The BOLD Delta Kappa Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. is hosting its 3rd annual Miss Omega Psi Phi Scholarship Pageant on November 7, 2025. It serves to recognize and uplift collegiate women who demonstrate academic achievement, leadership in their community, creativity, and community service. The pageant also serves as a fundraiser, with each contestant raising money for their pageant journey and to support their platform throughout the year.

My name is Ariana Colonel, a proud junior from Riverdale, Georgia, majoring in Sport Administration at the illustrious Georgia State University, and I am your Contestant Number One.

My platform is Veterans Mental Health Awareness, a mission rooted in my heart and my home. My father, who served over 20 years in the United States Army, and my uncles, who’ve worn this nation’s uniform, have shown me that the battles our heroes fight don’t always end on foreign soil. Some battles follow them home. And too often, those wounds are ignored because they cannot be seen. Tonight, I stand for the voices that go unheard and the hearts that go untreated. I stand to remind us that those who fought for us should never have to fight alone.