The Associated Student Body personality elections results came in last night, naming William Kneip as Mr. Ole Miss, Heather Neilson as Homecoming Queen and announcing a runoff between Gabriella Gonzaba and Elizabeth Kakales for Miss Ole Miss.
Voting for the Miss Ole Miss runoff will take place Thursday, Sept. 17 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
“My team and I are very excited about this runoff,” said Gonzaba, a senior secondary social studies education major from San Antonio, Texas. “We’re going to keep fighting as hard as we did today.”
Kakales said she anticipated Thursday’s results as well.
“I love this University and I just think it has made me into the woman I am today and just given the opportunity to be this close to representing this campus as Miss Ole Miss is just unbelievable to me,” Kakales said.
Neilson, a senior integrated marketing and communication and nursing major from Oxford, ran unopposed.
“I’m so excited,” Neilson said. “This has honestly been the most humbling experience. It’s been really neat to see how many people on campus from every nook and cranny here that I’ve gotten to meet over the last four years come out and support me. I’m so thankful for my friends and family and I’m so excited I get to represent Ole Miss as Homecoming Queen.”
Kneip said he was “speechless” after hearing the results.
“This means so much to me and I cannot put into words these emotions,” Kneip said. “Just knowing I’m going to be serving this University as a student and alumni and with the position that Mr. Ole Miss offers. I can’t wait to get to work and strengthen the Ole Miss family and get out there and just live for Ole Miss.”
The male class favorites include Jack Pickering, Daniel Reed, Joe Curry, Chase Markham and Logan Wilson. The female class favorites are Gabriella Gonzaba, Rachel Phillips, Taylor Byrd, Caroline Loveless and Ariel Cheng.
The maid chosen to represent the freshmen class is Abigail Milligan. Sophomore maid is Olivia Dear. Junior maid is Carly Volz and senior maid is Lindsey Landrum.
Attorney General Loden Walker announced the outcomes. He said over 5,000 votes were cast and no violations had been reported. According to Walker, this voting turnout is a record in University history.
