Coppin State University Royal Court

2026-2027 Mister and Miss Coppin and Royal Court

You may reach the Royal Court via coppinroyalcourt@student.coppin.edu or visit their Instagram page @csuroyalcourt.

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Mister and Miss Coppin - Dayquan Pier and Danielle Stafford 

Mister and Miss Senior - Ernesto Mauricio and Taisha Saint Simon

Mister and Miss Junior - Stone Green and Sanaa Taylor Bowman

Mister and Miss Sophomore - Kevin Looney and Dynisti Rowe-McMillan

Mister and Miss Freshman - Anthony Hall and Madisyn Fowler

Royal Court History

The Coppin Pageant is rich in tradition; in 1929 the Students of Coppin State University decided that they would choose an

 individual that was worthy to be acclaimed "Miss Coppin State University". Historically, the process by which Miss Coppin was elected was purely done on a popularity basis, but now Coppin State University's best and brightest compete before a panel of judges for the prestigious title, in the Annual Coppin Pageant. The Pageant is designed to give a well-rounded look at each contestant in multifaceted categories such as the Oratorical, Talent, Question and Answer and Formal Wear segments. The judges will elect the top three finalists to move on to student population voting. In previous years, elections were conducted using stationary voting polls, but now CSU students make their selections via online voting polls.

During the 1998-1999 academic years, the student body petitioned to have an undergraduate college King to serve as the official host of Coppin State College alongside of Miss Coppin. During its debut, Jelani Laster was the first Mister Coppin contestant; his reign was during the 2000-2001 academic year. Since that time interest has peaked and the number of Mister Coppin Contestants continues to increase.

During the 2004-2005 academic year the Office of Campus Life decided to take a more inclusive approach to our CSU royalty and added a full royal court. The Court was comprised of 3 kings and 3 queens with Miss and Mister Coppin serving as the university's primary ambassadors. The court includes Miss and Mister Coppin State University, Miss and Mister Blue and Gold, and Miss and Mister Eagle. These people collectively represent the royal family of Coppin State University.

Since that time, the Royal Court has shifted to a campus king and queen and class kings and queens model. The Royal Court is comprised of Mister and Miss Coppin, Mister and Miss Senior, Mister and Miss Junior, Mister and Miss Sophomore, and Mister and Miss Freshman.

Miss and Mister Coppin serve as ambassadors for Coppin State University while representing the Student Body at official functions. Those individuals are expected to exemplify a high degree of integrity, and esteem. They are called upon to speak at a variety of campus functions and develop programming and activities to be enjoyed by the student body. Class Kings and Queens served as ambassadors to their classes but also participate in programming for the entire student body.

2026-2027 Royal Court, left to right:

Mister Freshman - Anthony Hall; Mister Sophomore - Kevin Looney; Mister Junior - Stone Green; Mister Senior - Ernesto Mauricio; Mister Coppin - Dayquan Pier; Miss Coppin - Danielle Stafford; Miss Senior - Taisha Saint Simon; Miss Junior - Sanaa Taylor Bowman; Miss Sophomore - Dynisti Rowe-McMillan; Miss Freshman - Madisyn Fowler

Information to know:

• GPA requirement for all positions is 2.6. Failure to maintain the GPA requirement at the close of the fall semester results in removal from position.
• Royal Court members are expected to represent integrity in scholarship, leadership, and character.
• All Royal Court members campaign on a platform and are expected to implement programming efforts to carry out the platform.

• In addition to Royal Court programming efforts, the court may participate in additional areas, listed below (but not limited to):

  ▪    Athletic Events
  ▪    Homecoming Events
  ▪    I Love Coppin Week
  ▪    Recruitment Activities
  ▪    Campus-Wide Assemblies
  ▪    Approved Off-Campus Activities
  ▪    Approved Conferences
  ▪    New Student Orientation and Welcome Week Activities
  ▪    Community Service
  ▪    Campus Committees
  ▪    Approved Pageants and Coronations

• Mister and Miss Coppin will be provided with a budget for programming for the Court and are expected to sponsor and/or co-sponsor four (4) general events (2 in the fall semester and 2 in the spring semester) and one (1) community service project throughout their reign.
• The Royal Court is required to sponsor and/or co-sponsor two (2) general events (1) in the fall semester and 1 in the spring semester) and one (1) community service project throughout their reign. Dates subject to approval by the Advisor. These events should implement their platform. However, all types of events are welcomed. Failure to sponsor approved events during the fall semester could result in removal of position for the spring semester.

Positions for Royal Court open in the spring semester for the following academic year. The Class Kings and Queens represent their classification. Students vote by classification for classes:

• Freshmen (rising Sophomores) - 0 - 30 credits
• Sophomores (rising Juniors) - 31 - 59 credits
• Juniors (rising Seniors) - 60 - 89 credits
• Seniors - 90+ credits (no voting for class positions, no classification after Senior)

Mister and Miss Coppin positions are voted on by the entire student body as well as a judge's panel during the Mister and Miss Coppin or Royal Court Showcase. These roles represent the institution, as is implied by the name of the role. They are selected as follows:

• 50% student vote
• 50% showcase judges

Mister and Miss Freshman positions are filled in the fall of the academic year.

Royal Court with President and First Lady Jenkins