Sophomore, Shaylin Kaliea Martin, from Sacramento, California poses during the formal wear portion of the Miss Black Western Pageant practice that was held in Downing Student Union on Monday, April 18, 2016 in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The pageant is the 45th annual event hosted by the ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA), because they were’t allowed to participate in homecoming events so they created Miss Black Western. Ebony Cox/HERALD