Clover woman seeks Miss South Carolina Pageant votes

Lander University student and Clover native Katlyn Gordon says she has a reputation of not being a “girlie girl,” but she’s shed that idea given activities she’s engaged in this year.

First, she joined Lander’s “Sassy Cats” Dance Team, whose members promote university spirit and entertain at basketball games and other events. Then, in November she entered the annual Miss Lander University pageant. She said she wanted to use the event to demonstrate her talent as a singer and to help overcome stage fright. She won the crown, and People’s Choice and Talent awards.

Capturing the Miss Lander title qualified her to move on to become one of 50 contestants in the Miss South Carolina Pageant June 21-25 in Columbia.

She is campaigning for votes for the pageant’s People’s Choice Award. The contestant who receives the most votes will automatically advance to the finals. Votes can be cast online for $1 each at miss-sc.org/peoples-choice-award-catalog/miss. Balloting runs until 11 p.m. June 23 with proceeds benefiting the pageant.

Gordon, a junior majoring in music with a vocal emphasis, is a member of the Lander University and Old Main Singers, the Jazz Ensemble and Opera Workshop, in addition to the Dance Team. She is a counselor at Camp Joy in North Carolina, a weeklong summer program for for children and others with special needs.

“Katlyn is a caring person who reaches out to fellow students if they are sick or experiencing life’s difficulties,” said Lila Noonkester, chair of the music department, who urged her to enter the Miss Lander pageant.

This story was originally published June 17, 2016 at 2:29 PM with the headline "Clover woman seeks Miss South Carolina Pageant votes."