Miss DSU Jamila Mustafa 1st Runner-up in NBCAHF competition

Jamila Lee Mustafa, whose coronation as the 2014-2015 Miss DSU is a little more than a week away, has already begun making her mark as the University’s top queen.

Ms. Mustafa recently competed in the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame (NBCAHF) Queens’ Competition in Atlanta, Ga., where she not only became the first DSU queen to finish in the top five of the 29-year competition, but she also became the first Hornet to finish as high as the first runner-up.

Her success in the competition’s categories of the interview, talent and evening gown catapulted her to her high finish and won her a $3,500 scholarship. She was also awarded a special $2,000 scholarship from Royall Mack, the founder and CEO of Ciara Enterprises and the vice chairman of the NBCAHF Board of Directors.

Along with Jamila’s wonderful accomplishments on that Sept. 27 evening, Mr. James Lee Jones, the 2014-2015 Mr. DSU, won the Mister Congeniality Award during the event. As part of that honor, he was awarded a $500 scholarship.

The event was sponsored by the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame Foundation, Inc., which is dedicated to the growth and development of HBCUs through scholarships, internships, training and technical assistance, alumni recognition, and programs to encourage humanitarian involvement.

Ms. Mustafa and Mr. Jones will be formally crowned as the 2014-2015 Mr. and Miss DSU during their Royal Coronation entitled "The Year of the Hornet – An Evening of Asian Enchantment" at 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12 in the Education and Humanities Theatre. The event is free and open to the public.