U of A Graduate Student Wins Miss Arkansas Competition
Darynne Dahlem, Miss Arkansas.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Darynne Dahlem, Miss Apple Blossom, won the Miss Arkansas Competition on Saturday in Little Rock. Dahlem, a University of Arkansas alumna honors student, is pursuing a graduate degree in animal science in the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences.
Dahlem, a native of Greenwood, sang "Somewhere" for her talent competition and chose "Know Who You Are" as her social impact statement, a campaign she believes can encourage people to combat addiction by resisting peer pressure.
She earned a $30,000 scholarship and will represent Arkansas in the Miss America competition in September.
Other University of Arkansas women competing included:
- Hannah Barbaree of El Dorado
- Chanan Drake of Conway
- Reagan Grubbs of Delight
- Taylor Hensley of Harrison
- Bethany Kasper of Jacksonville
- Raegan Snell of Jonesboro
- Alexis Ungerank of Mountain Home
- Sydney Wendfeldt of Mountain Home
- Reagan Wheelis of Melbourne
- Whitney Williams of Fayetteville
- Jacey Winn of Wynne
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