Thirteen contestants participated in talent, professional wear and interview segments before three guest judges: Mr. ΒιΆΉΣ³»­΄«Γ½ 2016 Luke Hogue, Julie Ludwig, the 2015 Mr. & Miss Hospitality Fan Favorite winner, and Deborah Weissberg, an instructor at Rosen College. The 2015 Mr. and Miss Hospitality winners, Dale Reyes and Moriah Tate, served as pageant hosts.

Both Renoir and Flint received $250 scholarships courtesy of the ΒιΆΉΣ³»­΄«Γ½ Student Government Association. Rosen Life also partnered with Knight-Thon to calculate the Fan Favorite votes. The audience had the opportunity to vote for their favorite contestant during the show by depositing dontations into their respective Knight-Thon buckets. Junior hospitality management major Rachel Altfield was named β€œFan Favorite” and in total, the pageant raised $433 benefiting the Children’s Miracle Network.

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Harris, a junior from Orlando, is majoring in psychology. He has been very involved on campus, most recently as an O-Team member. After completing his education, he plans to become an industrial-organizational psychologist to help create training and stress-relief programs to help improve employee performance, conduct and morale.

Vasile, a senior from Port Orange, is majoring in advertising & public relations. She is a member of the ΒιΆΉΣ³»­΄«Γ½ KnightMoves Dance Team and serves in a leadership capacity with the team. In the future she hopes to become a Radio City Rockette in New York City and eventually move on to work in their Advertising & Marketing department. During her year as Miss ΒιΆΉΣ³»­΄«Γ½, she will represent the university in the annual Miss Florida Pageant which takes place in St. Petersburg in June.

Each winner received a $1,800 scholarship from the Student Government Association and ΒιΆΉΣ³»­΄«Γ½ Alumni Association.

Mr. and Miss ΒιΆΉΣ³»­΄«Γ½ will represent the university in the Orlando and Central Florida areas. Both will have on- and off-campus speaking engagements to raise awareness for their selected passionate social issues. They will serve as campus celebrities making appearances at events and helping highlight all of the wonderful things that ΒιΆΉΣ³»­΄«Γ½ is doing.

The pageants, hosted by the ΒιΆΉΣ³»­΄«Γ½ Campus Activities Board, were highly attended with 400 people each night. To schedule Mr. and Miss ΒιΆΉΣ³»­΄«Γ½ for an appearance, email Sara Sanchez at: cabspec@ucf.edu.

Zagorc is a senior from Tampa, Florida studying Advertising-Public Relations. Quinn performed a contemporary dance to β€œEdge of Glory,” and his platform that he will pursue during his year of reign is β€œDance Up to Bullying.”

The following evening on February 1, 16 young women competed for the partner title, Miss ΒιΆΉΣ³»­΄«Γ½ 2014. At the end of the evening, Catie Pires-Fernandes was crowned and given the opportunity to move on and represent ΒιΆΉΣ³»­΄«Γ½ at the Miss Florida Scholarship Pageant in June 2014.

Pires-Fernandes is a senior from Miami studying musical theatre. She showcased a vocal performance entitled, β€œCut, Print, Moving On,” and her platform is β€œEnvironmental Awareness: Living on the EGDE.”

“The dedication of these contestants and the growth I have seen in each of them is incredible,” said Marelena Cruz, Mr. and Miss ΒιΆΉΣ³»­΄«Γ½ director Campus Activities Board. β€œAll 24 of them make me so proud to be a part of this program, and I look forward to working with Quinn and Catie as our new titleholders.”

Both winners received a $1,500 scholarship from the Student Government Association and the ΒιΆΉΣ³»­΄«Γ½ Alumni Association.

CAB is an agency of the Office of Student Involvement in the Division of Student Development and Enrollment Services.

Β O’Flaherty is a senior majoring in accounting with a minor in leadership studies. She is a former Orientation leader, LEAD Scholar and Knight-Thon morale member and is currently an ambassador for the QPR Suicide Prevention program. Her platform is “Suicide Prevention ─ We’re All Responsible.”

Β The night before, the new Mr. ΒιΆΉΣ³»­΄«Γ½ 2013, Roberto Canalas, competed along nine other Mr. ΒιΆΉΣ³»­΄«Γ½ contestants to win the title. Canalas is a junior majoring in interpersonal and organizational communications with a minor in leadership studies. He is a former LEAD Scholar and is currently the morale director for Knight-Thon.

One classroom was hosted by teacher Denesha Jenkins Pierre-Louis. Veronica Liveslay, Student Development and Enrollment Services, stated, β€œIn 2007, when Denesha was Miss ΒιΆΉΣ³»­΄«Γ½, I accompanied her and Alex Lord [Mr. ΒιΆΉΣ³»­΄«Γ½] to Princeton Elementary for the same purpose. It goes full circle.”

Each November, in celebration of American Education Week, the OCPS Foundation brings business and civic leaders into the classrooms – in a fun and engaging way – to talk with students about academics, careers and the future.

The men competed in a private interview, beach wear, talent, formal wear and answered an on-stage question. In addition to the contestants, the event was hosted by outgoing Mr. ΒιΆΉΣ³»­΄«Γ½ 2010 Michael Newman and the current Miss ΒιΆΉΣ³»­΄«Γ½ Sara York. The opening number featured the contestants who were joined by some of the Knight Moves dancers. York entertained the audience with her piano solo from Miss Florida.

Masucci will receive a scholarship from Student Government Association and the Alumni Association. Mr. ΒιΆΉΣ³»­΄«Γ½ is funded through the Student Government Association under the auspices of the Spectacular Knights Committee of the Campus Activities Board.

Newman is involved in community service asΒ Student Outreach coordinator for the ΒιΆΉΣ³»­΄«Γ½ Campus Kitchens Project, and is a volunteer at the HOPE Food Pantry in Oviedo.

Newman looks forward to utilizing the role of Mr. ΒιΆΉΣ³»­΄«Γ½Β to promote and encourage more involvement in bothΒ sustainability issues on campus and providing food and resources for the less fortunate.

In addition, Mr. ΒιΆΉΣ³»­΄«Γ½ entertained the children by singing a song and reading a story. The children were very excited to try on Miss ΒιΆΉΣ³»­΄«Γ½’s crown and Mr. ΒιΆΉΣ³»­΄«Γ½’s sash.

Creative School for Children is a department in the Division of Student Development and Enrollment Services.