Phaedra Manuel of Hoover Crowned Miss University of Alabama Birmingham 2027

By Shannon Thomason | UAB News Phaedra Manuel is the new Miss University of Alabama at BirminghamPhaedra Manuel is the new Miss University of Alabama at Birmingham. Manuel was crowned Sunday, Nov. 8, during the Miss UAB Scholarship Competition, an official preliminary to the Miss Alabama and Miss America. She will represent UAB at the state Miss Alabama competition. A graduate student pursuing a master’s degree in global health, Manuel, 23, of Hoover, Alabama, was also voted Miss Congeniality. She was awarded $2,600 in scholarships. Manuel currently works full time as a gap-year medical intern in Christ Health Center’s Fellowship program. She is a Graduate Student Government senator and a member of the Maternal and Child Health Student Association. Manuel is a volunteer with Blazer Kitchen as an Alpha Gamma Delta alumna through its hunger-fighting initiative.

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