Miscellaneous: Teresa Roberts, 1971, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: April 22, 1971 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American

Winn's Teresa Roberts Is Chosen As 1971 Miss Louisiana Tech

Teresa Roberts of Winnfield has been selected Miss Louisiana Tech in
ceremonies one the Ruston campus, Saturday, April 17.

The university coed is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Roberts of
Winnfield.  She is a 1969 graduate of Winnfield Senior High School, where she
was active in all school functions.

At Winnfield Senior High, Miss Roberts was voted most talented, most
beautiful, and was head majorette for the band.

She was a member of Future Business Leaders of American, Future Homemakers of
America and served as songleader, and a member of the Beta Club.  She was a
band officer, a member of the French Club, and performed in the Speech play.

She is a sophomore at Louisiana Tech majoring in home economics with emphasis
on child development.  She is also interested in the field of fashion
merchandising.

Sharon Haynie of Bossier City was named first runnerup and second runnerup
went to Judy White of Shreveport.

Louellen Aden of New Orleans was the former titleholder.

The annual pageant was observed by a large crowd in Howard Auditorium on the
La. Tech campus.

For the past two years, Miss Roberts has been female vocalist for the
Collegiates, a university state band.  She sand a medley of songs in talent
competition.  She is active in several campus organizations.

Miss Roberts was crowned at the Saturday night pageant by Dr. Virgil Orr,
vice-president for academic affairs at Tech.

The new queen received a cash award from a Ruston bank.  She will now be
eligible to compete in the Miss Louisiana Pageant this summer in Monroe.

Miss Roberts won out over 10 other finalists who had been selected from a
field of 18 coeds.