UK's Miss Black UK Pageant

 Historically, UK holds a Mr. & Mrs. Black UK showcase for Homecoming in which contestants compete as well as receive a scholarship. This is always a really exciting event for the Black community at UK and personally one of my favorite parts of homecoming. There's good music and everyone comes out for a good time. This year, there was only a Miss Black UK pageant and it was held virtually with only three contestants. I attended it virtually which was pretty interesting. The contestants had to prerecord the answers to questions as well as their talent videos, while still dressing up for the zoom call. This was the best way to still hold the pageant while following COVID guidelines, but I don't think the contestants really got a feel for competing in a pageant which I'm sure was unfortunate for them. While the judges voted, the host began a game of Kahoot which was really fun and the winner won a giftcard. Under the circumstances, I think the pageant turned out really nice. However, it was unfortunate that there were no male candidates and that it had to be held virtually due to COVID. It would've been hard to hold in person due to the COVID regulations so instead of completely getting rid of the pageant, I think it was smart to do it virtually even though it wasn't complete. Everyone still came out to support the contestants virtually and support the Black community at UK!