Miss Troy University – The Tropolitan

Staff member brings home crown

August 24, 2017August 23, 2017 Trojan Living

Lirona Joshi Staff Writer Sara Jo Burks, the assistant director of housing and residence life, has been crowned Senior Miss Alabama USA. After winning the state-level pageant on Aug. 12 at Wallace Community College in Hanceville, Burks will now be representing Alabama in the Miss Senior USA. Burks sees her participation and achievement as a source of encouragement for other people to chase their dreams. “I truly want to motivate young people and senior citizens to understand that just because you may have gotten older, it’s not too late to…

Mary Beth Moore crowned Miss Troy University

October 27, 2016October 27, 2016 News

Draven Jackson Staff Writer Mary Beth Moore, a sophomore dance major from Alabaster, was crowned the new Miss Troy University on Saturday, Oct. 22. Twelve Troy University women competed in the 46th annual pageant, held in the Claudia Crosby Theater. The Miss Troy pageant is a preliminary for the Miss Alabama pageant and a part of the Miss America system. Each contestant was required to be a female student of Troy University, a United States citizen, never married and childless. Moore said she is excited about being crowned Miss Troy…