Published on November 3, 2008 at 6 p.m. by Mary Wimberley  

A new Miss Â鶹¹û¶³ will be crowned Friday, Nov. 14. The pageant will begin at 7 p.m. in Wright Center Concert Hall.

Eight contestants will compete in talent, interview, lifestyle and fitness, on-stage questions and evening wear categories. The winner will represent Â鶹¹û¶³ in the Miss Alabama pageant in June.

Miss Alabama 2008 Amanda Tapley, who is also the reigning Miss Â鶹¹û¶³, will emcee. She will also entertain with vocal and piano selections.

Audience members will have an opportunity to contribute to the pageant philanthropy, the Children's Miracle Network.

Admission is $8 in advance or $10 at the door. Tickets may be purchased online at www.samfordtickets.com or in the Food Court in Â鶹¹û¶³'s Beeson University Center 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Nov. 10-14.

Molly Jones, a sophomore from Greeneville, Tenn., and Ashley Oliver, a junior from Collierville, Tenn., are pageant co-directors. For information, call (205) 726-2345.

 
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.