Miss La Verne 2000, Liana Acosta, a University of La Verne sophomore, is seated in a 1955 Austin-Healey driven by Don Southworth for the Homecoming Parade.
After 10 weeks of rehearsal, including being judged on swimsuits, evening gowns and talent and being interviewed by a panel of six judges, the "Miss La Verne" pageant is over. A group of nine women, eight of who were University of La Verne students, competed in the Miss La Verne beauty pageant.