu women’s fraternity, Huntingdon Hosts, and the
Huntingdon Dazzlers Dance Team. She has earned
recognition on the Dean’s List of High Honors for two years and
contributes her work to the College literary magazine,
Prelude. For her talent, she danced en pointe to Imogen Heap’s
“Hide and Seek.”
Ashley Rowe, a junior biology major, is the daughter of Roger and
Kathy Rowe of Wetumpka, where she is a member of
Grace Point Community Church and of the Ladies Auxiliary of the VFW. She
volunteers as a youth girls volleyball coach for
the YMCA. For her talent, she sang “Suds in the Bucket” by Sara Evans.
The pageant was entirely student-produced and directed. The student
director was Sarah Jernigan, a sophomore biology
major from Eufaula, Alabama, and the daughter of Ronald and Lyvoris
Jernigan.
At the conclusion of the pageant, Tiffany Lovvorn was honored as Miss
Congeniality; Trish Brown was named second
runner-up; Stephanie Maguire was named first runner-up, and Mary Gasson
was crowned Miss Huntingdon by her predecessor,
Logan Henderson, a junior biology major and the daughter of Eddie and
Brenda Henderson of Dothan, Alabama.
Huntingdon College, grounded in the Judeo-Christian tradition of the
United Methodist Church, is committed to nurturing
growth in faith, wisdom, and service and to graduating individuals
prepared to succeed in a rapidly changing world. Founded
in 1854, Huntingdon is a coeducational liberal arts college. The College
motto is “Enter to grow in wisdom; go forth to
apply wisdom in service.”
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