Miss Brenau 2013

Mistress of Ceremonies and Brenau alumna, Tracy Vaden Moore, lives out her dream of singing in front of an audience as the contestants prepare for the awards portion of the show. "Imagine this is a hair brush, Moore said before belting out Bonnie Taylor's "Total Eclipse of the Heart."

Miss Brenau 2013

This year the Miss Brenau scholarship competition turned 75-years-old and to celebrate the grande finale of the competition was held to a packed house in Peace Auditorium.

Misress of Ceremonies and Brenau alumna, Tracy Vaden Moore, led the enthusiastic crowd throughout the evening’s entertainment which included a slideshow, a video of thoughts from Judy Huston Rogers on what it was like to be Miss Brenau in 1964, talents and the crowing of this years Miss Brenau.

After an evening full of laughter and cheers Dayle Lane had her jaw dropped as she was named Miss Brenau 2013.”It’s a great honor to be named Miss Brenau,” Lane said.

Eight first-year students are selected to compete in the competition and are judged on an essay, talent, personal interview with judges and onstage presentation. The range of talents demonstrated in the show included musical performances, dancing and baton twirling as well as a couple of monologues.

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: Dayle Lane has her crown adjusted as friends and family take to the stage in Pearce Auditorium.

: Kara Keen performs a comedic monologue as her talent during the 2013 Miss Brenau competition.

: Paris Hawkins performs a dance as her talent during the 2013 Miss Brenau competition.

: Sara Hostetler smiles after paying her flute as her talent during the 2013 Miss Brenau competition.

: Audience members applaud during the 2013 Miss Brenau competition in Pearce Auditorium.

: Ensley Caldwell smiles after singing and playing her arraingment of Jeff Buckely’s “Hallelujah” as her talent during the 2013 Miss Brenau competition.

: Stephanie Daniell performs a contemporary dance as her talent during the 2013 Miss Brenau competition.

: Ensley Caldwell practices her arraingment of Jeff Buckely’s “Hallelujah,” which was her talent, before the start of the 2013 Miss Brenau competition.

: Audience members sing a song before the start of the 2013 Miss Brenau competition.

: The former Brenau University Women’s College sign descends in front of a gold backdrop during the 2013 Miss Brenau competition.

: The judges stand to applause before the beginning of the 2013 Miss Brenau Competition.

: Debra Dobkins, dean of the Women’s College, welcomes the audience to Pearce Auditorium for the 2013 Miss Brenau competition.

: Sharonna Ray performs a cheer routine as her talent during the 2013 Miss Brenau competition.

: Dayle Lane, who was later crowned Miss Brenau, performs a dramatic monolouge from “sleeping Beauty” that she wrote and choreographed herself as her talent the 2013 Miss Brenau competition.

: Deishane Honeycutt performs a dance with baton work set to “I Believe” as her talent during the 2013 Miss Brenau competition.

: Mistress of Ceremonies and Brenau alumna, Tracy Vaden Moore, lives out her dream of singing in front of an audience as the contestants prepare for the awards portion of the show. “Imagine this is a hair brush, Moore said before belting out Bonnie Taylor’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart.”

: The 2013 Miss Brenau contestants stand before the audience in Pearce Auditorium Saturday evening.

: Debbie Thompson, director of the Center for Greek life and Campus Traditions, takes photographs of the 2013 Miss Brenau contest.

: Dayle Lane gets a hug after being crowned the 2013 Miss Brenau.

: Dayle Lane, center, looks up to the balcony in Pearce Auditorium after being crowned Miss Brenau during the 2013 Miss Brenau scholarship competition.