Forty candidates from across the state of Oklahoma competed for the title of Miss Oklahoma. Sunny Day, Miss Norman, was crowned the winner on June 10, at the River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa. Day receives a $30,000 cash scholarship to further her education and will represent Oklahoma in the Miss America Competition.
For the talent competition, Day chose a vocal performance to, “My Man.” Her Community Service Initiative is “Ready S.E.T. Go: Protecting Underprivileged Youth.” Day’s experiences as a child growing up in poverty and her journey as an Oklahoma educator (most recently as a 5th grade teacher at Western Heights Public Schools), is why she chose her initiative. She says, “I will continue to strive to provide children, despite their uncontrollable circumstances, with the tools to be their most educated and successful selves.” Day is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma.
The remaining top five finalists included, first runner-up, receiving a $15,000 scholarship, Mia-Lynne Smith, Miss Oil Capital; second runner-up, receiving a $10,000 scholarship, Tatum Shelton, Miss OSU; third runner-up, receiving a $7,000 scholarship, Mackenzie McIntyre, Miss Queen of the West; and fourth runner-up, receiving a $5,000 scholarship, Emily Faith, Miss Oklahoma State Fair. All 40 candidates received a minimum of a $1,000 scholarship.
The Miss Oklahoma Organization is proud to offer over $2,000,000 in scholarships to candidates each year statewide. Throughout the Miss Oklahoma Competition, candidates compete in interview, talent, health and fitness, and evening wear, while demonstrating how they are uniquely qualified for the job of being Miss Oklahoma.
The Miss America Organization is one of the nation’s leading achievement programs and the world’s largest provider of scholarship assistance for young women. Each year, the MAO makes available millions in cash and tuition scholarship assistance. This assistance is not just for the handful of young women who become Miss America, but is available to all young women who compete in the state and local competitions across the nation. The organization stands for empowering young women across the country to be the best they can be through leadership, talent, communication skills and smarts.
