Fayetteville, NC --- The Eighth Annual Miss Fayetteville State University Scholarship Pageant will be held on Saturday, April 17, 1999 at 7:30 pm in the Felton J. Capel Arena on the campus of FSU. This year’s pageant, "Odyssey 2000: Countdown to the Millennium," promises to be exciting and entertaining.

Miss Fayetteville State University Rashaunda Ramey, a Junior from Raleigh, North Carolina, will relinquish her crown to one of the fourteen beautiful, intelligent, poised and articulate young ladies competing to be the first Miss FSU of the next millennium. The 1999 contestants vying for the coveted title are: Regina Locust; Takeisha Robinson; Eddrina Clark; Carmen Nichols; Katrina Mattison; LaShonda Maxfield; Carmen Jackson; LaKeisha Stewart; Lynn Holmes; Monica Jones; Melvenia Gray; Khalilah Love; Gemette Cox; and Sherri Morrisey.

To be eligible to compete in the pageant, each contestant must possess a high scholastic average and be in good standing with the University. The contestants will compete in five categories: interview, sportswear, talent, evening gown, and the student vote.

Tameka Kenan and Rodgery Woods, will serve as the mistress and masters of ceremonies for the pageant. Kenan, a radio personality with WZFX 99.1 and a feature writer with the Fayetteville Observer Times Saturday Extra, and Woods, a radio personality with WFSB 98.5, are both FSU students. This marks the first time that FSU students will serve in this capacity.

As in previous years, the opening number which will feature the reigning queen, the contestants, and pageant dancers, is sure to be a crowd pleaser. A host of exciting entertainment will also be showcased throughout the evening.

The public is invited to attend. Admission is free. For more information contact the Center for Personal Development at 910.486.1203/1204 or the Student Center at 910.486.1166/1167

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