Miss OCU 2024, Oklahoma City University’s annual beauty pageant crowned a new winner last night in junior musical theatre major Anna Marie Wright. The competition featured 4 onstage sections as well as an interview prior. Competitors compete in an onstage question, health and fitness wear, talent, and an evening wear section. Nine women ranging from…
Smith Named Miss OCU 2023 in 41st pageant
41st Miss OCU Scholarship Competition took place on October 22 in the Kirkpatrick Performing Arts Center where Evelyn Smith, a senior philosophy major, took home the crown after a stunning competition with 15 other OCU students. Miss OCU is a female pageant for students at Oklahoma City University who compete for the title, in addition to…
Miss OCU 2020 makes playlists to raise money for philanthropy
Miss OCU is creating custom playlists to raise money for her philanthropy for Miss Oklahoma, the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention.
Miss OCU 2020 crowned
Mackenzie McIntyre, music theater senior, was crowned Miss OCU 2020.
Gallery: Miss OCU 2020
Mackenzie McIntyre, music theater senior, was crowned Miss OCU 2020.
OCU stand-up comedy highlights
John Mulaney couldn’t make it to OCU for a show, so we brought in his brother, Jimmy, instead. Here are the highlights from his set about OCU.
Miss OCU 2018 crowned on her birthday
A vocal performance/economics senior won the Miss OCU 2018 crown on her birthday, earning her full tuition for an academic year.
Students to compete in 37th annual Miss OCU pageant
Ten women will compete for the 45th annual Miss OCU title.
Sanders crowned Miss OCU 2017
Camryn Sanders, biomedical science junior, became Miss OCU 2017 last weekend, making her the 36th student to win the title.
15 Miss OCU pageant talent suggestions
If you’re going to compete in a pageant, don’t be afraid to choose a talent that deviates from the norm. I’m no pageant expert, but here are some ideas.
Miss Eliza Hare
In honor of the Miss OCU pageant, I found a list of questions that pageant contestants have been asked in competition. Here are Eliza’s answers.
Thompson Crowned Miss OCU 2016
The 35th annual Miss OCU Pageant crowned Monica Thompson, vocal performance and music theater junior, as Miss OCU 2016. Including Thompson, eight girls competed for this year’s Miss OCU crown, earning scores through private interview, lifestyle and fitness, evening wear, onstage question, and talent categories. Thompson sang “Les Filles de Cadix” for her talent. Her…
Eight students to compete for Miss OCU crown
Eight students will compete in the 43rd annual Miss OCU pageant this month. The pageant is at 7 p.m. Oct. 24 in the Kirkpatrick Auditorium in Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center. Miss OCU 2014 Veronica Wisniewski will pass on her title to one of eight students competing. The contestants are: Halston Strange, dance pedagogy junior; Ali…
Miss OCU pageant crowns 2014 winner
Miss OCU 2015 enjoys volunteering, electronic dance music concerts and sleeping. Veronica Wisniewski, mass communications senior, was born in Oklahoma City but moved to Tiawan when she was 8 months old. When she was 6, her and her family moved back to Oklahoma City.
OCU honors inspiration behind Children’s Miracle Network fundraisers
OCU honored Angel Ashley, a former Miracle Network Hospitals Champion Child and inspiration behind Love’s Travel Stops and Country Stores fundraising efforts, with a reception.
Students compete in Miss OCU 2015
Veronica Wisniewski was crowned as Miss OCU 2015 on Saturday, Oct. 25.
Crowning glory
Veronica Wisniewski, mass communications junior, was crowned Miss OCU 2015 by Elizabeth Stopler, dance performance junior, and Meghan Bradley, Miss OCU Outstanding Teen, on Oct. 25 in the Kirkpatrick Auditorium. The event marked the 32nd year of Miss OCU competitions. The winner is a qualifier for the Miss Oklahoma pageant in the spring. Photo: Anna…
Miss OCU 2014 crowned
Elizabeth Stolper was crowned Miss OCU 2014. Stolper, dance performance sophomore, competed in the Miss OCU pageant along with 12 other contestants. The pageant was Saturday in Kirkpatrick Auditorium in Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center. In addition to the Miss OCU title, Stolper also tied for overall talent for her lyrical dance to “You Raise Me…
Miss OCU 2014
Elizabeth Stolper was crowned Miss OCU 2014 on Saturday.
Stolper, dance performance sophomore, competed in the Miss OCU pageant along with 12 other contestants. In addition to the Miss OCU title, Stolper also tied for overall talent for her lyrical dance to “You Raise me Up.”
Mr. OCU Contest Canceled
The Mr. OCU competition was canceled due to lack of interest. The competition was scheduled for Oct. 18.
Miss OCU pageant provides scholarships, service opportunities
This year’s Miss OCU Pageant will take place at 7 p.m. Oct. 19 in the Kirkpatrick Auditorium in the Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center.
Miss OCU pageant returns
By Amy Fuhrman, Web Editor The deadline for contestants to enter the Miss OCU pageant is less than two weeks away. Women interested in competing in the pageant should contact Kathy McCracken at Kathlene-Mccracken@ouhsc.edu or Darwina Marshall at dmarshall@macu.edu by Sept. 20. The pageant, a long-standing campus tradition, will return in October. Miss OCU, a…
Pageant winner announced
By Susannah Waite, Editor-in-Chief Sarah Beth White, dance performance junior, was crowned Miss OCU 2013 Friday evening. Fifteen contestants competed in the pageant for scholarships and an opportunity to win the crown and represent OCU at Miss Oklahoma in June. “I think I am still in shock,” White said. “It’s always something you hope for.”…