Bill 1013

                    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
                            Committee

RECALLED, AMENDED AND ADOPTED

January 20, 1994

S. 1013

S. Printed 1/20/94--S.

Read the first time January 12, 1994.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

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.

Amend Title To Conform

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.