Talent, fitness honors awarded on Preliminary Night 2 of Miss Louisiana

Miss Louisiana preliminaries closed Friday with Miss Louisiana Port City sweeping health and fitness and evening wear, and a newcomer earning another night of preliminary wins.

Shelby Bordelon, Miss Louisiana Port City, won health and fitness and evening wear preliminaries. Miss Natchitoches City of Lights Eva Delatte won the talent preliminary.

Miss Heart of Pilot Lauryn Vernon won both the newcomer health and fitness and the newcomer evening wear awards, earning $500 in scholarships. Kelly Lohman, Miss Avoyelles Arts & Music Festival, received the $500 newcomer preliminary talent scholarship.

Other scholarships that were presented Friday night included:

• Women in Business ($1,000 Scholarship): Miss Louisiana Tech University De’Ahmya Whaley
• Women in Education ($1,000 Scholarship): Miss Southeastern Louisiana University Miranda Sensat
• Women in Health Sciences ($1,000 Scholarship): Miss Ruston Emma Calhoun
• Women in Marketing ($1,000): Miss Louisiana Tech University De’Ahmya Whaley
• Women in Mass Communication ($1,000 Scholarship): Miss Louisiana Port City Shelby Bordelon
• STEAM ($500): Miss Ruston Emma Calhoun, Miss Cane River Olivia Grace Dyrek, Miss Monroe Jalia Shepherd
• Champions of Faith ($1,000): Miss Louisiana Christian University Destanee Stewart
• Glenda Moss Memorial Passion for Dance Scholarship ($1,000): Miss Krewe of the Twin Cities Anna Claire Lemoine
• Origin Bank Leadership & Culture ($1,000): Miss Avoyelles Arts & Music Festival Kelly Lohman
• American Heart Association − Raised over $1,000: Miss CENLA Lauragrace Rader, Miss Louisiana Port City Shelby Bordelon, Miss Louisiana Tech University De’Ahmya Whaley
• AHA Winner − Raised over $5,000: Miss Union Parish Hannah Brotherton
• Sharon Turrentine Health Living ($1,000): Miss University of Louisiana Monroe Katherine McCullars
• Community Service 1st Runner Up: Miss Avoyelles Arts & Music Festival Kelly Lohman

Who are the Miss Louisiana contestants?

The Jazz Group consists of:

• Miss Slidell Maddie McMahan
• Miss Spirit of Fasching Caroline Pierce
• Miss Minden Sadie Brown
• Miss Belle of the Bayou Jansen McDonald
• Miss Spirit of the Red Elyce Thomas
• Miss Ouachita Parish Jasmine Henson
• Miss Bossier City Adreaunna Scott
• Miss Heart of Pilot Lauryn Vernon
• Miss Red River City Courtney Patterson
• Miss Lincoln Parish Sarah Cook
• Miss Twin Cities Addison Jackson
• Miss Southeastern Louisiana University Miranda Sensat
• Miss Union Parish Hannah Brotherton
• Miss University of Louisiana at Monroe Katherine McCullars
• Miss Louisiana Port City Shelby Bordelon

The Blues Group consists of:

• Miss Avoyelles Arts & Music Festival Kelly Lohman
• Miss Northwestern Lady of the Bracelet Nilah Pollard
• Miss Pride of Monroe Shelby Weaver
• Miss Krewe of the Twin Cities Anna Claire Lemoine
• Miss Louisiana Christian University Destanee Stewart
• Miss Louisiana Bayou Makenzie Tillery
• Miss Ruston Emma Calhoun
• Miss Natchitoches Parish Hannah Reeder
• Miss Louisiana Stockshow Jacie Brent
• Miss Cane River Olivia Grace Dyrek
• Miss Natchitoches City of Lights Eva Delatte
• Miss Monroe Jalia Shepherd
• Miss CENLA Lauragrace Rader
• Miss Louisiana Tech University De’Ahmya Wiley

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