Living & Arts

Mr. Swarthmore 2009

In print | April 23, 2009

In its third year, the annual Mr. Swarthmore pagaent hosted by the Ladies Soirée Society (LaSS) has earned a reputation as a night of hilarious entertainment for students, administrative staff and visiting friends and family. This year’s contest didn’t disappoint as 14 contestants vied for the audience’s love and for the Mr. Swarthmore sash by boasting their talents and ability to make fun of themselves. There was no shortage of laughs, or of anything for that matter; the event was a butt-numbing three hours. After a video introducing the contestants as if in a dating service, the contestants took on the runway with their own widely-varying interpretations of “formal wear” and “bathing suit wear,” most notably Simon Zhu ’11 as Mr. SBC who sported a bikini. Talents ran the gamut from many a karaoke session to the lassoing of a fellow student by Bradi Covert ’09 as Mr. Rugby. A common strategy for many seemed to be: if all else fails, strip. Ultimately, it was Grant Yoshitsu ’09 as Mr. Nothing who took the win, it seems, largely by stealing the heart of judge Dean Myrt Westphal. The event also raised money for the Philly organization Women’s Way.