Dixie State College freshman Samantha Cummings was crowned Homecoming Queen last week Tuesday evening at the Cox Auditorium. The pageant was held as part of the College's Homecoming Week festivities.
Cummings, a freshman fine arts major originally from Laguna Beach, CA., won a $1,500 scholarship along with the crown for her efforts and will now go on to represent the college in the Miss Utah Pageant. She has participated in vocal study for 12 years and has performed in 17 musical productions, including the recently wrapped St. George Musical Theater production of "High School Musical." With her degree in fine arts, she hopes to further her education and begin a performance career, along with plans to become a vocal teacher.
Pageant hopefuls were judged in physical fitness/swimwear, evening wear and talent areas of the competition, along with the customary onstage question and personal interview portions of the event.
Cummings, who is the daughter of Tim and Liz Cummings of St. George, performed a vocal solo of the title song from the Tony Award-winning musical "Man of La Mancha," while her platform was on educating high school students on the dangerous effects of eating disorders. Having battled her own eating disorder in high school, Cummings hopes to bring awareness to the condition and help others fight the disorder.
First attendant in this year's Homecoming Queen Pageant is Lacey Timothy, a junior nursing major from Price, Utah. Timothy was also given the Director's Choice Award. Shannon Johnson, a sophomore communication major from Ogden, Utah, was voted second attendant, and Natasha La Vu, a freshman communication major from Salt Lake City, was named Miss Dixie Spirit.
