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Student takes
Mss Oklahoma
By Tia Peterson
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Dec. 8, Star Williams, a senior at Oral Roberts University, was
crowned Miss Oklahoma USA 2003. She is majoring in Organizational/Interpersonal
Communications and pursuing a minor in Business Administration.
Williams served as Miss Tulsa USA and went on to the state pageant
to earn her title as Miss Oklahoma USA. Her platform, which stems
from her desire to be a motivational speaker, is teen violence prevention.
Williams said that she plans to speak to youth and adults alike,
"helping people tap into their talents." She believes that if teens
can discover what their gifts are, they will spend more time developing
them and will eventually become better people.
Williams is vice president of Life Enrichment Consulting, a family-run
business that consults non-profit organizations in writing grants
and proposals, as well as forecasting and other business-building
tasks.
This was Williams' second attempt at Miss Oklahoma USA; last year
she was first runner-up. She was also Miss Black Oklahoma and first
runner-up to the Miss Black International title.
At the Miss Oklahoma USA pageant at Westmoore High School in Norman,
Okla., Williams was voted "Miss Congeniality" by the other contestants
and was also the "Evening Gown Award Winner."
Williams grew up in Tulsa, where she attended Jenks High School
through her sophomore year. She has traveled extensively and lived
in England, where she was home-schooled during her junior and senior
years, graduating in 1998.
"Tulsa's my home; I've spent most of my life here," Williams said.
She is the daughter of William Brewer and Gwen Williams.
"Star exhibits excellence in school work as well as interpersonal
relationships," said Dr. Wendy Shirk of the Communication Arts Department.
"She has a quiet, godly confidence and knows who she is in Christ."
The Miss USA pageant will be held March 24 in San Antonio this year.
It will air on NBC. Six contestants will also be featured on Fear
Factor an hour before the pageant begins, and Williams hopes to
be one of them.
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