Five Wright State Students competed for the title of Wright Top Model at the annual competition organized by the African-American Residential Caucus (AARC).
The theme of this year's competition was "Coming to America," so for the first round, the models wore clothing that represented their roots. Contestants also competed in each of the four remaining clothing categories: athletic wear, "Everyday Fly," professional dress and classy club wear.
Contestants earned points from the panel of judges for creativity, apparel, performance and audience participation at the Saturday, Nov. 2 event, which took place in 120 Medical Sciences building.
AARC President and middle childhood education major Courtney Jones said she thought the event went well. Jones also said she was glad the contestants "really were creative," getting the crowd involved in their acts to earn audience participation points.
During intermission, dance major Alimamy Barrie performed an African dance routine and co-hosts Trent Arnold and Kevin Ferguson told jokes and showed off their dance moves.
After five rounds of runway, the male and female top models were chosen. Runners-up Justin Shells and Kiera Washington received plaques for their participation. The winners, social work major Tray Carter and criminal justice major Darnisha Floyd, each received a Google tablet as a prize.
One of the event's hosts, senior theatre studies major Kevin Ferguson, said that in the past Wright Top Model was an outdoor event. "I think it was a great idea to bring it inside this year," said Ferguson. Ferguson said he was surprised at the turnout, and described the event as "[going] brilliantly."
