2011-12 Miss Collegiate Mom Winners

Reyna Cruz

Erika N. Blakemore is from Alto, TX and is the mother of Kylen Matthew Rosales. She is a proud graduate of Alto High School. She is currently a junior pursuing a degree in Agriculture with a concentration in Animal Science. She plans on working for NRCS (Natural Resources Conservation Services once she graduates from Prairie View. Her prospective job is to be soil conservationists. Her talents are singing and writing poems. She Distinguished Full Scholarship recipient of the Houston Livestock Show and the Hoover Carden Scholarships. Her favorite singer is Adele, favorite actors are Mike Epps and Kevin Hart, favorite actress Halle Berry and her favorite food is everything but, seafood. Her activities include playing softball with her baby boy. Her major platform is that a young woman should never let her child be the crutch in her life; your child is your motivation. Her community activities include MANRRS and mentoring at Jones Elementary. Her fantasy dinner guests include her Aunt and Great Grandfather because she never met her grandfather and her aunt died before she could ever say goodbye.

Tiesha J. Seabrook is from Atlanta, Georgia and is the mother of Autumn and Aubri Ross.  She is a proud graduate of Stephenson High School and is now majoring in Animal Science as a junior at Prairie View. Her ambition is to one day become a veterinarian. Her talent is poetry and she has also been honored to be on the Dean’s List. She enjoys cheerleading, broccoli & cheese, Kirk Franklin, and Aaliyah. She stands on the platform that she would stand by mothers continuing to receive an education and also awareness of pregnancy. His community activities include food drives, volunteering at elementary schools and assisting with cleaning up her campus. If she could invite anyone to her fantasy dinner it would be her lovely Grandmother.

Tiara Ashley Nicole Matthews, a nineteen year old sophomore nursing major, hails from the glorious city of Houston, Texas. She likes to sing, dance, swim, cook, read and play with her daughter.  Tiara takes time out to help her family members and the neighbors when they are sick or physically handicapped.  She also works at the Katy YMCA, a part of the Prairie View Student Nurses Association and helps the youth at her church.  Her ambition is to help others who are incapable of taking care of themselves. She wants to give people hope so that they know there are others who care and want to help them.  Her career goal is to earn a Masters Degree in Nursing and to become a Family Nurse Practitioner and to own a private family clinic. Tiara’s philosophy of life is that you never know when your time is up, so live life to the fullest with no regrets.

 

Natalee N. Jordan is from Hempstead, TX and is the mother of Raymond E. Ellis III. She is a graduate of Hempstead High School and is now majoring in Education with a concentration in Mathematics Grades 4-8. Her dream is to further her education to get a doctorate and be an 8th grade mathematics teacher or maybe even teach on a college level. She is also honored to have received both the “Who’s Who American Scholar Award” and “Who’s Who American Service Award”. Her favorite singer is Kelly Rowland and her favorite food is pasta. Her platform is to motivate women with children to stay in college and those who drop out to encourage them to get back in. Her community activities include being a tutor at Hempstead Elementary, High, and Junior High School. Her philosophy of life is "Excuses are the nails that build a house of failure" but for her FAILURE is not an option.  If she could invite anyone to her fantasy dinner she would invite Barack Obama.

Cinnamon Buckhalter is from Compton, California and is the mother of Carter Buckhalter. She is a graduate of Morton Ranch High School and is now a junior at Prairie View majoring in Theater. Her ambition is to graduate college in the year of 2013 and upon graduation to further her studies to become a film critic. She also desires to open her own theatre. Her talents are monologues and dancing. She also held the title of Ms. Freshman Queen 2009-2010 at Prairie View, directed 6 plays and wrote 3 shows. Her favorites are Beyonce, Araji P. Henson and Pizza. She believes that she would be the perfect “Ms. Collegiate Mom 2011-2012 because she is dedicated and hardworking. Her main actives are being a mother, acting & play righting/directing. If she could invite anyone to her fantasy dinner she would invite Beyonce.

Abrini Thompkins

Schaffer is Ms. Collegiate Mom 2010

Pageantry history was made in America when Ms. Kiara Schaffer was crowned Ms. Collegiate Mom 2010, the first pageant of its kind in the world. The pageant was held on Dec. 1 at Prairie View A&M University in Texas.

The first pageant saw six dynamic, determined, progressive and non-traditional women competing for a campus queen title because they have a child or is married. Jasmine Wiggins, a senior architect major from Houston, is the director who felt that the time was now for a pageant of this kind.  With the help of her advisor, Mr. Frederick V. Roberts and support and assistance from the Students In Free Enterprise [SIFE] team at PVAMU, and the Student Government Association, the pageant became a reality.

In addition to the title, Kiara won the interview, talent and onstage competitions. Kiara is a junior marketing student from Seattle, Washington.  First runner up was Melissa Hooper a junior education major from Dallas and the second runner up was Theodora Hollaway a junior agriculture major from Prairie View. Other contestants in the pageant were Chasonique Peck of Houston, Josephine Roberson of Houston and Lauren Taylor of Dallas.


The judges who made the ultimate decision were: Clemea Donaldson, Miss Black World Houston, Ya'myletha White, senior communications major , Hope Luster, former Ms. PVAMU/Ms. America Plus, William Chapman, retired Arts and Sciences Dean and English Department Head,  Charles H. Lewter, VI, Dean of the chapel and Mr. PVAMU advisor.
 

The mission of Ms. Collegiate Mom™ Scholarship Pageant Program is to serve as a source of excellence for college women through programs that enhance their education, economic and social involvement, role-modeling and advocate for a children friendly university and community service.

When asked does the country need another pageant, Wiggins responded emphatically, “Yes! I believe that all women should have an opportunity to participate in the free enterprise system and the pageant is one way for them to earn scholarships and raise their self esteem.” Candidates in the pageant will receive more than $3,000 in scholarships and prizes and the opportunity to represent the pageant around the country.

The pageant is open to young women enrolled in any college or university and who have a child and wish to participate fully in the campus experiences. They are encouraged to participate because the pageant provides programs for personal and professional development, self esteem and confidence building, leadership skills and developing a sense of responsibility to helping young women to further their careers. It also helps them to develop the spirit of competition.

The pageant differs from others because it provides opportunities for mothers who are prohibited from participation in traditional campus pageants. The focus is not on the physical attributes rather emphasis is placed on the intellectual, personal character, self esteem, economic empowerment and commitment to serve as role models and community involvement.

Contestants compete in the following categories with the percentage weight as noted: 1. Personal/Private Interview (20%); 2. Platform Expression-Oratory (25%); 3. Talent (35%); 4. Evening Wear (10%) and 5. On-stage Interview/Question (10%). The candidate with the highest total is the winner, with the attendants in the next order. The decision of the judges is final.

SIFE's support of the pageant is based on the needs being addressed which match its social factor criteria for the national programs.  The young ladies hopefully will learn from the experiences and find ways to improve the quality of life for them and their children, while studying at the university.

Wiggins is seeking gifts and prizes for the pageant. Interested patrons can contact Jasmine Wiggins at 979-525-4353 or jwiggins2@hotmail.com or mscollegiatemom@gmail.com. 

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