By PIPER GALLAGHER
Student Reporter
Miss Northwestern 2024 will take place this weekend on Sunday, October 27 from 4 p.m.-9 p.m. at the Fellers Family Auditorium.
Ten female Northwestern students will compete for the crown. Each contestant will compete in different phases of the pageant including talent, interview, on stage question, evening wear and fitness.
The contestants also have to have a community service initiative and a star who will walk with them at Miss Oklahoma if they win.
Meet the contestants below.
Jessica Davis is from Woodward and is a freshman majoring in nursing. Her talent will be a dance solo to the song “My Immortal” by Evanescence.
Her Community Service Initiative, or CSI is EmpowHER” Empowering Woman Through Health, Education, and Resilience. Her Star is Lawsyn Lane Howard.
Laura Blair from Waynoka is a graduate student. Her major is psychology, and she will be performing a flute solo of the song “Perfect” by Ed Sheeran for her talent.
Her CSI is Tomorow Needs You and her Star is Makeia Linn Brune.
Sophie Jungman from Alva is a freshman mass communication major. She will be performing a vocal solo of “Fever” by Peggy Lee.
Her CSI is Emotional Wellness Education, and her Star is Sloan Margaret Bishop.
Riley Hensley is a health and sports science major from Jet. She’s a sophomore and will be performing a comedy skit called “Playgrounds” for her talent.
Her CSI is Physical Education in Nursing Homes and Elementary. Her Star is Lakyn Grace Alvidrez.
Jaxy Cloud is a sophomore, mass communication major from Seiling. Her talent will be a vocal solo to “Rise Up’ by Andra Day.
Her CSI is Be the Village and her Star is Jentry Emmalaine Cloud.
Ashely Carter, a freshman biology major from Texhoma will be performing a vocal solo to “You Are My Sunshine” by Norman Blake. Her CSI is The Effects of Depression, and her Star is Ellie Fern Vermillion.
Norah Scarbrough is from Alva, and she is a sophomore biology major. Her talent is an Original HERStory called “The Talent I Never Knew I Had.” Her CSI is Heart Strong All Life Long and her Star is Blakely Lynn Lauderdale.
Azucena “Susie” Rivera is a senior from Waukegan, Illinois, and is majoring in accounting. Her talent will be a Kalimba Solo of “Oceans” by Hillsong UNITED and Matt Croker. Her CSI is Building Fearless Foundations: Dare to Shine and her Star is Lennon Grace Lauderdale.
Kaylyn Aldrich is a sophomore, early childhood education major from Okeene. Her talent will be a vocal solo of “A Life That’s Good” by Ashley Monroe and Sarah Siskind. Her CSI is Citizens Caring for Children “CCC,” and her Star is Sawyer Beth Lawrence.
Samantha Grimes is from Enid and majors in instrumental music education. She’s a sophomore who will be performing a trombone solo of “Autumn Sketches” by David Uber for her talent. Her CSI is Musically Hungry, and her Star is Ella Ann Martin.
Miss Northwestern is overseen by Paige Fischer. She works in the bursar office for Northwestern.
The last few weeks have been filled with a lot of preparation by both her and the girls competing. “Now all of the fun really begins,” Fischer said. The contestants will begin rehearsals on Saturday and compete on Sunday.
“It is a long day for the girls,” she said. “They start out and they do an interview with the judges and so we have a panel of five judges. And they will go in there and for Miss Northwestern contestants it’s 10 minutes long. . . They have a little bit of downtime before the show kicks off at four o’clock.”
The show will begin with an opening dance number performed by all the contestants, then they will each compete in an on-stage question, health and fitness, talent, and evening gown.
The current Miss Northwestern, Megan Spray, will then present the crown to the new winner. “It’s been so fun,” Fischer said. “Megan’s family and Megan herself, they have been amazing throughout this entire process. And she has a go getter attitude, I cannot brag on her enough.”
The Miss Northwestern winner will then go on to compete at the Miss Oklahoma pageant which will take place in January 2025.
Hometown: Alva, OK
Classification: Sophomore
Major: Biology
Hometown: Waukegan, IL
Classification: Senior
Major: Accounting
Hometown: Alva, OK
Classification: Freshman
Major: Mass Communication
Hometown: Texhoma, OK
Classification: Freshman
Major: Biology
Hometown: Waynoka, OK
Classification: Grad Student
Major: Psychology
Hometown: Seiling, OK
Classification: Sophomore
Major: Mass Communication
Hometown: Okeene, OK
Classification: Sophomore
Major: Early Childhood
Education
Hometown: Enid, OK
Classification: Sophomore
Major: Instrumental Music Education
Hometown: Woodward, OK
Classification: Freshman
Major: Nursing
Hometown: Jet, OK
Classification: Sophomore
Major: Health and Sports Science
Spray’s talent was a drum solo to “Seven Nation Army” by Jack White.
Spray competed at Miss Oklahoma in June. Her star was Lillian Desai and Miss Northwestern’s Teen was Christina Jenlink.