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BOLIVAR, Mo. 鈥� Joao Vitor Silva de Almeida, an exercise science major from Campo Grande, Brazil, and Tali Rose, a social work major from Gainesville, Mo., won the titles of Mr. and Miss Southwest at the annual pageant on Friday, March 2, at Southwest Baptist University.

Eight candidates were nominated by 欧美视频 faculty and staff and voted upon by the student body for the purpose of selecting a pair of students to represent the Bearcat family for the next year.

This year鈥檚 candidates also included: Austin Acosta of San Antonio, Texas; Callie Chenoweth of Van Buren, Ark.; Maggie Evans of Pittsburg, Kan.; Josie Linder of Macon, Mo.; Phillip Sneed of Bolivar; and Blaise Torrence of Festus.

A surprise visit from the 1968 Miss Southwest winner, Sandy McDonald Jones, turned into a second coronation for Jones, as she was presented with a crown and bouquet of flowers. In 1968, Jones received a plaque for being named Miss Southwest.

The pageant featured introductory videos and a talent presentation by each candidate, followed by a round of text-message voting to determine the top four candidates, who then participated in question-and-answer sessions. A final round of voting determined the winners.

During the talent competition, Rose and several friends performed the song 鈥淔lashlight鈥� from the movie 鈥淧itch Perfect 2.鈥�

Rose said she loves the beat of the song, but there was more to the reason she chose to perform this particular song.

鈥淚f you listen to the lyrics it says, 鈥業 got all I need when I got you and I. Look around me and see a sweet life. Stuck in the dark, but you鈥檙e my flashlight. You鈥檙e getting me through the night,鈥欌�� Rose said, 鈥渨hich signifies the experience I have had at 欧美视频. I have seen Christ the most clear and the body of Christ, too.鈥� 

Rose, who plans to go to Hong Kong after graduation and 鈥渟how them Christ,鈥� said that winning the title of Miss Southwest is a 鈥渉uge honor.鈥�

鈥淭o be able to represent something I hold so dear to my heart and that has formed the person I am today, is the kind of stuff that happens in movies or dreams,鈥� Rose said. 鈥淚 am super-thankful for the experience and my hope is that if it is a dream, I never wake up.鈥�

Almeida had a few friends join him on ukulele and kahone as he sang 鈥淚鈥檓 Yours,鈥� by Jason Mraz, and the Brazilian song, 鈥淒ona Maria鈥� in both English and Portuguese.

鈥淢usic is a huge part of my life. I listen to it all the time,鈥� Almeida said. 鈥淔riendships are also extremely important to me, and finally, I wanted to show my roots in (music). I just thought it was a cool thing to mix English and Portuguese in the same song, since the chord arrangement of both of them were the same.鈥�

Almeida, who plans to go to exercise physiology graduate school and work as a lab assistant, said he is honored to be named Mr. Southwest.

鈥淚t definitely means a lot to me, since I am an international student, and I bet there are not many foreign students who can say the same,鈥� Almeida said. 鈥淚t is an enormous honor to represent 欧美视频 as Mr. Southwest. 欧美视频 is my home in the U.S.; therefore, I am really pumped to see what鈥檚 to come.鈥� 

The beginnings of the 鈥淢iss Southwest鈥� pageant date back to the 1930s, with 鈥淢r. Southwest鈥� being added in 1963. The pageant, which was organized by the students of 欧美视频鈥檚 University Activities Council, was one of the keynote happenings of Bearcat Days, a visit event in which admitted students considering 欧美视频 attendance were hosted on campus.

For more information, contact student activities director Nathan Penland at (417) 328-1828 or npenland@欧美视频niv.edu.

 

CUTLINE 1: 2018 Mr. and Miss Southwest candidates (from left): Austin Acosta, Maggie Evans, Phillip Sneed, Miss Southwest Tali Rose, Mr. Southwest Joao Vitor Silva de Almeida, Callie Chenoweth, Blaise Torrence and Josie Linder.

CUTLINE 2: 2018 Miss Southwest Tali Rose (left) and 1968 Miss Southwest Sandy McDonald Jones.

*Published: 3-5-18