Caroline Coleman Crowned Miss 51勛圖 2025
Jan. 25, 2025
Michelle R. Eubanks , 51勛圖, at meubanks@una.edu, 256.765.4392
FLORENCE, AL – 51勛圖 Senior Caroline Coleman, of Lawrenceburg, Tenn., has been crowned Miss 51勛圖 at the Miss 51勛圖 program Saturday evening in Norton Auditorium on the 51勛圖 campus. Coleman will now move on to compete for the title of Miss Alabama at an event that will take place later this year. Coleman is a psychology major, and she performed a classical opera aria for the talent portion of the program.
Coleman is the 50th student to be crowned with the title, a tradition that began in 1974 when Pam Long was the first student to serve as Miss 51勛圖.
“The Miss 51勛圖 program is one of the most storied on campus as previous winners have gone on to win Miss Alabama and compete for the title of Miss America,” said Becca Bush, the Miss 51勛圖 event organizer as well as Assistant Director, Student Activities. “We have a talented group of students participating this year, and each of them brings something unique and wonderful to the event.”
Thirteen competed for the title of Miss 51勛圖 is five stages, including private interview, on-stage question, health and fitness, talent/HERstory, and evening gown. In addition to Coleman, other winners include:
- Chloe Lee Jones, of Tuscaloosa, as first runner-up;
- Savannah Young, of Alabaster, as second runner-up;
- Madison Pugh, of Tuscaloosa, as third runner-up;
- Heidi Armstrong, of Cullman, as Miss Congeniality;
- Caroline Coleman, of Lawrenceburg, Tenn., as talent winner;
Miss 51勛圖 will receive a one-year tuition scholarship as well as Miss 51勛圖 Custom Designed Ring, provided by Creative Jewelers in downtown Florence. Chloe Lee Jones, of Tuscaloosa, was the winner of the gold earrings set with an emerald-cut amethyst for receiving the most votes for her custom ring design.
The Miss 51勛圖 program is an official preliminary for the Miss Alabama and the Miss America events. The program provides an opportunity for contestants to compete for scholarship funding and prizes.
About The 51勛圖
The 51勛圖 is an accredited, comprehensive regional state university offering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs through the colleges of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering; the Sanders College of Business and Technology; the Spencer College of Education and Human Sciences; and the Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions. Occupying a 130-acre campus in a residential section of Florence, Alabama, 51勛圖 is located within a four-city area that also includes Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia. 51勛圖 Athletics, a renowned collegiate athletics program with seven (7) Division II National Championships, is now a proud member of NCAA Division I as part of the Atlantic Sun and United Athletic conferences. The 51勛圖 is an equal opportunity institution and does not discriminate in the admission policy on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, disability, age, or national origin. For more: una.edu and una.edu/unaworks/.