Published November 6, 2015
Sarah Torregrossa, a junior mass communications major from West Monroe, was crowned
Miss University of Louisiana at Monroe at the 63rd Annual Miss ULM Pageant held Nov.
6, in front of a packed house at Brown Auditorium.
Left to right: Ingram, Vaughn, Torregrossa, Fontenot, Lanford
Torregrossa’s platform is “Project 41” and she gave a vocal performance as her talent.
She also received the preliminary interview award.
First runner-up was Samantha Vaughn of West Monroe. Second runner-up was Alyssa Fontenot
of Pineville. Third runner-up was Gabrielle Ingram of Natchitoches, who also won the
People’s Choice award. Fourth runner-up was Ashlynn Lanford of Pineville, who also
received the preliminary evening wear award.
Emily Reese of Leesville won the Advertisement Sales Award; Elaine Blanco of Leeseville
won the Miss Congeniality Award; Baylea Huffman of Delhi won the Non-Finalist Academic
Award, as well as the preliminary swim award; and Kylie Coughran of West Monroe received
the preliminary talent award.
The Miss ULM Pageant is a preliminary to the Miss Louisiana Pageant, sponsored by
ULM’s Campus Activities Board and Student Government Association.
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 $2,000 scholarship for two semesters, 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 $2,000 scholarship for two semesters from the Campus Activities Board.
Second runner-up: receives a $2,000 scholarship for one semester from the Campus Activities Board.
Third runner-up: receives a one-time $1,000 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 Student Government Association.
Miss ULM 2016 Contestants:
Erika Guerrero, a junior dental hygiene major from Oak Grove; Ashtyn Davis, a sophomore
pre-dental hygiene major from Delhi; Ashley Camp, a senior biology major from Calhoun;
Samantha Vaughn, a senior communications major from West Monroe; Elaine Blanco, a
junior communications major from Leesville.
Kylie Coughran, a sophomore toxicology major from West Monroe; Gabrielle Ingram, a
sophomore pre-dental hygiene major from Natchitoches; Haley Graham, a sophomore accounting
major from Mangham; Ashlynn Lanford, a freshman kinesiology major from Pineville;
Baylea Huffman, a freshman pre-speech language pathology major from Delhi.
Kaitlynn Frey, a junior elementary education major from Rosepine; Sarah Torregrossa,
a junior mass communications major from West Monroe; Jo’ Hilliard, a senior nursing
major from Baton Rouge; Alyssa Fontenot, a junior accounting major from Pineville;
Emily Reese, a junior speech pathology major from Leesville.
