Miss Old Gold & Black Scholarship Competition . . . Some people dream of success. We make it happen.
Meet Miss Black and Gold Officials
To produce the Miss Old Gold and Black Scholarship Competition, it takes a team of hard-working individuals who are committed to producing a pageant with excellence and a group of women who are also committed to excellence in achievement. The team hits the ground running with our direct approach to obtaining success for the pageant and the contestants. The competition is sponsored by the Eta Gamma Chapter at Prairie View A&M University and the Epsilon Tau Lambda Chapter, Prairie View of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Frederick V. Roberts Esquire
Co-Chairman/Producer
Epsilon Tau Lambda Chapter
Javari Simmons
Co-Chairman/Producer 2024-25
Eta Gamma Chapter
Roberts brings more than 48 years of experiences to the Miss Black & Gold Scholarship having served on the district, regional and national pageant committee.
Roberts first began his pageantry experiences working with the Miss Commonwealth Bahamas in 1968 and later working with the Miss Prairie View A&M University Scholarship Pageant, beginning with the 1974 pageant. He served as the Executive Producer for the Miss PVAMU from 1982 to 1996 and coached several young ladies that went on to win the Miss Collegiate African American, Miss Hall of Fame, Miss Black Texas/Houston titles.
He is the founder of the Miss American Plus Pageant, the Mr. Collegiate African American Scholarship Pageant and the Ms. Collegiate Mom pageant (co-founder), the first pageants of its kind in the world. He is also the founder of the Miss Collegiate USA pageant, The Jazz Music and Black Country Music Associations, and the Collegiate 100.
Roberts oversees the overall creative direction and production of the pageant.
JAVARI SIMMONS is a senior in Marketing student and a business owner of Javari Visuals Photography. He is native Dallas, Texas and a graduate of South Oak Cliff High School and Mountain View College with an Associate degree.
My entrepreneurial endeavors in The ARTS’ has been my passion since childhood and in 2020 I decided to turn it into a serious endeavor and jump start my photography career and business. These past three years, my work has graced newspaper pages, gone viral on TheShadeRoom, and earned me my very first 'Photographer of the Year' award, among other accolades.
My approach is simple and clean: no excessive effects or over-editing, just a genuine and photogenic representation of you. I love what I do and it’s been a journey! I can’t wait to see what more time will bring …
Although this is my first pageant engagement from the production side, I believe that I bring experiences that will elevate the pageant and the young ladies in general.
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Committee Members . . .