2008 Woodie Awards
Miss FAMU race down to runoff
Beatrice Dubois
Issue date: 2/27/08 Section: News
After students waited in the cold in front of the student activities building, the 2008-2009 spring election results for Mr. and Miss FAMU were announced at midnight.
Omari Crawford, 21, jumped for joy as he was announced Mr. FAMU with 1,195 votes.
Candidates De Nishia Yearby, Amanda Bryd and Scarlett Williams campaigned for the 2008-2009 title of Miss FAMU. With a nine-vote difference, Bryd and Williams will have a runoff Thursday.
Bryd, 22, a senior occupational therapy student from Atlanta, was in the lead with 1,011 votes from the student body in comparison to Williams with 1,002 votes.
"I feel blessed. I'm praying and hoping that everything works out," Byrd said. "I am looking forward to Thursday so that I will be at peace."
Yearby, 21, ended with 191 votes from the student body.
"I really had a great time, and it was a great experience," said Yearby, a third-year broadcast journalism student from Chicago. "My dedication to help the University and passion to build is still the same."
Yearby said it was unfortunate that people overlooked credentials and voted based on what she called "hearsay campaigning."
Williams refused to comment to The Famuan about the run-off.
The 2006-2007 Queen of Orange and Green, Benicia Mitchell, was eager to await the results of all the elections.
"After the pageant, both campaign parties worked hard for a chance to win a title," said Mitchell, 20, a junior mathematical education student from Triangle, Va. "All the candidates made it hard as far as choosing the right candidate for the position as Mr. and Miss FAMU."
On the male side of the race, Crawford, a senior political science student from Atlanta, celebrated with chants and stepping on The Set with Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Crawford has never before been a part of a campaign at FAMU.
"It was a lot of fun and it was a wonderful experience," he said. "I am very excited about the outcome of the campaign."
Omari Crawford, 21, jumped for joy as he was announced Mr. FAMU with 1,195 votes.
Candidates De Nishia Yearby, Amanda Bryd and Scarlett Williams campaigned for the 2008-2009 title of Miss FAMU. With a nine-vote difference, Bryd and Williams will have a runoff Thursday.
Bryd, 22, a senior occupational therapy student from Atlanta, was in the lead with 1,011 votes from the student body in comparison to Williams with 1,002 votes.
"I feel blessed. I'm praying and hoping that everything works out," Byrd said. "I am looking forward to Thursday so that I will be at peace."
Yearby, 21, ended with 191 votes from the student body.
"I really had a great time, and it was a great experience," said Yearby, a third-year broadcast journalism student from Chicago. "My dedication to help the University and passion to build is still the same."
Yearby said it was unfortunate that people overlooked credentials and voted based on what she called "hearsay campaigning."
Williams refused to comment to The Famuan about the run-off.
The 2006-2007 Queen of Orange and Green, Benicia Mitchell, was eager to await the results of all the elections.
"After the pageant, both campaign parties worked hard for a chance to win a title," said Mitchell, 20, a junior mathematical education student from Triangle, Va. "All the candidates made it hard as far as choosing the right candidate for the position as Mr. and Miss FAMU."
On the male side of the race, Crawford, a senior political science student from Atlanta, celebrated with chants and stepping on The Set with Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Crawford has never before been a part of a campaign at FAMU.
"It was a lot of fun and it was a wonderful experience," he said. "I am very excited about the outcome of the campaign."
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michael Bell
posted 2/28/08 @ 5:28 PM EST
I heard from a credible source that the Miss FAMU race involved cheating. Supposedly the electoral commission stole votes from De Nisha Yearby and gave them to Amanda Byrd. (Continued…)
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