Published on November 1, 2007 at 7 p.m. by Mary Wimberley  

The 2008 Miss Â鶹¹û¶³ pageant will be Friday, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m. in Wright Center Concert Hall.

Nine contestants will compete in lifestyle and fitness, talent, evening wear and on-stage question categories. Individual interviews with judges will take place earlier in the day.

Emcees are Â鶹¹û¶³ senior Caudill Miller of Montgomery and 2000 Miss Alabama Jana Sanderson McEachern, a former Miss Â鶹¹û¶³.

Tickets are $8 in advance or $10 at the door, and are available online at www.samfordtickets.com or on campus in Beeson University Center.

Pageant student directors are sophomores Ashley Oliver of Brandon, Miss., and Morgan Welty of Carmel, Ind.

 
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.