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UK student crowned Miss Kentucky USA 2023

Rana Alsoufi, Reporter February 27, 2023

University of Kentucky student Madalyne Kinnett won the Miss Kentucky USA competition on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. Fifty-four contestants competed this weekend for the title of Miss Kentucky USA in Somerset,...

Adrienne Poole takes a photo with Grace after a fashion show for Down Syndrome of Louisville on April 11, 2018; both were models in the show.

Miss Kentucky Adrienne Poole: A voice for those who fell between the cracks

Arden Barnes April 20, 2018

Miss Kentucky woke up on the ground outside Bowman’s Den ready to take a hot shower, with a heavy heart for those in Lexington who sleep outdoors nightly and thankful that she only did it for one night. UK...

‘Positively Unbreakable’ to spread HIV awareness

Ivan Rome November 30, 2016

Art meeting activism and advocacy. That’s what UK alumnus and employee, Lisa A. Brown calls her work. Her most recent play, "Positively Unbreakable," is nothing less than art meeting activism.Premiering...

The Fifth Annual Miss UK Pageant sponsored by Delta Tau Delta provides a pathway for women in college or their senior years of high school to compete for one of three titles: Miss Fayette County, Miss Lexington and Miss UK.

Miss UK pageant winner champions public service, scholastic achievement

Marjorie Kirk January 30, 2016

Last year, Alex Francke’s plans of studying abroad over the summer lead her to believe she wouldn’t participate in the Miss America preliminaries she’d been a part of for years.Saturday afternoon...

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