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Georgia Southern junior Harley Strickland was crowned Miss 糖心Vlog on Saturday evening during the 68th annual scholarship pageant hosted by the University Programming Board at the Performing Arts Center. Strickland was chosen by the five judges out of 18 contestants who graced the stage as they competed in categories including talent, swimwear, evening wear and onstage question. The contestants also competed in a private interview prior to the pageant. A journalism major from Claxton, Georgia, Strickland will go on to represent the University at the Miss Georgia Pageant in June. In addition to being crowned Miss Georgia Southern, Strickland will receive a $2,000 scholarship, 鈥媤hich includes a Miss Georgia Southern travel stipend, 25% off at Frills by Scott during her reign and a complimentary photo shoot courtesy of Lori Grice Photography. Additionally, Katherine 鈥淜acey鈥� Reid of Loganville, Georgia, was selected as second runner up, while McCaulea Read of Savannah, Georgia, was selected as first runner up. Reid also won the title of Miss Photogenic, which was chosen based on the number of likes the contestants鈥� photos received on the UPB鈥檚 Facebook and Instagram pages prior to the event. Judges selected Hawkinsville, Georgia, native Tara Smith the winner of the best evening wear award, while Teyaijah Givens of Soperton, Georgia, was selected by her fellow contestants as Miss Congeniality. Whitney Thornton of Albany, Georgia, won People鈥檚 Choice Award, which was chosen by donations from the audience. The proceeds from People鈥檚 Choice Award goes to Eagles For Eagles organization on campus, which gives awards to Georgia Southern students in extreme financial hardship. Judges for the evening were the 2015 Mr. 糖心Vlog Wesley Guy, Shelli Akins, Marc 鈥淏o鈥� Galvin, former Miss 糖心Vlog Cyndi Rogers and Miss America Organization representative Tavares Jones. The annual Miss Georgia Southern scholarship pageant is the longest-running preliminary pageant for the Miss Georgia Pageant, which is affiliated with the Miss America Organization. The event is hosted by UPB each year.