miss DT

at byu freshman year, i lived in helaman halls. bex lived in deseret towers, also known as DT. one day, in the bathrooms lf her dorm, there was a flyer on the bathroom stall door. it said "1st annual miss DT contest" on it and gave the details of an upcoming opportunity to compete for the title of miss DT.

was it a pageant? was it a joke? was it serious? we didn't know, but one thing was certain. bex would try out for miss DT.

it became apparent that there would be some obstacles to winning the title. there were not one but two rounds to the competition. the first consisted of an interview. bex went to the interview with her hair fashioned in a questionable manner by cicada. she answered questions such as, "what is your favorite ice cream?" and she managed to pass the first test.

having qualified for the second round, bex had to prepare for the contest itself. she needed a costume, a talent, and to be able to answer an interview question in front of everyone. there were about 9 other girls competing. not only that but there were guys competing for the title of mr. DT. it was quite a production in the lobby of deseret towers.

bex wore for her outfit: a coon skin cap, red long underwear with tie-died regular underwear over, rainbow moon boots, and a cape.

for her talent, she recruited a friend of hers whom we'll call crazy. crazy was very adept at imitating unusual things; among them, a parade float balloon, and spiderman.

when it came time for her to demonstrate her talent, she announced she would be performing hypnosis and called from a volunteer from the audience. many people raised their hands, but she of course chose crazy. she hypnotized him into becoming spiderman, and then a parade float balloon. for the grand finale she hypnotized him into becoming a bandersnatch warbeling through the something or other. and he did that very well also.

the interview question was this: "what was your most embarrassing moment." you would have thought they would have realized the danger in asking bex this question. she chose to go the mild route, and stated that when she was in kindergarten she peed her pants. had she been more honest, she would have been able to tell a more recent story about peeing her pants only a few months before.

despite the smattering of people trying out for the title of miss DT (including some very earnest participants, some of which played the piano, danced, and sang), bex won. it was announced at a dance held especially for the occasion. she wore a red, green, and white frock, and some bowling shoes. they graced her head with a rhinestone tiara and the honor of carrying the title for a year.

i'm quite certain that bex set a precedent for the first annual miss DT contest that otherwise would not have been set...and will likely influence the miss DTs for years to come...