Georgia Southern’s UPB hosted the 75th annual Miss Georgia Southern beauty pageant for young women to have a chance at gaining a $2,000 scholarship.

What’s new: 10 Georgia Southern students competed in this pageant not only by dressing the nicest, but also displaying talents. A list of competitors and their talents are as follows.

• Shekina Williams and she did a chemical reaction experiment.
• Karla Thomas and she sang oprah.
• Kimmy Smith and she had a speech about what power is. 
• Azariah Sherrod and she sang “Anything for Love.”
• Gabrielle Ratliff and she played the clarinet.
• Ainslie Smith and she played “Wish You Were Here” on her guitar.
• Vanessa Montes and she performed a dance to the song “I’m Only Human.”
• Allison Hughes and she danced and performed with dresses.
• Jillian Higgins and she performed a monologue.
• Elizabeth Whitten and she performed a flag dance.

The competitors also all had to give a speech on a cause that they were supporting/fighting for. These ranged from suicide prevention, students having a strong critical opinion, and respecting everyone and do you. “READY” for short. 

What’s next: Here are the winners of the 75 Miss Georgia Pageant.

• Most photogenic- Azaria Sherrod
• People’s choice- Allison Hughes
• Best talent- Jillian Higgins
• Second runner up- Vanessa Montes
• First runner up- Shekina Williams
• Miss Georgia Southern- Jillian Higgins