Published October 2, 2013
Kiersten Robertson, a freshman pre-dental hygiene major from Leesville, was crowned
Miss University of Louisiana at Monroe at the 61st Annual Miss ULM Pageant held Oct.
1, in front of a packed house at Brown Auditorium.
The Miss ULM 2014 top five (from L to R): Fourth runner-up Sarah Mouk;
second runner-up Lauren Ford; Miss ULM 2014 Kiersten Robertson; first
runner-up Jo’ Hilliard; and third runner-up Ellie Jackson.
Robertson’s platform is “Confidence Coalition” and her talent is jazz dance. She also
received the lifestyle and fitness preliminary award.
First runner-up was Jo’ Hilliard of Baton Rouge, who was also named preliminary interview
winner. Second runner-up was Lauren Ford of Monroe. Ford also received the People’s
Choice Award and the preliminary talent and evening gown awards. Third runner-up was
Ellie Jackson of Monroe, and fourth runner-up was Sarah Mouk of West Monroe.
Makeva Armant of New Orleans won the Advertisement Sales Award; Candice Johnson of
Keller, Texas won the Miss Congeniality Award; and Kaitlynn Frey of Fort Wayne, Ind.
won the Non-Finalist Academic Award.
The Miss ULM Pageant—which was honored with an award from the Miss Louisiana Organization
for providing more scholarship money than any other pageant in Louisiana—is a preliminary
to the Miss Louisiana Pageant, sponsored by ULM’s Campus Activities Board.
The competitive scholarship program emphasizes physical fitness, talent, public speaking,
and academics. Contestants must demonstrate poise, personality, intelligence, and
charm during the pageant, and must showcase a trained talent in a 90-second performance.
Miss ULM scholarship awards
Miss ULM receives a scholarship which covers full basic tuition, a private, one-bedroom
on-campus apartment, an award from the bookstore worth $300, a two-semester meal plan
awarded by the Campus Activities Board, and a $4,500 cash prize awarded by the Student
Government Association.
First runner-up: receives a two-semester tuition scholarship from the Campus Activities Board.
Second runner-up: receives a one semester tuition scholarship from the Campus Activities Board.
Third runner-up: receives a one-time $1000 scholarship from the Student Government Association.
Fourth runner-up: receives a one-time $750 scholarship from the Student Government Association.
Advertisement Sales winner: receives a one-time $250 scholarship from the Campus Activities Board.
People’s Choice winner: receives a one-time $250 scholarship from the Campus Activities Board.
Miss Congeniality winner: receives a one-time $250 scholarship from the Campus Activities Board.
Non-Finalist Academic winner: receives a one-time $250 scholarship from the Campus Activities Board.
Miss ULM 2014 contestants:
Mary Catherine Wilkerson, a junior mass communications major from Natchez, Miss.;
Ashley Camp, a sophomore biology major from Calhoun; Makeva Armant, a senior Modern
Languages major from New Orleans; Keana Howell, a sophomore pre-nursing major from
Alexandria; Destiny Brown, a freshman pre-dental hygiene major from West Monroe;
Jo’ Hilliard, a sophomore pre-nursing major from Baton Rouge; Victoria Eymard, a sophomore
kinesiology major from Slidell; Kiersten Robertson, a freshman pre-dental hygiene
major from Leesville; Karli McMahan, a sophomore elementary education major from Harrison,
Ohio; Candice Johnson, a senior kinesiology major from Keller, Texas; Sarah Torregrossa,
a sophomore mass communications major from West Monroe;
Ellie Jackson, a freshman biology major from Monroe; Kaitlynn Frey, a freshman elementary
education major from Fort Wayne, Ind.; Lauren Ford, a junior pre-pharmacy major from
Monroe; Paige Davis, a senior secondary education major from Monroe;
Taylor Herrington, a freshman pre-pharmacy major from Delhi; and Sarah Mouk, a sophomore
health studies major from West Monroe.
