Miss Alabama 2022: Talent, evening wear winners of Friday’s preliminary

The Miss Alabama competitors is nearing its conclusion, with three nights of preliminaries accomplished earlier than Saturday’s finale.

Forty ladies are vying for the state title, together with scholarship cash and the prospect to maneuver on to the Miss America pageant.

Preliminary occasions held this week — Wednesday by Friday at Samford College’s Wright Heart — give every contestant an opportunity to strut her stuff in expertise, night put on and on-stage interview segments.

Preliminaries additionally assist to find out the semi-finalists who’ll compete on Saturday within the pageant finale. Lauren Bradford, Miss Alabama 2021, will crown her successor that night.

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Friday’s preliminary winners have been:

• Brianna Burrell, Miss Cell Bay, was the winner within the expertise competitors. Burrell, 24, sang “Alabaster Field,” a gospel music recorded by CeCe Winans. Burrell is a graduate of the College of South Alabama, the place she majored in political science and philosophy. Her social influence initiative is SAVE-A-STEM: Encouraging STEM Engagement in College students of Colour.
• Hannah Adams, Miss Coated Bridge, took the highest spot within the pink carpet competitors. Adams, 18, attends the College of Alabama, majoring in public relations and political science. Her social influence initiative is Hannah’s Hope: Discovering a Remedy for Pediatric Most cancers.

Thursday’s preliminary winners have been:

• Abbie Stockard, Miss Cahaba Valley, took the highest spot within the expertise competitors. Stockard, 19, carried out a dance routine to “You Say” by Lauren Daigle. She attends Auburn College as a nursing main. Her social influence initiative is Cystic Fibrosis Consciousness.
• Lindsay Fincher, Miss College of Alabama, was the winner within the pink carpet competitors. Fincher, 22, is a graduate of the College of Alabama, the place she majored in dance and political science. Her social influence initiative is Catalyst: Arts for All.

Wednesday’s preliminary winners have been:

• Lindsay Fincher, Miss College of Alabama, and Kate Webb, Miss North Jefferson Space, tied for the highest rating within the expertise competitors. Fincher, 22, carried out a jazz dance routine to “Bossa Nova Child.” She’s a graduate of the College of Alabama, the place she majored in dance and political science. Her social influence initiative is Catalyst: Arts for All. Webb, 22, sang “My Man” from “Humorous Lady.” She attended Samford College, majoring in psychology. Her social influence initiative is Arts for Alzheimer’s.
• Ibby Dickson, Miss Jefferson County, earned the highest rating within the pink carpet competitors. Dickson, 21, attends the College of North Alabama, majoring in information media. Her social influence initiative is Mentoring Issues.

Total, every contestant receives a preliminary rating that’s primarily based on the next classes: expertise (35 %), personal interview (35 %), on-stage interview and social influence pitch (15 %), pink carpet (15 %). Crimson carpet is the brand new wording for the night put on class, the Miss Alabama group says. Personal interview segments are held off stage throughout competitors week.

Judges for this 12 months are Jim Montgomery, Natalie Nudo, Molly Hazlett Simmons, Hannah Smith Bohn and Dave Morgan.

Tammy Little Haynes, Miss Alabama 1984, was the emcee for Friday’s occasion. This system included appearances by Bradford, Hailey Adams (Miss Alabama’s Excellent Teen 2022) and former Miss Alabama winners equivalent to Amanda Tapley (Miss Alabama 2008), Shannon Camper Chandler (Miss Alabama 2004) and Alison McCreary Gengelbach (Miss Alabama 1996).

Miss Alabama has been celebrating its one hundredth anniversary in quite a lot of methods this 12 months, together with a live performance in March, luncheons in April, a gala in Could and a cookbook printed in March.

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Two centennial quilts have been created, as effectively, utilizing T-shirt squares that signify the themes of assorted Miss Alabama productions relationship again to 1982. The quilts have been autographed by a number of former Miss Alabama winners, and so they’ll go to the very best bidders in a silent public sale that runs till Saturday.

IF YOU GO:

The Miss Alabama 2022 finals are set for Saturday, July 2, at 7 p.m. on the Wright Heart of Samford College, 872 Montague Drive, Birmingham. Single tickets are $53-$55. ($65 tickets are bought out.) Go to the Miss Alabama web site or name 205-871-6276 for more information.

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