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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Howdy Y'all:</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Just wanted to take this opportunity to give a brief recap of the
results of the Miss Universe pageant that was held last night.
Congratulations to all the contestants, the countries they represent, but most
importantly to those who represent the international students community at
TAMU-Commerce.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The top twenty list is as follow:</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Winner:</span></font></b></strong> <strong><b><font
face="Times New Roman">Miss Puerto Rico!</font></b></strong></p>
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12.0pt'>1st Runner-UP: Miss Japan</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>2nd Runner-Up: Miss Switzerland</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>3rd Runner-UP: Miss Paraguay</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>4th Runner-Up: Miss USA </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Rest of Top 10:</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Miss Canada, Miss Trinidad & Tobago, Miss Bolivia, Miss Mexico, and Miss Columbia.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Rest of Top 20:</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Miss Argentina, Miss Denmark, Miss India, Miss Ethopia, Miss Russia, Miss Sweden, Miss Thailand, Miss Hungary, Miss Ukraine, and Miss Brazil.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Sectional Prizes:</span></font></p>
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12.0pt'>Best National Costume: Miss Japan</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Most Photogenic: Miss Phillipines</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Most Congenial: Miss Ghana</span></font></p>
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12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Again, congratualtions to everyone; especially to those international
students who had their fellow "country-woman" placed in the finals.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I would love to see the same level of confidence and patriotism to our
home nation displayed in next year's multicultural festival. Start
working on those wonderful national costumes.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Continue to enjoy the summer.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Omar V. Brown</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>(President of AIS)</span></font></p>
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