Lickers, sniffers, attention seekers: Myrtle Mae takes crown as bulldogs compete to serve as Drake Relays mascot
Philip Joens, Des Moines Register
Roses and a crown mattered little to Sunday's beauty queen inside Drake University's Knapp Center.
All Myrtle Mae, a 5-year-old female rescue bulldog, needed was some attention and a soccer ball with peanut butter on it.
Drake's 42nd annual Beautiful Bulldog Contest Sunday kicked off festivities for the 111th Drake Relays. Drake University students voted on their favorite bulldogs in March and whittled the initial field of 126 to the 21 who competed Sunday. The winner — Myrtle Mae — will serve as the mascot for the Drake Relays this week.