Annual Mister and Miss Morgan State University Pageant heightens anticipation for candidates and voters

The pageant, which was held on Tuesday, allowed candidates to showcase their talents and give their final speeches before voting began that night at 10pm.

Jah'I Selassie, Editor in Chief • April 4, 2024

Alyssa Evans

Ehidiame Akojie, 35th Mister Morgan State University

All candidates for Mister and Miss Morgan State University. (left to right), Assata Allah-Shabazz, Xavier Johnson, Yasmine Bryant, Tyler Mitchell, Kiera Payne, Xavier Washington, Dariyah Pennix (Alyssa Evans)

As the Student Government Association’s anxiously awaited election season draws to a close, Morgan State University’s annual Mister and Miss Morgan State University Pageant marked a sort of climax for the candidates’ campaigns. After a full week of campaigning and months of preparation, it all comes down to this week.

The pageant featured appearances from Brooke Foyles, current SGA president, Kayla Clark, her coinciding vice president, Joi Jones, executive chair of the Campus Activities Board, Ehidiame Akojie, the 35th Mister Morgan State University and Jade Berryman, the 79th Miss Morgan State University (who completed her last walk at the event).

Candidates for various other royal court and SGA positions also attended, including the three administrations currently campaigning for the positions of SGA president and vice president for the upcoming academic year. Each candidate had the opportunity to make their final remarks to the student body in a last effort to secure votes. Those vying to become the next Mister and Miss Morgan State University were given the opportunity to showcase talents in a traditional pageant-style portion of the evening.

Who will take home the crown? Candidates for the 80th Miss Morgan State University are:

Assata Allah-Shabazz
Yasmine Bryant
Kiera Payne
Dariyah Pennix

Candidates for the 37th Mister Morgan State University are:

Xavier Johnson
Xavier Washington
Tyler Mitchell

The portal for students to cast their votes opened on Tuesday immediately after the pageant and will close Friday at 9 a.m.

All winners will be revealed on Friday at 1:30 p.m. in the school’s Hill Field House.

Mister and Miss Morgan 2024

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Jah'I Selassie, Editor-in-Chief, Foreign Affairs Correspondent

Jah’I Selassie is a senior multimedia journalism major at Morgan State University. A native of Prince George’s County, Maryland, she joined The MSU Spokesman staff in the summer of 2021. She is passionate about stories surrounding marginalized people and is frequently involved in community service through Horton’s Kids, a nonprofit organization in Washington DC. After graduation, Jah’I hopes to become an education reporter at The New York Times or Forbes, where she previously interned.