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'''Miss UAB''' is an annual beauty pageant held by the [[University of Alabama at Birmingham]]. The contest, which was first held in [[1983]], is one of 50 qualifiers for the [[Miss Alabama]] pageant. Scholarships are awarded to top finishers. | '''Miss UAB''' is an annual beauty pageant held by the [[University of Alabama at Birmingham]]. The contest, which was first held in [[1983]], is one of 50 qualifiers for the [[Miss Alabama]] pageant. Scholarships are awarded to top finishers. | ||
The pageant is a successor to the "Miss University Center" competition held during the [[UAB Student Government Association|Student Government Association]]'s annual spring dance, beginning in [[1957]]. [[Bertha Smith]] was the first student to receive that honor. | |||
Twenty-two students participated in the first Miss UAB pageant, which selected a winner on [[March 26]], [[1983]]. | Twenty-two students participated in the first Miss UAB pageant, which selected a winner on [[March 26]], [[1983]]. | ||
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* [[1983]]: [[Phyllis Pope]] | * [[1983]]: [[Phyllis Pope]] | ||
* [[1984]]: [[ | * [[1984]]: [[Angela Tower]] | ||
* [[1985]]: | * [[1985]]: [[Fran Curry]] | ||
* [[1986]]: | * [[1986]]: | ||
* [[1987]]: | * [[1987]]: | ||
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* [[1998]]: [[Laura Slovensky]] | * [[1998]]: [[Laura Slovensky]] | ||
* [[1999]]: | * [[1999]]: | ||
* [[2000]]: [[Kelly Sharritt]] | |||
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* [[2001]]: | * [[2001]]: | ||
* [[2002]]: | * [[2002]]: | ||
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* [[2009]]: [[Ashley Davis]] | * [[2009]]: [[Ashley Davis]] | ||
* [[2010]]: [[Ja'Taune Bosby]] | * [[2010]]: [[Ja'Taune Bosby]] | ||
* [[2011]]: [[Elizabeth | * [[2011]]: [[Elizabeth Wesson]] | ||
* [[2012]]: [[Elisabeth Chramer]] | |||
* [[2013]]: [[Amanda Whitaker]] | |||
* [[2014]]: [[Chassidy Sumler]] | |||
* [[2015]]: [[Melanie Roberts]] | |||
* [[2016]]: [[Mattie Boyd]] | |||
* [[2017]]: [[Jessica Proctor]] | |||
* [[2018]]: [[Vishwadha Gunda]] | |||
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== References == | == References == | ||
* "[http://www.uab.edu/archives/chron A Chronology of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and its Predecessor Institutions and Organizations, 1831-]." (January 14, 2011). The University of Alabama Board of Trustees | * "[http://www.uab.edu/archives/chron A Chronology of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and its Predecessor Institutions and Organizations, 1831-]." (January 14, 2011). The University of Alabama Board of Trustees - accessed January 17, 2011. | ||
* Ritchie, Amber (September 13, 2011) "[http://studentmedia.uab.edu/2011/09/one-year-as-miss-uab/ One year as Miss UAB]." ''Kaleidoscope'' | |||
[[Category:1983 establishments]] | |||
[[Category:Beauty pageants]] | [[Category:Beauty pageants]] | ||
[[Category:UAB]] | [[Category:UAB traditions]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:23, 7 November 2017
Miss UAB is an annual beauty pageant held by the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The contest, which was first held in 1983, is one of 50 qualifiers for the Miss Alabama pageant. Scholarships are awarded to top finishers.
The pageant is a successor to the "Miss University Center" competition held during the Student Government Association's annual spring dance, beginning in 1957. Bertha Smith was the first student to receive that honor.
Twenty-two students participated in the first Miss UAB pageant, which selected a winner on March 26, 1983.
Winners
References
- "A Chronology of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and its Predecessor Institutions and Organizations, 1831-." (January 14, 2011). The University of Alabama Board of Trustees - accessed January 17, 2011.
- Ritchie, Amber (September 13, 2011) "One year as Miss UAB." Kaleidoscope