ADVISORY/Contestants Vie for College Scholarships as Drexel Hosts the Miss Philadelphia Pageant.

News Editors/Assignment Desks

ADVISORY...Saturday (March 15)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

Drexel University 

What:       Sixteen college-age women will be vying for $15,000 in
            college scholarships as Drexel University hosts the 82nd
            annual Miss Philadelphia Pageant on Saturday. Miss
            Philadelphia 2002, Bethany Watson, will emcee the pageant.
            The Shooting Stars Mummers Brigade and the Drexel a
            cappella group Eight to the Bar will perform.

            The five areas of judging include interview (40 percent),
            talent (30 percent), swimsuit (10 percent), evening wear
            (10 percent) and composite score (10 percent). The pageant
            is a preliminary to July's Miss Pennsylvania Pageant and
            September's Miss America Pageant, the country's largest
            source for college scholarship funds for women.

            The University will match the $15,000 in scholarships for
            any contestants who are eligible to enroll at Drexel.
            Watson won a scholarship after winning last year's pageant
            and is enrolled at Drexel as a communications major.

When:       Saturday, March 15, 2003

            --  Miss Philadelphia Pageant 2003 -- 8:00 - 10:30 p.m.

            --  Crowning of Miss Philadelphia 2003 -- 10:30 p.m.

            --  Reception, scholarship presentations -- 10:45 p.m. -
                12:30 p.m.

Where:      Drexel University's Mandell Theater (33rd and Chestnut
            streets)

Judges:     --  A.J. Feeley, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback
            --  Suzanne Roberts, host of Comcast's Seeking Solutions
                with Suzanne
            --  Stu Bykofsky Philadelphia Daily News columnist
            --  Kiplee Bell, 1998 Miss Philadelphia
            --  Glenn K. Holck, Commerce Bank Pennsylvania President
            --  Doug Black, Miss Wisconsin Program
            --  Fred Bostwick, Community Services Director,
                Philadelphia Assistance Office

On-Site
Contact:    Kate Wilson, Assistant Director, Miss Philadelphia Pageant
            215/582-3787 (cell)

News Media
Contact:    Kevin C. Kaufman, Drexel News Bureau Director
            215/895-2705 (work), 267/228-5599 (cell) or
            [e-mail]