Henson joined Alpha Sigma Tau this semester and was sponsored by Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. Last year's Spring Queen Bridget Thomas was there to crown her.

"I'm very happy about winning and glad I could represent the Pikes," said Henson.

Thirteen girls competed for the title last night in Ida Waldran Auditorium. They were judged in a letter round, personality round, formal round and their answer to a final question. The judges named a winner in each category.

Jenna Henson

Henson also won the letter round. The winner of the personality round was Alpha Sigma Alpha member Lindsey Dacus representing Beta Upsilon Chi fraternity. Alpha Sigma Tau member Makenzie Moore representing Kappa Sigma fraternity won the formal round. The People's Choice Award went to Sigma Kappa member Kayla Miller who represented Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity.

All the new member classes performed a strut in a competition between rounds. The Alpha Sigma Alpha new member class won the competition.They received a $100 prize that will be donated to their favorite charity.

Here's a video of Henson winning the pageant.

The girls will compete in three categories. The first category is the swimsuit/toga round when each girl shows off the letters of the fraternity or sorority she is representing. Next, they will display their personalities by each performing a skit. In the final round, they will model formal clothing.

There will be a strut competition between each round performed by other new sorority members who have joined since the beginning of the fall semester. The sororities competing are Alpha Sigma Alpha, Delta Zeta, Sigma Sigma Sigma and Sigma Kappa.

There will also be door prizes and a raffle between rounds of competition.

Here are the contestants and the group they represent:

• Kayla Miller - Phi Sigma Kappa
• Lacey West - Alpha Sigma Tau
• Jenna Henson - Pi Kappa Alpha
• April Smith - Sigma Kappa
• Rachel Berry - Delta Zeta
• Kim Phipps - Sigma Nu
• Hayley Smith - Sigma Tau Gamma
• Leslyn Graves - Phi Lambda Chi
• Makenzie Moore - Kappa Sigma
• Paige Anderson - Omega Psi Phi
• Bethany Miller - Alpha Sigma Alpha

The audience can vote for their favorites by putting money in the "People's Choice" jar of each contestant. The contestant who collects the most money will be named the "People's Choice" winner at the end of the pageant.

“I think it’ll be a great show and all 13 contestants have put so much time and effort into this,” said Jordan Strong, Kappa Sigma's chairman of fundraising. Kappa Sigma is sponsoring the pageant.

Admission is $5.

Were you nervous at all?    

Oh yeah, I was real nervous for the entire week before the pageant, but when I finally got up on stage, all my nerves went away and I felt confident that I would just do my best.  I definitely didn't expect to win.  

How much time did you spend preparing for this?  

Basically just the week leading up to it, getting all my outfits together, practicing my dance, etc. (Bridget's talent was her version of Beyonce's "Single Ladies" dance.)  

Many people are saying you looked way better than Beyonce up there?  

Yeah, some people have told me, but I don't know about that. Beyonce is pretty legit.  

If you had to eat/drink the same thing for the rest of your life, what would it be?  

Definitely buffalo chicken wings ... and I love chocolate milk.  

Bridget Thomas

What is your favorite thing to do?    

I like to do a lot of things!  But my favorite would be hanging out with my pledge sisters. They're pretty cool and always up to something.  

What is your favorite movie?    

Gladiator!  I could watch it a hundred times and never get tired of it.  

Which is better, coffee or smoothies?  

Coffee, it helped out a lot while pledging.  

Where do you see yourself in 5 years?  

Maybe married and well into my career, broadcasting, hopefully sports.  

Still in Arkansas?    

Yeah, I like it here.
  

The Spring Queen pageant will be held at 7 p.m. today in Ida Waldron Auditiorium. Admission is $6 at the door. T-shirts and raffle tickets also will be sold. All proceeds go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

The pageant allows 12 selected sorority pledges to compete in four categories: Modeling their sorority letters, wearing togas, modeling formal wear and displaying their personalities. One of them will be named "Spring Queen."

The pageant is hosted by the Kappa Sigma fraternity and Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority.