Rottinghaus among scholarship recipients
LITTLE ROCK — Miss South Central Arkansas Mady Rottinghaus, of Hot Springs, received a $1,500 scholarship sponsored by the Miss Arkansas Scholarship Fund during the Miss Arkansas Scholarship Pageant.
Rottinghaus was one of the contestants who finished 11-15 (in random order), each receiving a $1,500 scholarship sponsored by the scholarship fund, on Saturday night, the final night of the pageant.
Miss Greater Jonesboro Maggie Benton was crowned Miss Arkansas 2017 Saturday at the 80th Miss Arkansas Scholarship Pageant, which was held at the Robinson Center in Little Rock in front of a sold-out crowd of nearly 2,500.
Benton won a $30,000 scholarship provided by Ted and Shannon Boy Skokos, Citgo and the Miss Arkansas Scholarship Foundation and more than $75,000 in awards, wardrobe, transportation and gifts. She will represent Arkansas at the 2018 Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City and will make appearances across the Natural State promoting the Children’s Miracle Network, the Arkansas Children’s Hospital, her personal platform of “Giving is a Gift” and speaking in support of the goals of the Miss Arkansas and Miss America system.
Benton was crowned by the outgoing Miss Arkansas, Savannah Skidmore, of Calico Rock and Miss America, Savvy Shields, of Fayetteville.
Over $172,000 in scholarships were awarded throughout the week to various contestants.