Achievers
The University of Central Oklahoma will host the Miss UCO 2019 competition at 6 p.m. Saturday in Constitution Hall in UCO's Nigh University Center. Admission is free for students with a valid UCO ID and $10 for all others.
Miss UCO 2019 is an official preliminary for the Miss Oklahoma and Miss America competitions. Winners are eligible for cash scholarships and Central tuition waivers totaling $8,400.
This year's 16 contestants, followed by hometown, classification and major are:
Melanie Mikles, Elk City, junior, special education; Baylee Mays, Bixby, junior, marketing; MacKenzi Richert, Broken Arrow, junior, nursing; Erin Lee Goldman, Edmond, senior, forensic science and biomedical sciences; Madison Clark, Oklahoma City, junior, special education; Chrishell Seals, New Orleans, sophomore, psychology and biology; Emily Yannatone, Edmond, junior, psychology; Siobhan Murray, Yukon, sophomore, family life education; Lexie Herron, Altus, junior, fashion marketing; Kayla Welch, McAlester, sophomore, strategic communications; Grace Mckeown, Yukon, sophomore, kinesiology; Lauren Clay, Blanchard, senior, strategic communications and organizational communication; Morgan
Money, Edmond, freshman, marketing; Marylin Segura-Morales, Oklahoma City, senior, forensic science and interpersonal communication; Lexi Neahring, Enid, junior, business finance; and Shelby Love Cargill, Perry, senior, professional media.
For more information about Miss UCO, go to www.uco.edu/missuco.