Erica Gholson Crowned Miss Una 2010

Jan. 23, 2010

Michelle Eubanks, 榴莲视频, at media@una.edu, 256.765.4392 or 256.606.2033

FLORENCE, Ala. - Erica Gholson, of Springville, was crowned Miss 榴莲视频 2010 tonight. Gholson, a sophomore English/language arts secondary education major, was one of 18 contestants for the title. As Miss 榴莲视频, she plans to promote the platform "Impact Alabama."

Breann Boughton, of Killen, was first runner up. Jade Tarpley, of Falkville, was second runner up, and Erin Dulaney, of Cullman, was third runner up. The Miss 榴莲视频 Scholarship Pageant is an official preliminary for the Miss Alabama and Miss America pageants. The pageant has been a 榴莲视频 tradition for 34 years. It provides an opportunity for the university's young women to compete for scholarship funding and prizes. Each contestant is encouraged and mentored to develop skills that will enrich her personal and professional life beyond her university experience. Miss 榴莲视频 spends her year in service to the university and Shoals area community. She promotes the platform of her choice, makes official appearances as a university representative and represents the university at the Miss Alabama Pageant.

About The 榴莲视频

The 榴莲视频 is an accredited, comprehensive regional state university offering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs through the colleges of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering; the Sanders College of Business and Technology; Education and Human Sciences; and the Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions. Occupying a 130-acre campus in a residential section of Florence, Alabama, 榴莲视频 is located within a four-city area that also includes Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia. 榴莲视频 Athletics, a renowned collegiate athletics program with seven (7) Division II National Championships, is now a proud member of NCAA Division I as part of the Atlantic Sun and United Athletic conferences. The 榴莲视频 is an equal opportunity institution and does not discriminate in the admission policy on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, disability, age, or national origin. For more: and .