Arkansas Tech University student Carly Copeland is the 2016 Miss Arkansas Tech University.
Copeland, a freshman from Clarksville, is an education major at Arkansas Tech.
She was was sponsored by her sorority Zeta Tau Alpha, and her parents are Donna and Jody Copeland.
Others placing included:
- 1st Runner Up– Tiffany Squires
- 2nd Runner Up– Grace Evans
- 3rd Runner Up– Kaylee Hefley
- 4th Runner Up– Kelsey Stone
Other awards presented during the pageant included:
- CenturyLink Interview Award– Carly Copeland
- Lifestyle in Fitness and Swimsuit– Grace Evans
- Nona Dirksmeyer Talent Award– Kelsey Stone
- Miss Congeniality– Kelsey Stone
- Lindsey Ahrens Vocal Winner– Kelsey Stone
- Virginia Bachman Scholastic Achievement– Grace Evans
- Sandi Hodges Dance Award– Raigan Purtle
With the crown, Copeland will receive a two-semester tuition scholarship to Arkansas Tech, and she also receives several thousand dollars in gift certificates from area businesses. In all, more than $26,000 in gifts and scholarships were awarded during the pageant.
She is one of six Tech students set to compete for the Miss Arkansas crown this July.
