New royalty named at Mr. & Mrs. CSC Pageant

The second annual Mr. & Mrs. CSC Pageant took place at 9 p.m., Thursday, in the Student Center Ballroom. Jazz Bozner, junior of Rock Springs, Wyo., and Mercy Gagnon, senior of Togo, Africa, were crowned Mr. & Mrs. CSC 2014.

Students started lining up 30 minutes before the doors were opened.

“I came to support Hector; he is my homie,” Lindsey Pierce, freshman of Gillette, Wyo., said. Pierce was one of the many members of the audience that attended the pageant to support their friends.

The doors were opened and the mock pageant was kicked off by the contestants performing an opening dance that was choreographed by a few CSC Dance Team members.

The contestants were then introduced one by one: Hector Bustillos, freshman of Gillette, Wyo.; Gabriela Perez, freshman of Elk Point S.D.; Bozner; Gagnon; Alex Rodriguez, senior of Carolina, Puerto Rico; Shanda Shappell, freshman of Malcolm; Xavier Kvistad, junior of Crawford; Miranda Karn, sophomore of Holdrege; Sid Campe, freshman of Eagle, Colo.; Autumn Dunn, freshman of Fresno, Cali.; Jesse Bleidt, freshman of Lewellen; Teren Hanson, freshman of Evansville, Wyo.; Cash Weber, freshman of Hemingford; Taylor Cobb, sophomore of Colorado Springs; Michael Madkins, senior of Sacramento, Calif.; SaDee Olson, sophomore of Crawford; Brandon Hamar, freshman of Minden; and LeAnn Francis, freshman of  Gillette, Wyo.

As the contestants changed for their next event, CSC Voice Contestant Rico Collins, freshman of Colorado Springs, took the stage. While he sang, the MCs Justyn Anderson, sophomore of Las Vegas, and Josiah Lee, junior of Colorado Springs, danced in the background. The audience could not stop laughing as the MCs interpretive dance continued.

The next event was the swim suit competition. In this event the students showed off skin; a lot of skin.

“I liked the swim suit part. I have always dreamed of being a swim suit model,” Bozner said.

Mr. & Mrs. CSC 2013 took the stage next to give the contestant a little advice.

“You need more sunscreen you’re going to burn,” Mr. CSC 2013, Zach Sandstrom, senior of Chadron, said.

CSC Voice Runner-up, Zachary Henderson, junior of Douglas, Wyo., raised goose bumps as he sang “Wake Me Up” by Avicii.

The contestants then took back the stage to perform their talent. Bustillos literally kicked off talent portion of the competition with his dance which included high kicks, crazy spins, and numerous other moves. Other contestants that danced across the stage were Bozner with a disco piece; Gagnon with a dance from Togo; Shapell with some hip-hop moves; Cobb with a “Little Miss Sunshine” themed dance; and Bleidt brought the judges to their feet with his “Macerana” Madkin’s also danced, bringing the 90s back with the Carlton, made famous by “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.” Madkin’s had a few of his friends join him on stage trying to teach him how to twerk but he stuck to the Carlton.

Other talents included singing by Perez, Weber, and Francis; Rodriguez and Olson read poetry; ribbons by Hanson; gymnastics by Karn; and card tricks by Hamar. Campe and Dunn performed a hilarious skit that showed the spy theme, while Kvistad also did a skit made famous by Kevin Hart.

“My favorite talent was Mercy’s dance,” Brittany Oddo, junior of Peoria, Ariz., said.

At the completion of the evening wear competition the judges, Miss CSC Rodeo Queen, Bailey McLean, freshman of Sheridan, Wyo.; Miss Ogallala Round Up Rodeo Queen 2014, sole returning judge, Laramie Schlichtemeier, sophomore of Ogallala; CSC The Voice Winner, Fredrick Culp; and Mr. /Mrs. CSC 2013 People’s Choice, Kirby Krogman, left the room to choose the top three male and female contestants.

While the judges deliberated, Anderson and Lee pulled students from their seats to compete in a Catwalk Competition. Shelby Bozner, sophomore of Rock Springs, Wyo., won the competition, even with a limp.

The top three males and females were then called to the stage to answer questions. The top males were Bozner, Bleidt, and Bustillos. The top females were Perez, Karn, and Gagnon.

People’s Choice 2014 went to Gagnon and Weber.

Third Attendant went to Karn and Bustillos; they each received sweatshirts.

Second Attendant went to Bleidt and Perez; they each received a Kindle Fire.

Mr. and Mrs. CSC 2014, Bozner and Gagnon, each won an iPad Mini.

The night could be summed up as “…so much skin and twerking,” which was repeatedly said by Anderson.