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Ms. Erin Edmiston
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Home Phone: -- UL student wins Miss Louisiana USA title Kris Wartelle, Daily Advertiser, Nov. 1, 2011 The first time 22-year-old Erin Edmiston entered any kind of pageant was in 2010. A friend of her brother Drew had been after her to consider competing in the Miss UL contest, but she would always tell him no. “I just wasn’t a pageant kind of girl,” said Edmiston. “I never thought I’d be getting up on stage and competing like that. But when I won (Miss UL) and my name was called I was overjoyed. I went on to compete in Miss Louisiana USA and I made the top 10. I wanted to make it my goal to win the title.” And win it she did. On Saturday, the Miss Louisiana USA pageant was held at the Heymann Center in Lafayette and, after two days of interviews, evening gown and swimsuit competition, she beat out 31 other contestants from around the state to win the crown. “It was just surreal,” said Edmiston. “It was nerve wracking and it just didn’t feel real.” “You had a smile on your face from here to Texas,” added David Edmiston, Erin’s father, “but you were very together.” Edmiston has reason to be proud. Not only is his daughter representing Lafayette as the next Miss Louisiana USA, she is also representing UL at Lafayette. She is currently a senior there and is set to graduate in December. Edmiston is the newly appointed Director of the UL Alumni Association, so he is keenly aware of how much Erin brings to the picture as a student about to go out into the world and a reigning beauty queen. “She will be an excellent spokesperson and representative for UL and our state,” said Edmiston. “As Alumni Director, I love to see our former students succeed in life. I just have an overwhelming sense of pride.” Edmiston’s family goes back a long way in the UL system. His father, mother, brother, sisters, wife, son and now daughter are all alumnus. His son Drew was a kicker for the UL football team. “I was one of the loudest ones there cheering her on,” said Drew. “It was so exciting to watch her knowing how she put a whole year of effort into it. She was very dedicated.” Erin’s mother, Gema also was in the audience for the competition and said she was much more nervous than any contestant. “I was a disaster,” said Gema. “I couldn’t eat lunch I was so nervous for her.” Erin said she wasn’t nervous at the time, but as she thinks about what is ahead things are sure to change. S he will now start a busy tour around the state making appearances on behalf of the Miss Louisiana USA organization. She will also have to start getting ready to go on and compete in the Miss USA pageant this summer where she will go head to head against winners from all over the country. “It’s overwhelming,” she said. “But I’m just taking it one day at a time.” The Edmiston family says they were there for Erin at the Miss Louisiana USA competition and they plan to be there for her at the Miss USA pageant whenever and wherever it is held. “We plan to have a big crowd of supporters there for her,” said Edmiston. “They haven’t announced the date or where the pageant will be held yet, but we will be there.” * * * * * * * * * * * Homecoming Court: Megan Renee Roberts named 2011 UL homecoming queen Nicholas Persac, Daily Advertiser, Oct. 8, 2011 The University of Louisiana at Lafayette announced this week the members of the 2011 homecoming court and named a junior from Breaux Bridge queen. Megan Renee Roberts, who is the daughter of Belinda and Paul Roberts, is the 2011 homecoming queen and is a junior studying speech and pathology with a minor in education. The Our Lady of Wisdom Catholic Student Center nominated Roberts for the court. She is also a Student Government Association senator from the College of Liberal Arts and is president of alpha Lambda Delta. Roberts’ 4.0 GPA landed her on the President’s and Dean’s lists, and she is involved with numerous other extracurricular activities including being a tutor and “preparing for a mission trip to Puerto Rico” later this year, according to a news release. Additionally, there are four maids on the 2011 homecoming court. Those maids are Rachel Bonnette, Danielle Cottonham, Erin Edmiston and Kylie Templet. Various student organizations from across UL’s campus nominate women for the court, and seniors on the Ragin’ Cajun football team select the court after student leaders interview the nominees. Bonnette, a marketing senior with a minor in public relations and international business, is the daughter of Lorraine Kudirka of Colorado and Robert and Sandra Bonnettee of Pineville. The Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity nominated Bonnette for the court, and she is also a member of the Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority and the student orientation staff. She previous served as a senator for the College of Business in SGA and is the 2012 executive director of UL’s Relay for Life. Cottonham, a psychology senior, is the daughter of Danny and Patricia Cottonham of Lafayette. The Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority nominated her for the court. Cottonham is a member of numerous honor societies and is president of the Epsilon Beta Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. She was named outstanding new Greek woman of the year in 2010. Edmiston, a general studies senior, is the daughter of David and Gema Edmiston of Lafayette. Phi Kappa Theta nominated her for the court. Edmiston, who is Miss University of Louisiana at Lafayette 2010, is also the reigning Miss Camellia City USA in Slidell and will compete later this month in the Miss Louisiana USA competition. She also volunteers with the Mile Perret Cancer Services Center and is involved in a handful of other actives as well. Templet, a biology and chemistry senior, is the daughter of Sharla and Gordon Aloisio of New Ibera and Kirt and Becky Templet of Morgan City. She is the president of the Student Government Association, which nominated her for the court. Templet is also a member of several other organizations, including being director of Up Til Dawn. UL’s homecoming week includes numerous events staring Sunday and continuing until Saturday, when the Cajuns play North Texas at 4 p.m. on Oct. 15. For more information on the homecoming week celebrations, visit www.LouisianaAlumni.org.
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