Miss Alabama Pageant Participants Give Back & Inspire Young Women

Young women like Miss Alabama 2009, Liz Cochran are our future, and the next Miss Alabama will face her own challenges. Yet, for her, and every other young women there is nothing holding us back from success except our fears.

In 2009, the competition awarded over $100,000 in cash college scholarships to its participants. Along with the college scholarships awarded, the Miss Alabama Pageant has a greater mission that reaches far beyond the runway for young women like Brittany Finley, who is Miss Metro Montgomery.

While the festivities will be a exciting event for those who attend as well as for the contestants, there is much more than beauty and talent that make all of these women shine. These young women are a inspiration to their communities, and given an opportunity to raise awareness and funds for their charities. Each Miss Alabama Pageant participant has a chance to make a difference in their communities, and to build the self-confidence and commitment needed to succeed in the future.

The Wright Center on the campus of Samford University will be a exciting place to be when the 2010 Miss Alabama Pageant takes place on June 9 – 12 in Birmingham. It will be a chance to embrace someone's dream of becoming the next Miss Alabama. As Liz Cochran of Helena, Miss Alabama 2009 relinquishes her crown she will continue her fight against Cardiovascular Disease, which is a silent killer. Liz has written a children´s book called "Quest for a Healthy Heart" that she hopes raises awareness of Cardiovascular Disease. This is a critical health concern, and we're proud of Miss Alabama 2009, Liz Cochran for raising awareness of Cardiovascular Disease!

We wish each participant in the Miss Alabama Pageant success and hope that they will continue to inspire and give back to their communities.

Forty-eight contestants from around the state arrive on Samford University´s Campus Sunday, June 6, to begin competition for the title of  Miss Alabama 2010.  This year´s pageant, "Musical Meteorology", features Miss Alabama 2009 Liz Cochran.  Mistresses of Ceremonies will be Scarlette Deupree Kilgore, Miss Alabama 2002, Kelly Jones Carr, Miss Alabama 2001, Beth Stomps Feller, Miss Alabama 1997, and Deidre Downs Gunn, Miss America, 2005. Special guest entertainers are Shannon Camper Gryska, Miss Alabama 2004, and Jana Sanderson McEachern, Miss Alabama 2000. 

The contestants will participate in the 13th Annual Miss Alabama Golf Classic on Monday, June 7 at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Oxmoor Valley in Birmingham. The Shotgun Start begins at 8:00 am. The Preliminary competitions will be Wednesday, June 9; Thursday, June 10; and Friday, June 11. Each contestant will compete in Talent, Evening Wear, and Swimsuit.  Private Interviews will be held earlier in the week. The finals will be held Saturday, June 12 at which time only the top ten finalists will compete for the title.  All events will be held at Samford´s University Wright Center at 7:30 each evening.

To purchase your tickets to attend the Miss Alabama Pageant visit http://missalabama.com. To view the 2010 Miss Alabama Contestants visit http://missalabama.com/index.cfm/339055/2010-Miss-Alabama-Contestants.cfm. Tickets may be also obtained by calling the Miss Alabama Office at (205) 871-6276 or Samford´s ticket office during pageant week: (205) 726-2462. Samford´s Ticket Office will be open 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 6:00 p.m. until show time each night.