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Wednesday, October 16, 2002
THE
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battauds
Beauty secrets
Students share pageant experiences
By Erica York
THE BATTALION
For Gina Ferrer, a graduate student in
architecture and the reigning Miss Texas
United States, performing in pageants fits
her like a glove, or more accurately, like
a crown.
“There are two types of people that
compete in pageants. There are people
there having fun and there are people that
are only there to win and they don't care
how they do it,” Ferrer said.
Students compete in beauty pageants for
many reasons, despite any preconceived
notions about the contests or the contestants.
When it comes to the stereotypes that
accompany being in a beauty pageant,
Ferrer said it's not all about physical beauty.
“It isn’t about looks because there is
the interview process. That’s the first
thing you’re judged on; it’s the first
impression,” Ferrer said. “If you
can’t get past the interview,
you won’t ever get to the top
five or top 10. It’s about
personality, poise, confi
dence and intelligence.”
Ferrer said no matter
what you do after the inter
view, the judges are still
going to base everything on
that first impression.
“If you’re on stage and
you’re in a hideous dress but
they liked you in the inter
view, they might just
ignore the dress because
you can change that,” Ferrer said.
“They can overlook the dress, but
they can't overlook your personality.”
Over the past five years, Ferrer has
competed in 12 pageants, and in 2001
she founded the Student Pageant
Association (SPA) for women who are
interested in participating in the compe
titions, but don’t know how to get start
ed. Ferrer, who serves as internal public
relations officer for the SPA, said com
peting in pageants was intimidating at
first, but now it’s a lot of fun.
“It’s true of life. There are always going
to be some bad apples but you ve just got
to move on and not deal with them.
Ferrer, who will compete in the nation
al pageant in November in North
Carolina, said she is excited, but also has
worries about her busy schedule.
“I'm just nervous because I have so
much to do,” Ferrer said. “With school, it
makes it really hard to get my work done
and my pageant stuff done along with my
work as a graduate assistant.
Lyndsey Peterson, a senior accounting
major and contestant in the Miss Brazos
Valley Beauty Pageant, said girls com-
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pet mg in pageants have to look beyond
the stereotypes.
“There are stereotypes for everything
in the world,” Peterson said. “Thepublic
isn’t educated about what beauty page®
really are and what they do for girls.”
Though pageants can be a bigeontn
but ion to a hectic schedule, Peterson said
pageants are a great opportunity for girl*
“It really helps you prepare for the
professional world,” Peterson said.“It
helps you learn how to speak to large
groups of people while underpressure.
Jessica Guzman, a senior biological
systems engineering major and first run- P.
ner-up for the Miss Houston pageantthree |coJlegi ate touche
years in a row, said she didn’t start com- * ie ls i ol
peting in pageants until she was in college ling a * ot r 10rc ! n
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gossip because everyone is going to have IJLst each othei
their favorites. For me, 1 decided thisis 1^they were 7
my hobby, this is something 1 enjoy
don’t care.”
Guzman said the two things thattake
up the most time are preparing for the
interview and getting ready for the swim
suit portion. One of her biggest hin
drances is finding the time to exercise
becoming physically fit and looking one
best in a swimsuit, she said.
In addition to a stringent physical
tine. Guzman said contestants shouldbe
mentally prepared as well.
“A month before the pageant, yoe
need to start comparing and watching
the news, but that’s just becoming
aware. You still need to have an
opinion about the things going
around you, Guzman said. "A
lot of times that takes doing
some research to know why
you feel the way you do.
Preparing for the interview por
tion can help contestants long aftertk
pageant is over, however.
“Whenever you go watch a pag
eant, you will see that (winners) have tots
well-read and educated,” Guzman said.
“The pageant interv iew helps with job
interviewing and getting ready to graduate.
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PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
TRUMP
Argentina company
sues Trump for fraud
NEW YORK
(AP) - An
Arizona
clothing
manufacturer
has sued
Ivana Trump
for fraud,
accusing her
of looting her
clothing company for personal
use.
The civil lawsuit, filed last
week in Arizona Superior
Court, alleges that Trump ille
gally transferred assets from
her clothing company, House
of Ivana, to buy property in
Florida and pay for repairs to
her yacht, the New York Post
reported Tuesday.
A spokeswoman for Trump
had no immediate comment,
but said the company would
issue a statement later Tuesday.
MPA International, the
Phoenix-based manufacturer
that filed the suit, also accuses
Trump of trying to avoid a
$205,000 bill by transferring
House of Ivana assets to another
company, Ivana Haute Couture.
The manufacturer is seeking
$205,000, as well as interest
and legal fees, from Trump,
the former wife of wealthy
New York developer Donald
Trump, the Post reported.
Nude photos of
Miss N.C. turned over
LUMBERTON, N.C. (AP) -
The former fiance of Rebekah
Revels, the Miss North
Carolina who resigned after
the Miss America pageant
learned about nude photos of
her, turned over the pictures
Tuesday, her lawyer said.
Attorney Barry Nakell said in
Robeson County court that
Tosh Welch handed in the
photographs just before his
contempt hearing was to
begin. Nakell would not
describe the pictures in detail.
Welsh, an officer with the
Cherokee Police Department, left
the courtroom without comment.
Revels won the crown in
June but resigned in July after
the Miss America pageant
received an e-mail indicating
there were nude photos of her.
Revels told pageant officials
the e-mail came from Welch.
Miss America pageant officials
received the e-mail July 19,
prompting questions about
whether Revels had ever lived
with her boyfriend, and whether
nude photos of her existed.
"Would you want to be rep
resented by someone with a
past?" the message said.
"Nude pics of Miss America
bring in big bucks nowadays."
Revels has said she was
changing clothes when Welch
surprised her by snapping a
picture of her topless. She has
sued Welch, accusing him of
invasion of privacy, interfer
ence in her contracts and
inflicting emotional distress.
After Revels resigned, she
sought to reclaim her crown
after the Miss North Carolina
Organization signed a contract
with runner-up Misty Clymer.
The 24-year-old Revels won
a state judge's order last
month that restored her title,
meaning the state had two
Miss North Carolinas. But the
judge ruled last week that nei
ther woman could represent
the state while Revels' claim
against the state pageant for
breach of contract is heard.
Harris hospitalized
after cancer treatment
LONDON (AP) — Richard
Harris, who stars as Professor
Albus Dumbledore in the
Harry Potter movies, has been
hospitalized following treoj
ment for cancer, his agents*.
Tuesday.
The veteran Irish actor fell
in August after shooting tk
second film in the series
"Harry Potter and the Chan*
of Secrets," and went to a I -
pital with a severe chest in
tion, said his London-baset
agent, Sharon Thomas.
She said the 72-year-old W
been at the University Cole?
Hospital, central London
two months, where hesha 1
course of chemotherapy
Hodgkin's disease.
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Don’t Get Caught Sittin’ Pretty
Deadline October 31,2002
Remember to attend an Organizational
Development Seminar as an addition to the Pre-
Recognition Seminar you have already attended.
Please sign up for the seminar at:
http://studentactivities.tamu. eduAA/orkshoos/
studentrecseminar.htm
If you have any questions, call Monica at 458-4371.
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Career Paths in Wildlife and Fisheries
or Forest Sciences
Dr. Mike Messina of Forest Sciences
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Henderson Hall, Room I 14
Wednesday, October 16
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
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