The first ever Tumbleweed queen has been crowned.
Katherine King, a strategic communications sophomore, was named Miss Tumbleweed at the Stillwater dancehall’s pageant last Thursday.
She said the pageant wasn’t too strenuous, but she was still nervous competing against other girls.
“It was surreal,” King said. “I have never done any sort of pageant before so winning was a complete shock I almost backed out of the whole thing all together. When I got there, however, all my nerves went away and I just wanted to have fun doing something new. We had to wear a couple different outfits and also answer a few questions about ourselves.”
As the queen, King will be the face of Tumbleweed for the next year doing things such as meeting and introducing acts that are performing at the dancehall.
“I will also be announcing artists at Calf Fry this year, which I am so stoked about,” King said. “I will help the Tumbleweed judge certain events and pretty much just get the word out about all the awesome events going on.”
King said some advice she would like to give to young women in college today is to not be scared and try something new outside your comfort zone.
“I think life is about taking chances and doing things that challenge and stimulate you,” King said. “Stay true to who you are. It can be hard with a million things pulling you right and left, but just remember where you came from and who you want to be. The way I always think of it is, would my grandmother be proud of who I am? And if you think the answer is no, start evaluating your priorities and do things that better you as a person.”