by Chuy Dominguez, Student Reporter
Northwestern freshman Liberty Bird and Norman teenager Libby Williams took home the titles of Miss Northwestern and Miss Northwestern Outstanding Teen, respectively, following the Nov. 2 pageant in Herod Hall.
Emma Eckhardt was named Miss Northwestern Star.
During the pageant, contestants were judged based on their scores in the interview, evening gown, talent and on-stage question categories.
Bird will receive a $1,500 tuition scholarship and a $500 cash scholarship along with her title. She will compete in the Miss Oklahoma pageant in June.
Bird is from Alva and is a freshman business administration major.
Reigning as Miss Northwestern, she said she hopes to inspire others to be strong leaders for young girls.
She said she also hopes to encourage Northwestern students to exhibit responsibility.
Bird said this is a “whole new experience for her,” and she added that she will have to maintain a balance between holding the responsibilities of the title and completing classwork.
Bird performed a vocal solo to the piece “Don’t Stop Me Now” by Queen. Her social impact platform is “Engage! Responsible Cell Phone Use.”
Williams will also receive a $1,500 tuition scholarship to NWOSU.
For her talent, she performed a vocal solo to the song “Where the Boys Go.” Her social impact platform is “Together We S.I.N.G.”
Eckhardt is the daughter of Chris and Sara Eckhardt.
Olivia Yandel, director of the teen pageant, and Paige Fischer, executive director of the program, were appointed to the positions earlier this year.
For more coverage of the pageant, see the photo collage featuring the contestans on Page 7 in this edition of The Northwestern News.