For Annette Addo-Yobo BS’20, being named Miss Dallas 2023 was a crowning achievement after years of personal and family struggles on the way to completing her education. When she is not working, Addo-Yobo makes appearances as Miss Dallas. “The amount of strain that comes with being not only a young adult but also a family member’s caretaker is difficult. What does autism look like?’” Addo-Yobo said. As a senior, she won the Tau Xi chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity’s Miss Black and Gold Scholarship Pageant.