Published on November 6, 2005 at 6 p.m. by Mary Wimberley  

Melinda Toole, a senior elementary education major from Birmingham, was crowned Miss Â鶹¹û¶³ 2006 Friday, Nov. 4. She will represent Â鶹¹û¶³ in the Miss Alabama pageant in June.

Toole also won the lifestyle, fitness and swimsuit award, and was picked by contestants to receive the congeniality award. A graduate of Pinson Valley High School, she is the daughter of Ann and Donald Toole. Her pageant platform is character education.

Finalists were Charissa Cowart of Mobile, first runner-up; and Katie Robertson of Atlanta, Ga., second runner-up.

Jessica Terry of Birmingham won the talent competition for her piano performance.

 

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Â鶹¹û¶³ is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Â鶹¹û¶³ enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s 35 Most Beautiful College Campuses, Â鶹¹û¶³ fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.