Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:1013 Primary Sponsor:Mitchell Type of Legislation:CR Subject:Aiken, Miss Kimberly Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19940126 Computer Document Number:DKA/3036AL.94 Introduced Date:19940112 Date of Last Amendment:19940120 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:19940126 Last History Type:Received from House Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Mitchell Type of Legislation:Concurrent Resolution
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved ____ ______ ____________ ______________________________ ___ ____________ 1013 Senate 19940126 Received from House 1013 House 19940125 Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence 1013 Senate 19940120 Adopted, sent to House 1013 Senate 19940120 Amended 1013 Senate 19940120 Recalled from Committee 10 1013 Senate 19940112 Introduced, referred to 10 CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
RECALLED, AMENDED AND ADOPTED
January 20, 1994
S. 1013
S. Printed 1/20/94--S.
Read the first time January 12, 1994.
TO CONGRATULATE MISS KIMBERLY AIKEN OF COLUMBIA UPON BEING CHOSEN MISS AMERICA 1994 AND TO EXTEND AN INVITATION TO MISS AIKEN TO ADDRESS A JOINT SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AT 10:30 A.M. ON THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1994.
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Whereas, Miss Kimberly Aiken of Columbia competed in the Miss South Carolina Pageant; and
Whereas, Miss Aiken competed against many other young talented women representing areas of the State; and
Whereas, in July, 1993, Miss Aiken was selected by a panel of judges chosen from across the country to serve as Miss South Carolina and represent the State in the Miss America Pageant; and
Whereas, the eighteen-year-old Columbia native is the daughter of Charles and Valerie Aiken; and
Whereas, she is a graduate of Columbia High School and a sophomore at the University of South Carolina; and
Whereas, Miss Aiken is the first African American chosen to represent the State of South Carolina; and
Whereas, Miss Aiken has represented the State well with her poise, grace, talent, humility, and spirit of dedicated service to mankind; and
Whereas, Miss Aiken founded the Homeless Education and Resource Organization (HERO) to provide education and assistance to help homeless people help themselves; and
Whereas, she competed against forty-nine other women representing their states and exuded beauty, confidence, maturity, intelligence, and talent; and
Whereas, her rendition of "Summertime" from Porgy and Bess during the talent segment received applause from halfway through the selection; and
Whereas, her beauty, grace and poise were evident throughout the evening during the physical fitness and evening gown portions; and
Whereas, her dedication to helping others and her intelligence was demonstrated to the judges during the interview segment; and
Whereas, on September 18, 1993, in Atlantic City, Miss Aiken was the judges' choice for a modern Miss America; and
Whereas, she is the fifth African American to have the honor and distinction to wear the jeweled tiara representing Miss America; and
Whereas, she is the first Miss South Carolina to become Miss America since 1957; and
Whereas, she has overcome the biases against her displayed by her own fellow South Carolinians; and
Whereas, this State could benefit from her goals; and
Whereas, the members of the General Assembly want to hear her speak on the issues confronting her and the State and want to invite her to speak to a joint session at her convenience and at the convenience of the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:
That the members of the General Assembly congratulate Miss Kimberly Aiken of Columbia upon being chosen Miss America 1994 and invite her to address a joint session of the General Assembly at 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, March 3, 1994.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Miss America 1994, Kimberly Aiken; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Aiken, her parents; Mr. Joe Sanders, Executive Director of the Miss South Carolina Pageant and the President of the National Association of Miss America State Pageants.