A new queen is crowned
Jennifer Ether takes over reign as Miss Black EIU
April McLaren
Issue date: 2/28/05 Section: News
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Just minutes before the four contestants took the stage in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union, Ether, a sophomore journalism major, said she was busy, setting up last minute props and trying to get the people participating with her all together. She said she could not believe the night had finally arrived.
"I was running crazy putting everything together," she said. "It went by so fast. It was over just like that."
Ether, along with Stephanie Johnson, a junior journalism major; Tiffaney Ross, a sophomore communications major; and Lakya Hill, a junior psychology major, were judged on four categories: creative expression, African garment, talent and evening gown with an impromptu question.
The talent competition was Ether's favorite when she and four other girls took the stage to perform an organized dance for a crowd of approximately 200.
She said she would not have been able to accomplish what she did without the girls in the dance competition on her side. They practiced every night from 10 p.m. to midnight working on choreography, costumes and getting the right "vibe" for the dance.
"Those girls helped me the whole way," Ether said.
Other talents included flute playing and singing from Ross and a Maya Angelou poetry recitation by Hill.
The creative expression category was the first category the girls competed in, which was a freedom of personal expression the contestants wrote and performed on stage.
Johnson's performance was concerning violence. She spoke as a women who was in a physically abusive relationship.
"The first time a woman is hit should be the last," she said. "After he hits you, everything you once believed about that relationship changes."
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