New Miss FSU Crowned
The 19th Miss Fayetteville State University (FSU) Pageant was held April 17, 2010 in J.W. Seabrook Auditorium on the FSU campus. Six lovely young ladies competed for the title of Miss Fayetteville State University. The theme of the pageant was P.Y.T. (Pretty, Young, and Talented) and paid a tribute to the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. As always, the pageant was an elaborate production featuring Miss FSU 2009-2010 Amber Lindsay, Mr. FSU Rashad Hinnant, the FSU Pageant Dancers under the direction of Avis Hatcher Puzzo, dancer and choreographer Kenneth Coleman and a variety of vocalists and musicians. The contestants were:
Each contestant competed in athletic wear, talent, on-stage question, evening gown, and a private interview with the judges. A student vote, which counts 10 percent of the contestant’s overall score, is also factored into the final results. When the results were tallied, the following awards were presented: Olivia Chavis Evening Gown Award – Kelsey McRae
Maceo Smith Talent Award – Chrissie Collins Miss Congeniality – Chrissie Collins Second Runner-up – Shante Elliott First Runner-up – Chrissie Collins
Queen Colbert, a junior sociology major from Charlotte
Miss FSU 2010-2011 – Kelsey McRae
Crystal Jones, a senior business administration major from Raleigh
Judges for the pageant were Teresa Bryant, an employee at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke and business manager for Miss UNC-P; Nicole Ferguson, a reporter for News Channel 5 in Nashville, Tenn.; Cecelia Weaver, an employee of BellSouth/AT&T; Charles Pimble (chief judge), a retired lieutenant colonel and current employee of the Department of the Army; and Olivia Chavis, former Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at FSU.
Kelsey McRae, a junior speech/communication major from Fayetteville Chrissie Collins, a junior English language and literature major from Winston-Salem L’Asia Brown, a junior mass communication major from Washington, D.C. Shante’ Elliott, a junior English/History major from Fayetteville 28 FS&U Magazine