Emmy Gandeza takes the Miss NDNU crown
Brien Hopkins
Issue date: 12/7/06 Section: Entertainment
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Your 2006 Miss Notre Dame de Namur University winner is Emmy Gandeza.
In second place was Grace Hartman. The pageant, which took place in Gleason Gym on Tuesday, raised over $1,000 for the Sudan Relief Fund.
Miss NDNU walked away with a 15- inch LCD flat screen.
Five female contestants contended for the title of Miss NDNU in the lighthearted two-hour competition.
The five women, Ismat Yassin, Emmy Gandeza, Grace Hartman, Jessica Bowman, and Loselea Naufahu, strutted their best stuff down the red paper carpet in the three categories -- winter wear, casual wear and formal wear.
The participants then answered individual questions that touched on campus issues like safety and parking. The final event was each contestant's performed talent.
Miss NDNU winner, Gandeza, stole the show with a graceful Hula Dance from her native Hawaii.
"I really like Hawaiian culture, and want to share it with you." Gandeza informed the supportive audience.
Hartman came in a close second for the Miss NDNU title with a five-minute dance number that brought down the house.
Featuring samples of everyone's all time favorite songs from across the past decades, Hartman's routine brought the audience to its feet in dance, and to give a standing ovation.
Bowman gave the audience a taste of "How we do it back in Wisconsin" with a line dance, featuring the "tush push."
Yassin sang "It's Raining Men" by The Weather Girls, while the audience was showered in Blow-Pops.
In addition, Yassin broke superstition in an edgy act of defiance by opening her umbrella within the confides of a roofed structure.
Naufahu sang what she called one of her all-time favorites, "Killing Me Softly With His Song" by Roberta Flack.
During the event, a strange woman attempted to dance her way onto stage numerous times.
The audience reacted with enthusiasm followed by intrigue. Everyone wondered who this woman was and what was she doing dancing with all of the contestants?
This year's Miss NDNU event was a follow up to the 2005 Mr. NDNU which also delivered a similar light-hearted feel.
Both competitions were described as hillarious. Talk of a spring Mr. NDNU is growing.
In second place was Grace Hartman. The pageant, which took place in Gleason Gym on Tuesday, raised over $1,000 for the Sudan Relief Fund.
Miss NDNU walked away with a 15- inch LCD flat screen.
Five female contestants contended for the title of Miss NDNU in the lighthearted two-hour competition.
The five women, Ismat Yassin, Emmy Gandeza, Grace Hartman, Jessica Bowman, and Loselea Naufahu, strutted their best stuff down the red paper carpet in the three categories -- winter wear, casual wear and formal wear.
The participants then answered individual questions that touched on campus issues like safety and parking. The final event was each contestant's performed talent.
Miss NDNU winner, Gandeza, stole the show with a graceful Hula Dance from her native Hawaii.
"I really like Hawaiian culture, and want to share it with you." Gandeza informed the supportive audience.
Hartman came in a close second for the Miss NDNU title with a five-minute dance number that brought down the house.
Featuring samples of everyone's all time favorite songs from across the past decades, Hartman's routine brought the audience to its feet in dance, and to give a standing ovation.
Bowman gave the audience a taste of "How we do it back in Wisconsin" with a line dance, featuring the "tush push."
Yassin sang "It's Raining Men" by The Weather Girls, while the audience was showered in Blow-Pops.
In addition, Yassin broke superstition in an edgy act of defiance by opening her umbrella within the confides of a roofed structure.
Naufahu sang what she called one of her all-time favorites, "Killing Me Softly With His Song" by Roberta Flack.
During the event, a strange woman attempted to dance her way onto stage numerous times.
The audience reacted with enthusiasm followed by intrigue. Everyone wondered who this woman was and what was she doing dancing with all of the contestants?
This year's Miss NDNU event was a follow up to the 2005 Mr. NDNU which also delivered a similar light-hearted feel.
Both competitions were described as hillarious. Talk of a spring Mr. NDNU is growing.
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