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Samirah Joseph<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Samirah Joseph, a senior at Monroe College and a resident of Lower Morne Bruce, was officially crowned Miss Monroe on Saturday October 15, 2011.<\/p>\n

The show was held at the Monroe College New Rochelle Campus in New York and was entitled\u00a0 ‘Women of Excellence.’ The eight contestants participating in the show were each asked to highlight a woman who they believed to be of outstanding quality.<\/p>\n

Contestants completed an opening dance, introduction speech, talent and evening wear\/ interview section.<\/p>\n

Sectional prize winner, Woman of excellence chosen by contestant are as follows:<\/p>\n

People’s Choice Award (done by liking the picture of the contestant via Facebook)
\nKaBria Leary (First Lady Michelle Obama)
\nPatterson, New Jersey<\/p>\n

Miss Congeniality
\nJasmine Horton (Dr. Maya Angelou)
\nWashington, DC<\/p>\n

Best Smile
\nMorgan Pulliam (Mrs. Beyonce Knowles-Carter)
\nNew Rochelle, NY<\/p>\n

Best Talent
\nSamirah Joseph (Alicia Keys)
\nDominica<\/p>\n

Best Evening Wear
\nShanell Barnes (First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt)
\nBarbados<\/p>\n

Best Response to Question
\nShauntelle Paige (Mrs. Bronwen Weber)
\nChesapeake, Virginia<\/p>\n

2nd Runner Up – Shanell Barnes
\n1st Runner Up – Briana Robinson (Madame C.J. Walker) from St. Croix, USVI
\nWinner – Samirah Joseph<\/p>\n

Other contestant – Nydera Vann (Mrs. Oprah Gail Winfrey) from Bronx, NY<\/p>\n

Joseph is currently pursuing a Bachelors in Criminal Justice and would like to complete her Masters in Forensic Science because she dreams of becoming a crime scene investigator.<\/p>\n

She presently volunteers as a tutor\/administrative assistant at Monroe’s New Rochelle Campus. She has made the President’s list every semester since September 2010 and continue to maintain a 3.955 GPA.<\/p>\n

She captured the Miss Teen Dominica crown in 2006.<\/p>\n

She is a former student of the Convent High School and the Dominica State College.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Samirah Joseph, a senior at Monroe College and a resident of Lower Morne Bruce, was officially crowned Miss Monroe on Saturday October 15, 2011. 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