By MALLORY PARUSZEWSKI
Senior Reporter
Ever wonder why we have a Miss Northwestern pageant and not a Mr. Northwestern? That’s all changing Thursday at 7 p.m. in Herod Hall.
Last year at Rangers Got Talent, student Draven Hidalgo played the part of Miss Northwestern 2023, Emily Smith, as a joke. Then came the idea: Why not have an actual Mr. Northwestern pageant?
“When I was pretending to be Mr. Northwestern, I then thought to myself why not actually compete for it,” Hidalgo said.
So this year will be the first year of the competition with five competitors: Draven Hidalgo, Jameson Hale, Aaron Mason, Willie Johnson, Isai Aguilar.
The winner gets a prize of $100 and a trophy representing Mr. Northwestern. Unlike the Miss Northwestern pageant, the Mr. Northwestern competition is a fun experience for students to get into.
Each Mr. Northwestern contestants will participate in four categories: Northwestern pride, talent, fitness, poise on stage.
“It’s going to be fun and awesome seeing what talent act each contestant performs for us,” said Olivia Yandel, SGA adviser.
There will also be a People’s Choice Award, where the crowd will vote for their favorite contestant prior to the competition by putting change in whoever’s jar at the front. The winner of People’s Choice will take home the grand total of change.
During the Mr. Northwestern competition, the audience will also see competitors in the Rangers Got Talent contest. They will be split up into sections and rotate through competitions. Two staff members and one student will serve as judges.
