IT LOOKS LIKE PAGENT SEASON HAS ARRIVED. THE 35TH ANNUAL MISS BLACK AND GOLD PAGEANT WAS HELD JANUARY 29TH IN THE ROSEBUD THEATER. CONGRATUATIONS TO DOMINIQUE CORMIER AS SHE WAS NAMED THE WINNER AND TOOK HOME A TWELVE HUNDRED DOLLAR SCHOLARSHIP AS GRAND PRIZE. DOMINIQUE AND SIX OTHER LADIES WERE JUDGED BASED ON SWIMSUITS, EVENING WEAR, VERBAL RESPONSE AND TALENT. SHE’S EXPECTED TO COMPETE IN A STATE COMPETITION IN HOUSTON NEXT MONTH.

- Cedric J. Dillard

(Originally aired on 02/06/2012)