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CU: Baxter crowned queen at 78th annual Valentine Pageant

By Matthew Taylor

Campbellsville, KY - Hannah Baxter, a sophomore of Leitchfield, Ky. representing Honors, was crowned Valentine Queen at the 78th annual Valentine Pageant at Campbellsville University Feb. 7. The pageant, consisting of nine young women, was organized by the Student Government Association (SGA) and was held in Ransdell Chapel.

Baxter sang "You Are the Reason" by Callum Scott for her talent. Baxter was accompanied by Hannah Witmer on guitar. She was also awarded Best Poise and Appearance. She will go on to represent Campbellsville University in the annual Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival in Pineville, Ky. May 21-23.



First runner-up was Lydia Manley, a junior of Russellville, Ky., escorted by Caleb Holt. She represented Church Outreach and sang "If I Ain't Got You" by Alicia Keys. Her father, Jeff Manley, accompanied her on piano.

Second runner-up was Reagan Davidson, a junior of Paducah, Ky., escorted by Zac Hornung. She represented Baptist Campus Ministry (BCM) and sang "Never Enough" from The Greatest Showman. Davidson also won Best Talent with her performance.

Anna McKinley, a junior of Elizabethtown, Ky., won Miss Congeniality. McKinley represented the University Chorale and performed an original comedy routine. She was escorted by Josh Dooley.

Kasi Givans, a junior of Brandenburg, Ky., won Best Interview. Givans represented the Education Club and performed an original song including lyrics and music on the piano. She was escorted by her father, David Givans.

Chesney Bethel, a freshman of Glasgow, Ky., won the pageant's first People's Choice Award. Bethel represented Commuters and performed an original dance routine to "Helium" by Sia. She was escorted by her nephew, Camdyn Waggoner, who won Best Escort.

Rachel Barnett, a sophomore of Burkesville, Ky., was escorted by Micah Eubank. Barnett represented Phi Alpha Theta and performed a monologue titled "9 to 5, Dolly Parton's Impact on Feminism."

Milan Bailey, a sophomore of Louisville, Ky., was escorted by Jeremiah Parker. Bailey represented Black Student Association (BSA) and read an original poem titled "Her Purpose."

Julia Heo, a junior of South Korea, represented the International Student Association and was escorted by Tommasso Sopranzetti. She performed "Listen" by Beyonce for her talent.

Candidates first took part in an interview with the judges on Tuesday, Feb. 4, which was recorded and played at the beginning of the pageant. The interview was scored out of 80 possible points.

The contestants were scored on their public speaking abilities by introducing themselves for a total of 60 possible points.

The talent portion of the pageant allowed the contestants to get up to another 60 points for their score.

For the poise and appearance section, candidates displayed their evening gowns and at the end of their walk, had to answer a question drawn at random. That category was worth a combined total of 100 points.

Andrew Coy, a senior of Hodgenville, Ky., and Rebekah Mobley, a senior of Elizabethtown, Ky., were the hosts for the pageant

Blake Day of Campbellsville, Ky., Gabrielle Naylor of Russell Springs, Ky. and Eva Vaughn of Campbellsville, Ky. were this year's judges.


This story was posted on 2020-02-13 08:28:06
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CU: Baxter crowned queen at 78th annual Valentine Pageant



2020-02-13 - Campbellsville, KY - Photo by Ariel C. Emberton.
From left are: Reagan Davidson, second runner-up, a junior representing Baptist Campus Ministry; Lydia Manley, first runner-up, a junior representing Church Outreach; and Hannah Baxter, Valentine queen, a sophomore representing Honors.

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