21 co-eds to compete for Ms. ABAC title
Students compete for scholarship funds
From Staff Reports
TIFTON — Twenty-one contestants will compete in the 50th annual Ms. ABAC contest on Feb. 21 at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. Sponsored by the college’s Agribusiness Club, the theme of this year’s pageant is “The Golden Anniversary.” The winner will receive a $500 academic scholarship.
The event begins at 7 p.m. in ABAC’s Howard Auditorium. Admission is $10. Because of limited seating, advance ticket purchase is advised. Contestants will compete in casual and evening wear. They will also be judged on a written essay and an interview with the judges.
Students competing in this year’s pageant include Lori Hayli Ary, a nursing major from Valdosta; Madison Elizabeth Barber, a nursing major from Warwick; Jaylee Nicole Bass, a writing and communications major from Adel; Rebecca Davis, a livestock production major from Crystal River, Fla.; Chasity Denmark, an agricultural education major from Uvalda; Savannah Eastall, an agriculture major from Lilburn; Sara Faulk, a nursing major from Cochran; Kaycee Goodman, a nursing major from Tifton; Caitlyn Lawton, a crop and soil sciences major from Leesburg; Charley Lollis, an agricultural communication major from Perry, and Wellsley Martin, an agribusiness major from Hawkinsville.
Other contestants are Meredith McGlamory, an agricultural communication major from Abbeville; Natalie Logan Meeks, a psychology major from Alma; Katibeth Mims, an agricultural communication major from Donalsonville; Shelby Mumma, an agricultural communication major from Mechanicsburg, Pa.; Emily Elizabeth Ralston, an agribusiness major from Bradenton, Fla., and Lexie Nicole Reynolds, an agricultural education major from Commerce.
Other participants include Lindsay Shurley, an agribusiness major from Groveland, Fla.; Abigail Allene Stumpf, a business major from Monroe; Megan Thackston, an agricultural education major from Washington, and Madison Nicole Thompson, a business major from Ocilla.
Mike Chason, director of Public Relations Emeritus, will serve as master of ceremonies. All proceeds from the Ms. ABAC pageant will benefit the American Cancer Society Relay for Life and ABAC’s 2019 National Agri-Marketing Association Team.
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