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Seven ULM Students Competing In 2019 Miss LA Pageant

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Miss Louisiana 2019. The contestants, pictured here, are, from left, Katelyn Yopp, Ambria Terrell, Alexa Madron, Monica Whitman, Allison Newton, Alyssa Marie Garner and Carmin Velasquez.

Twenty-nine women will be competing for the Miss Louisiana 2019 Crown. Seven of them are ULM Students.

The contest will begin at 7:30pm Thursday June 20, Friday June 21, and Saturday June 22 at 8:00pm at the Jack Howard Theatre at the Monroe Civic Center in Monroe.

The event will be televised on KNOE-TV 8 from 8-10pm.

The seven ULM students are:

•Miss ULM Monica Whitman – Whitman is a P1 pharmacy student. The Tioga native’s talent will be a lyrical dance. Her social impact is Making Healthy a Habit. 

•Miss Heart of Dixie Allison Newton – Newton is originally from Monroe. The vocal performance major’s talent is musical theatre vocals. Her platform is The Best Test: Early Mammograms. 

•Miss Lagniappe Carmin Velasquez – Velasquez is a political science major from Sterlington. Her talent is jazz dance with her social impact being Sgt. David Elahi Memorial Foundation. 

•Miss Heart of Trenton Alyssa Marie Garner – A Frierson native, Garner is a health studies pre-professional major with a talent of lyrical dance. Her social impact is Growth Through Lifetime Learning. 

•Miss Louisiana Stockshow Ambria Terrell – Terrell is a pre-nursing major from Shreveport. Her social impact is L. E. A. R. N. (Let’s End Assault and Rape Now), and her talent is a lyrical dance. 

•Miss Crescent City New Orleans Alexa Madron – Madron, from Ponchatoula, is a pre-pharmacy major. Her talent is jazz dance, and her social impact is Arthritis Research and Foundation.

•Miss Pride of Monroe Katelyn Yopp – From Natchitoches, Yopp is a psychology major. Her social impact is “I’ve Got Your Back”-  Scoliosis Awareness. Yopp’s talent is tap dance. 

For more information on the contestants and the 55th Miss Louisiana Pageant, visit www.misslouisiana.com.