On February 9, 18 contestants participated in the Miss Âé¶¹Ô´´ Scholarship Pageant presented by the Campus Activities Board. Erin O’Flaherty was crowned Miss Âé¶¹Ô´´ 2013 and will compete in the Miss Florida Scholarship Pageant in July in hopes of moving on to Miss America.
 O’Flaherty is a senior majoring in accounting with a minor in leadership studies. She is a former Orientation leader, LEAD Scholar and Knight-Thon morale member and is currently an ambassador for the QPR Suicide Prevention program. Her platform is “Suicide Prevention ─ We’re All Responsible.”
 The night before, the new Mr. Âé¶¹Ô´´ 2013, Roberto Canalas, competed along nine other Mr. Âé¶¹Ô´´ contestants to win the title. Canalas is a junior majoring in interpersonal and organizational communications with a minor in leadership studies. He is a former LEAD Scholar and is currently the morale director for Knight-Thon.