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June 15, 2010

UCO senior wins Miss Oklahoma

Patty Miller The Edmond Sun

EDMOND — Persistence paid off for Emoly West of Edmond when she was crowned Miss Oklahoma 2010 Saturday night during the annual pageant in the Mabee Center at Oral Roberts University.

West, competing against 42 other young ladies from across the state in the Miss Oklahoma Scholarship Pageant as Miss Edmond LibertyFest, will go on to compete in the Miss America pageant in Las Vegas next January.

This is her fifth try at the title.

A University of Central Oklahoma senior dance performance major, and the daughter of Jack and Stephanie West, the 24-year-old also won a $16,000 scholarship.

With her platform on leadership and character development, during a news conference Sunday, West talked about spreading Oklahoma values across the country.

She said she plans to share Oklahoma’s warm and welcoming values with the country, as well as promoting her platform of leadership and character development with “Character First,” an organization dedicated to helping people see the value of good character so they may build better workplaces and communities.

“Emoly is a great representation of what it means to ‘live Central’ here at the University of Central Oklahoma. She is a great leader and friend, and is committed to giving back to the community,” said Keelee Bright, coordinator for Central’s Campus Activities and Events.

In addition to her crown, West also won two preliminary competitions earlier in the week. She received a $1,000 scholarship for her ballet en pointe performance in the talent competition, and she also won the swimsuit competition.

Other Central students who received awards during the pageant include Natasha Alikhani (Miss Bricktown OKC) for Non-Finalist Talent Winner, Ashley Baumgartner (Miss Tulsa State Fair) for Top 15 Finalist, Julie Christian (Miss UCO) for Rookie of the Year Outstanding Interview Award, and Taylor Upson (Miss Collinsville) for Top 10 Finalist and the Esther Scholarship.

“All of our students who participated in this year’s Miss Oklahoma pageant did a great job, and we are very proud of their hard work and success as well,” Bright said.

First runner-up was 21-year-old Betty Thompson of Chandler, followed by 18-year-old Alicia Clifton of Oklahoma City, 23-year-old Tiffany Tolbert of Verdigris and 20-year-old Alexandra Eppler of Woodlands, Texas.

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