Balthazar and Eusery Wins 2016 Miss Black and Gold Titles

   Jocelyn Eusery    Christina Baltazar      Precious Oke

The 2016 Miss Black and Gold Scholarship Pageant, themed "Black Butterfly", culminated with two winners, namely Jocelyn Eusery (Miss Black and Gold Eta Gamma) and Christina Baltazar (Miss Black and Gold Epsilon Tau Lambda).

Following five rounds of competition, Eusery and Baltazar emerged as winners and will represent the chapters in the 2016 Miss Black and Gold Pageant hosted by the Texas Council of Alpha Chapters in Waco on February 13.  The first runner up in the pageant is Precious Oke.

Eusery is a 20-year-old junior Marketing Major and Accounting Minor from Cypress, Texas. She is a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honor Society, and serves as the Service Vice-President of her Chapter of Gamma Sigma Sigma Sorority. She aspires to pursue a career in Marketing and Communications. In addition to volunteering with her Sorority, she volunteers at Second Baptist Church, Christ Restoration Tabernacle, and with Alex’s Lemonade Stand. She admires Aurelia Spalding, Sanaa Lathan, and Ne-Yo and enjoys Dance, Speaking, and Family. Her Platform is Raising Awareness of Lupus. Her talent is Dramatic Interpretation.

Baltazar is a 19-year-old sophomore Education student from Houston, Texas. She is the Sophomore Homecoming Queen and an awarded member of the Student Leadership Institute. In her spare time, she volunteers with many on campus activities including Tour De Pink, Panther Preview Day, and PAWS – Panthers at Work and as an active member of PALS. Christina aspires to become a teacher. She admires Afeni Shakur, Lena Horne, Marcus Garvey, and Warren Buffet. She enjoys reading, watching television, and seafood. Her Platform is F.O.C.U.S. - Following Our Callings and Uniting Students. Her talent is Dance.

Oke is a 20-year-old junior Nursing major from Houston, Texas. She volunteers with the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and as a Mentor at Higher Dimensions Church. She is a member of the National Student Nurses Association. Precious aspires to become a Nurse Practitioner and own her own medical practice. Her favorites are Wizkid and Davido as well as enjoying Rice and Stew with Plantains. Her Platform is Increasing Community Involvement in Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. Her talent is Dance.

The winners of the district pageant will travel to Little Rock, Arkansas for the Regional Pageant in April 2016.