The annual Mr. Lipscomb pageant, hosted by women’s social club Delta Omega to benefit the Best Buddies program, took place in Shamblin Theater Monday night.
Twelve contestants showed off their stylish clothing choices and shared their special talents with the crowd to see who would come out on top. At the end of the show, senior Myron Sailors was named Mr. Lipscomb.
“Honestly, I was very surprised, I wasn’t expecting to win,” Sailors said. “I competed two years ago and was asked to come back, and I just feel really honored to have been crowned Mr. Lipscomb.”
The contestants showed off their stylish clothing choices, shared their special talents with the crowd, and answered tricky interview questions, like the best advice they’ve ever received and whom they would add to Mount Rushmore.
Some contestants took the event very seriously, while others just wanted to get up on stage and make the audience laugh.
“My favorite part of the evening was the suspense and not knowing the end results, and of course just going on stage and just having fun with it,” contestant Kenan Sakic said. “I love the organization Best Buddies and I was just happy to be a part of the event.”
Best Buddies is a nonprofit that pairs volunteer “buddies” with persons with either intellectual or developmental disabilities.
“I think this is a great event, but especially the Best Buddies Program,” student attendee Carlos Reyes said. “I think it stands for a really good cause that serves an incredible purpose and the organization can only keep growing and continue to get better.”
The evening closed with Delta Omega’s philanthropy chair Katlyn Council thanking the crowd for attending and crowning the true winners: some of Lipscomb’s own Best Buddies.