On Sunday February 10th, Amya Jamison won the 79th Miss Langston pageant. A’lexis Wells hit the stage one last time as she signed off as the 78th Miss Langston. Her friends and loved ones all gave her flowers as she left the stage.
After winning the title, Jamison said she felt the moment was unreal. This was a goal that she had dreamed of and planned to achieve; now she is finally in that moment. Jamison is an only child from Tulsa, Oklahoma, and has been in pageants since she was a baby. In school she played soccer, did gymnastics and played in the marching band.
Jamison’s talent for the pageant was color guard, where she twirled a ballot pole. The most memorable part of the pageant experience for her was laughing and talking at the late-night conversations with all her contestants. Prior to becoming Ms. Langston, Jamison held the title of Student University Ambassador as parliamentarian and served in the Student Activities Board as the lion pride coordinator.
The most challenging part of the competition for her was the confidence portion. Jamison said, “To be Miss Langston you have to challenge yourself and truly just remain confident through this entire process.” That’s something that she struggled with; when she went out on that stage, she had to believe in herself, be confident and just have fun. The advice she would give to inspire pageant contestants is to just go for what you want. She said, “If you want to run for something, if you want to do something, so just go for it, you only have one life and one moment, why not strive to achieve it when you have the opportunity and the chance?” Jamison says, “Seize the moment and seize the day.”
She had a lot of support throughout her journey, but the one person that stuck out the most was her mom. Her mom called her every single day every morning and every night after pageant rehearsal. Her mom was her rock throughout the entire process because she made sure that no matter what, Amaya Jamison had everything that she needed so that she could be the best that she could be when she went out on that stage.
The 78th Miss Langston, A’lexis Wells, “said it, meant it, did it,” throughout her entire reign. Advice she would give to the next title holder would be, “Do the best you can on what you’re giving, do not expect your reign to be like anyone else’s. You must make your own and put your best foot forward and advocate for yourself in everything that you do.”
She plans to remain heavily involved with the family consumer Sciences organization now that her reign is over. Most of her time will now be devoted to getting with them so she can pick up the slack of whatever else she can on campus.
She would like to thank her entire family for supporting her through her journey. They heard her rant, cry and complain about any and everything that went on during her reign. She also thinks she will go back to Miss Oklahoma as an at-large contestant. When Wells competed for the Miss Oklahoma pageant the first time, she did not receive the proper training she needed to succeed there.
Everything that Wells did as Miss Langston to compete for Miss Oklahoma was late, missing deadlines and reacting to things changing at the last minute. Being that it is strongly recommended that every Miss Langston competes for Miss Oklahoma, Wells refuses to let the next runner up experience all the things that she experienced during her reign to go to Miss Oklahoma. In result she will support the new 79th Miss Langston in any way she can.
Kylah Goff
Staff Writer
Kylah Goff is a junior broadcast journalism major
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