Queen Alalah XCI
Information about the 2023 Queen Alalah XCI finalists at Cowley College.
Queen Alalah XCI
Kinzie Pappan was crowned Queen Alalah XCI on Friday, Oct. 27, 2023 in the Robert Brown Theatre at Cowley College.
Included below are all the Queen Alalah finalists for 2023.
2023 Coronation Ceremony
Queen Alalah Finalist
Gwyneth Abrams
People in Cowley College's theatre department really encouraged me to take my passion for theatre to the next level.
Comfortable acting on Cowley College’s Robert Brown Theatre stage, Gwyneth Abrams
will take to the stage this time not as an actor but as one of five finalists for
Queen Alalah XCI.
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Gwyneth Abrams being interviewed by CCN Reporter Rikki Baird
Queen Alalah Finalist
Emma Badley
I chose to come to Cowley because it was close to home, and I was not quite ready to leave Ark City.
Having once graced the stage of the Robert Brown Theatre as a finalist for Little
Miss Arkalalah, Cowley College sophomore Emma Badley is now all grown up. The elementary
education major will return to the stage as a finalist for Queen Alalah XCI.
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Emma Badley being interviewed by CCN Reporter Rikki Baird
Queen Alalah Finalist
Ndack Mbengue
I have seen how important Arkalalah is to the community, which I love.
Coming to Cowley College all the way from Italy, Ndack Mbengue will be experiencing
Arklalah for the first time. Making things even better, she will be doing it as one
of five finalists for Queen Alalah XCI.
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Ndack Mbengue being interviewed by CCN Reporter Rikki Baird
Queen Alalah Finalist
Kinzie Pappan
Cowley has allowed me to find out what interests me and experience what I want to do in life.
The school year keeps getting better for Cowley College sophomore Kinzie Pappan. Just
days after being named the September Student of the Month, Pappan was notified that
she was one of five finalists for Queen Alalah XCI.
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Kinzie Pappan being interviewed by CCN Reporter Rikki Baird
Queen Alalah Finalist
Daniela Salcedo
Cowley is also very community involved, which I liked.
Engaged in numerous activities on Cowley College’s main campus in Arkansas City, Daniela
Salcedo is well-known to students and instructors alike. The always-busy sophomore
will add to her hectic schedule as she was recently named one of five finalists for
Queen Alalah XCI.
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Daniela Salcedo being interviewed by CCN Reporter Rikki Baird