Published on October 19, 2012 by Mary Wimberley Â
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Lauren Hunt, a sophomore journalism and mass communication/public administration double major from Dothan, Ala., was crowned Miss Â鶹¹û¶³ 2013 Friday, Oct. 19.
Hunt, age 19, will represent Â鶹¹û¶³ in the Miss Alabama scholarship pageant in June. Her pageant platform is Swim Safe and the American Red Cross. Hunt, daughter of Lisa and Lewis Hunt, also won the swimsuit competition.
Finalists were Ellen Hardy, a junior theatre major from Anniston, Ala., first runner-up; and Katy Flinn, a junior journalism and mass communication major from Carrollton, Ga., second runner-up. Flinn also received the Spirit of Â鶹¹û¶³ award.
Catherine Thompson, a junior psychology major from Huntsville, Ala., won the talent competition for her vocal performance of "Think of Me" by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
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.
