Winners, mishaps at Miss Cache Valley
Part of Roger Manning’s prayer Saturday night was that everything would go well. That was probably the only part of his prayer that wasn’t answered.
However, things couldn’t have gone better for Marin Poole, a BYU student majoring in community health, the new Miss Cache Valley, who shined over 12 competitors to earn the crown for the next year.
Poole, who is from Logan, replaces Jamilyn Manning, a Utah State University sophomore in vocal performance, as Manning must now compete for the title of Miss Utah. That program will take place June 18 to 21 at Abravenel Hall in Salt Lake City.
Contestants in the Miss Cache Valley Scholarship Program must compete in five categories: talent — 30 percent; swimsuit — 10 percent; eveningwear — 10 percent, an on-stage interview — 10 percent and a personal interview — 40 percent. The first four categories took place at the public event, this year held at Logan High School. The personal interview was held earlier in the day.
Poole will take her place next year as a competitor at Miss Utah. Until then however, she said it will be fun to represent Cache Valley. Her platform, which she will work for over the next year, is tobacco prevention, education and
cessation.
In Poole’s on-stage interview, master of ceremonies Dave Bennett asked what would qualify her to educate people about the dangers of smoking since she has never used tobacco.
“I think that you can educate yourself enough about a topic that you’re able to teach about it,” she said. “Just like I know some male OBGYNs who have never had babies, they can still do a fine job.”
The on-stage interview had two parts. The first part regarded the contestant’s platform, and the second was chosen randomly from a fishbowl.
Brindie Allan’s question asked what reality TV show she thought she could win.
She answered the question with a simple response.
“What’s a reality TV show?” she asked.
Bennett clarified Allan did not own a television, and she was given another question.
The on-stage interview proved to be a challenge not only for some contestants, but for Manning as well, who was reading each contestant’s random question.
One of the questions Manning read for Heaps was, “If convicted in the case of Elizabeth Smart, what do you feel is the appropriate punishment for the acts of Brain David Mitchell?
After the audience laughed at the reading of the misspelled name, Manning looked again at the question.
“No that’s right — Brain David Mitchell. Well someone who typed this was wrong,” Manning said.
For the title of Miss Cache Valley, Poole was awarded a $1,000 tuition waiver from USU, an official crown provided by S.E. Needham Jewelers and a diamond crown pin provided by Stephanie’s Diamonds.
Jim Reese, executive director of the scholarship program, said he encourages all women to challenge themselves.
“It’s not the big things in life that make a difference. It’s the little things,” he said.
Poole was the first out of the 13 contestants to take the stage in each category. Her talent was playing the marimba.
The other contestants and respective talents were Megan Heaps, vocal performance; Brindie Allan, clogging; Christina Brooks, vocal performance; Lynsi Lund, piano; Tobey Wosnik, monologue; Missy Weston, tap; Lindsay Thacker, piano; Kristi Muir, vocal; Stephanie Larson, harp; Ashley Smith, reading/dance; Lyndi Ellsworth, dance; and Erica Faucette, vocal performance.
The techinical crew also contributed to mishaps by failing to play music in the talent competition twice.
–jmdo@cc.usu.edu
Marin Poole, a BYU student from Logan is crowned Miss Cache Valley in Saturday’s competition. (Photo by Joe Dougherty)