Wagner Crowned 2007 Miss Methodist

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FEBRUARY 9, 2007
MARIA SIKORYAK-ROBINS
DIRECTOR OF UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS

Miss Methodist Contestants: (L-R) Keva Wilson, Rahila Muhibi, Tiffanie Wagner, Erin Yarborough, and Autumn Langston.

FAYETTEVILLE, NC—Tiffanie Wagner of Spring Lake, N.C., was crowned Miss Methodist on Feb. 7 at Methodist University’s first annual Miss Methodist Pageant.

The inaugural pageant’s 13 contestants were judged on talent, evening wear, and the on-stage interview. The Master of Ceremonies was comedian Ronnie Jordan, who has been featured on ComicView, Bad Boys of Comedy, and the Queens of Comedy.

Wagner is a sophomore majoring in social studies and a member of the co-ed cheerleading squad at Methodist. After graduation, she hopes to teach high school social studies as well as own and operate an all-star cheer gym.
The role of Miss Methodist is to serve as a spokesperson and model student for her university and surrounding community.

The pageant’s runner up was Erin Yarborough, a senior from Rockingham, N.C. Second runner up was Rahila Muhibi, a sophomore from Kabul, Afghanistan. Yarborough and Keva Wilson, a senior from Wilmington, Del., tied in the talent competition. Autumn Langston, a senior from Fayetteville, N.C., was selected as Miss Congeniality.

Methodist University is Fayetteville’s only independent, four-year institution of higher education. The University enrolls 2,147 students from 41 states and 30 countries. For more information contact the Office of University Relations at (910) 630-7043/7114.