Show The Eagl Pg Thursday May 24 1° ©row CEU After an hour of grueling competition a new Mr CEU took the reins Wednesday May 8 Will Scott first runner-u- p in last year's pageant walked away with the 1990 crown after his convincing talent The Ballad of Wilbur his Daddy the three legged horse starry nights when days were good the porch Seven contestants competed for fame and prizes as well as the illustrious Mr CEU title Two runner-up- s were also crowned Brian Hall first and Takeshi Kasai sec- ond The participants were required to enter in talent formal wear and swimsuit cate- gories The judges included students Heather Smith Gina Howard and Cordy West and the fabulous event was lead by master of ceremonies Travis Mann Talent entries varied in taste and ability and the men vying for Mr CEU were scored on their creativity showmanship and actual talent After watching such acts as the Eagle by Nobu Higashi the Indian Song by Hall and the combined effort of Don’t Worry Be Happy by Shinichi Morimoto Kasai and Takahiro Obayashi the judges knew they would During the swimsuit competition seeond con- testants flexed strutted and ‘‘hammed" their way to the most audience-appealin- g look Then a twist was added to the formal wear category when contestants were asked a question aloud by Mann and all answered for the audience When Mann asked Kasai why he chose to come to CEU his classic response was "I heard it was a very nice school and CEU is very popular in the whole United Slates" Prior to his answer he did a back handspring to show his formal wear abilities and casually straightened his collar and tie Above: Shinichi Morimoto flexes for tho judges In the awlmault competition Right: Winners of the 1990 Mr CEU Contest have a tough choice ahead of them ' srs Tskeshl runner-u- p Kssel Hell Brlsn first end Will Scott Mr CEU Top Right: "Me end my dsddy wrote this song” Cowboy Will Scott perrunner-u- p forms his ' convincing tslent "The Bsllsd of Wllbur7Photos by Boh unin Lonnie f 4 j a 4 4 I t t a ’ 1990 |