 "Photo: Isaac Smith ~ Daily Egyptian")
Wonder Woman stole the show Wednesday — in the form of a bra.
The Wonder Woman bra, designed by a campus sorority, took first place in the third annual “Be My Bra” decorating contest in the Student Health Center Auditorium. The bra was designed by the Sigma Alpha professional agricultural sorority, which took first for the third year in a row for the bra, designed with a red and gold Wonder Woman logo on the right cup and a blue left cup.
The bra’s slogan, “Fight Like a Girl,” was inspired by the challenges women face entering the agricultural studies field and a country song with the same title about fighting breast cancer, said Leslie Frost, a senior from Flora majoring in agriculture.
“We’re really competitive,” Frost said. “Since we won the past two years, people start talking smack, so we have to step it up and come in here and do well.”
The Be My Bra event is held to raise awareness about breast cancer. The American Cancer Society estimates there will be 194,280 new cases of breast cancer this year.
Sigma Alpha members said they do not have any decoration ideas yet, but plan to enter the contest next year.
The second place award went to Delta Zeta for a white bra decorated with pink jewels, and third place went to the Student Nutrition Academic Council for a bra designed in cowhide print material with bottle nipples attached to the front.
Other popular bra decorations included jewels, pearls and pink breast cancer ribbons.
Event judges included Regina Pfister, a Murphysboro resident who survived breast cancer, and Kathy Guitersloh, who is fighting breast cancer.
“(Judging) was very emotional,” Pfister said. “Breasts tend to be very personal things. We like breasts; everybody likes breasts. And the possibility of getting breast cancer is there for all women, and now we know it’s true for men as well.”
Donna Crow, breast health patient navigator for Southern Illinois Healthcare, helped facilitate the event. She hoped the event would create breast cancer awareness on campus; women on campus, including students, should have breast exams, she said.
Ruth Moon can be reached at 536-3311 ext. 254.
