Kinzie Pappan, a Cowley College ambassador and Tigerette dancer was crowned the 91st Queen Alalah Friday night inside the Robert Brown Theatre on the campus of Cowley College.
Emma Badley, another Ark City High alum, was first runner-up.
“I was shocked when they said my name,” Pappan said in a news release from the college. “Every girl was so deserving. This is such an honor because Arkalalah is such a big deal to me. I’m a dancer so I loved that part of the ceremony tonight and was grateful for our training throughout the week which helped so much with answering the secret question.”
The coronation also had performances by the Prairie Voices, and A.I.M. Dance Studio as well as a special message from the 2023 Arkalalah Grand Marshal Mr. David E. Steinmetze.
Dr. Trevor Harris and John Tyler Seitz served as the Master of Ceremonies and introduced the former queens and the visiting queens from surrounding towns in southern Kansas and northern Oklahoma. They were also present for the crowning of Little Mister and Miss Arkalalah, which went to Deacon Blatchford and Charlotte Cushenbery.
Pappan is the daughter of Clayton and Jamie Pappan of Ark City. Grandparents are Jim and Donna Sybrant and Russell and Doneita Pappan, also of Ark City. She has twin sisters, Reese and Taylor Pappan, who are in their first year at Cowley.
