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Longwood College
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Farmville Virginia
ROTUNDA TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 1988
SIXTY SEVENTH YEAR
NUMBER TWENTY
Meaney Takes Crown In First Pageant Ever
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The verdict is announced • • • By KENT BOOTY Knstine M. Meaney, a 21year-old senior from Setauket, N.Y., was crowned Miss Longwood Saturday night in a Miss America preliminary before a crowd of more than 1,200 in Jarman Auditorium. Kristine, an elementary education major who was entering her first pageant, also was the talent winner and was named Miss Congeniality. She won the evening gown competition and tied for first in the swimsuit competition. She will compete at the Miss Virginia Pageant in Roanoke this July. Kristine receives a $1,000 scholarship provided by Golden Corral of Farmville and $650 in wardrobe expenses for the state pageant, also from Golden Corral. Wanda Carter, a junior from Hanover, was first runnerup. She was a finalist in the 1985 Miss Longwood Pageant. Sandra Clayton, a junior from Richmond, was second runnerup. She won the interview competition. Anita Washington, a junior from Glen Allen, was third runnerup. She tied for first in the swimsuit competition. Both Sandra and Anita were also runners-up in last year's Pageant. The runners-up receive, respectively, scholarships of $500, $250 and $100, all provided by Golden Corral. Kristine is a member of Al-
pha Delta Pi sorority, which has dominated the Pageant in recent years. Members of Alpha Delta Pi have won five of the last six pageants. The Miss Longwood crown was placed on Kristine's head by sorority sister Carl a Lockhart, a junior from Chesapeake who was the 1987 winner. As soon as the Pageant ended, members of Alpha Delta Pi hugged Kristine on stage and serenaded her with the song, "To Thee, Alpha Delta" — just as they did last year to Carla. Kristine was sponsored by The Fashion Post, Pi Kappa Phi fraternity, and Alpha Delta Pi. The Fashion Post also sponsored last year's winner. For the talent competition, Kristine sang "If My Friends Could See Me Now" from the musical "Sweet Charity." Kristine, who will graduate in December, was a four-year starter on the field hockey team. This fall, she will be an assistant coach of the team. In addition to the two tropies she received for winning the Pageant and the talent competition, Kristine took home several other prizes provided by local merchants. They are: a pair of pearl earrings encircled with diamonds from the Crown Collection at the Green Front; a Jantzen swimsuit from Baldwin's, a silver bowl from Cumbey Jewelers (for Miss Congeniality), a silk scarf of her choice from Travis', free manicures for a year from Tracey's "Backdoor" Salon, a bouquet from Rochette's Florist, and a sash from Caryn's Creations and Pairet's. The crown was from Martin the Jeweler. The Pageant, which featured 10 contestants, was seen by a highly enthusiastic, capacity audience of at least 1,225. It was emceed by Sherry Thrift Bradshaw, who was Miss South Carolina 1986 and was first runnerup to Miss America. Ms. Bradshaw, a world champion women's dogger, clogged to the song, "Are You
from the Longwood Company of Dancers and the Lancer Line, who performed the Can-Can," said Winkler. Members of the audience also were impressed by contestants, who sang, danced, played a Franz Liszt composition on the piano and did a dramatic monlogue. "Without a doubt, this was the finest group of contestants we've had in the six years I've been doing the pageant," Winkler said. Wanda Carter sang "Going All The Way"; Sandra Clayton sang "Over the Rainbow"; and Anita Washington sang "Crazy." The other contestants were Teresa Bunn, Amy Church, Alice Flora, Susan Holzman, Beth Miller and Holly Westenhoefer. In one interesting twist, the judges' final results were taken on stage to Ms. Bradshaw by Caroline Webber, the 6-yearold daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Webber, the Pageant's auditors.
From Dixie?" The Karen Sherrill Dance Arts Troupe, of North Carolina, was as popular with the crowd this year as last year. Members have won more than 50 firstplace awards in dance competitions throughout the Southeast. "They are one of the most outstanding and creative dance companies in the South," said H. Donald Winkler, executive director of the Pageant. "We're glad they accepted our offer to come back and perform. When one considers that many of the dancers are high school and college students, it's truly remarkable." Karen Sherrill told Winkler that they have performed at 25 pageants and the Miss Longwood Pageant "is by far the best pageant." The Lancer Edition, directed by John Campbell, "also was well-received, as were dancers
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From left: 1st runnerup Wanda Carter; Kristine Meaney, the new Miss Longwood; 2nd runnerup
Sandra Clayton; and 3rd runnerup Anita Washington.
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