Erica Gholson Crowned Miss Una 2010

Jan. 23, 2010

Michelle Eubanks, UNA, at media@meili25.com, 256.765.4392 or 256.606.2033

FLORENCE, Ala. - Erica Gholson, of Springville, was crowned Miss UNA 2010 tonight. Gholson, a sophomore English/language arts secondary education major, was one of 18 contestants for the title. As Miss UNA, she plans to promote the platform "Impact Alabama."

Breann Boughton, of Killen, was first runner up. Jade Tarpley, of Falkville, was second runner up, and Erin Dulaney, of Cullman, was third runner up. The Miss UNA Scholarship Pageant is an official preliminary for the Miss Alabama and Miss America pageants. The pageant has been a UNA tradition for 34 years. It provides an opportunity for the university's young women to compete for scholarship funding and prizes. Each contestant is encouraged and mentored to develop skills that will enrich her personal and professional life beyond her university experience. Miss UNA spends her year in service to the university and Shoals area community. She promotes the platform of her choice, makes official appearances as a university representative and represents the university at the Miss Alabama Pageant.

About The University of North Alabama

The University of North Alabama is an accredited, comprehensive regional state university offering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs through the colleges of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering; the Sanders College of Business and Technology; Education and Human Sciences; and the Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions. Occupying a 130-acre campus in a residential section of Florence, Alabama, UNA is located within a four-city area that also includes Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia. UNA Athletics, a renowned collegiate athletics program with seven (7) Division II National Championships, is now a proud member of NCAA Division I as part of the Atlantic Sun and United Athletic conferences. The University of North Alabama is an equal opportunity institution and does not discriminate in the admission policy on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, disability, age, or national origin. For more: meili25.com and meili25.com/unaworks/.