Anna Laura Bryan

Anna Laura Bryan Strider
Beauty pageant titleholder

Born	Anna Laura Bryan (1989-09-06) September 6, 1989 Decatur, Alabama
Education	Samford University
Hair color	Red
Eye color	Hazel
Title(s)	Miss Hoover 2012 Miss Alabama 2012
Major competition(s)	Miss America 2013 (Top 12)

Anna Laura Bryan Strider (born September 6, 1989) is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Decatur, Alabama who was named Miss Alabama 2012.^[1]^[2]

Biography

She won the title of Miss Alabama on June 9, 2012, when she received her crown from outgoing titleholder Courtney Porter.^[3] Bryan’s platform was “PAWS for Autism (People and Animals Working Side by Side).” She has advocated for a bill in the state of Alabama allowing children with autism to take their therapy dog to school. Aides who assist students with autism can be trained to work with the child and the service dog. Alabama governor Robert Bentley signed the bill into law in 2011.^[4] Her competition talent was a vocal rendition of the classical aria “Sempre Libera” from Verdi's La traviata.^[5] Bryan graduated with a degree in interior architecture from Samford University in May 2012.^[6]

At Miss America

She won the Quality of Life award and the $6,000 scholarship that goes with it.^[7]

References

↑ "Anna Laura Bryan is Miss Alabama 2012". The Birmingham News. June 9, 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
↑ "Miss Alabama". Miss America. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
↑ "Bryan wins Miss Alabama contest". timesdaily.com. June 9, 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
↑ "New Miss Alabama Anna Laura Bryan learns her lessons on way to title". The Birmingham News. June 10, 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
↑ "Decatur’s Anna Laura Bryan wins Miss Alabama pageant". Decatur Daily. June 10, 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
↑ "Bryan Crowned Miss Alabama". Samford University. June 9, 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
↑ "Miss Alabama 2012 Anna Laura Bryan wins Quality of Life Award at Miss America (gallery)". The Birmingham News. Retrieved 20 August 2015.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Courtney Porter	Miss Alabama 2012	Succeeded by Chandler Champion

Miss America 2013, state titleholders

AL: Anna Laura Bryan AZ: Piper Stoeckel CA: Leah Cecil DC: Allyn Rose FL: Laura McKeeman GA: Leighton Jordan KY: Jessica Casebolt MD: Joanna Guy ME: Molly Bouchard MN: Siri Freeh MO: Tippe Emmott MT: Alexis Wineman NC: Arlie Honeycutt NH: Megan Lyman NJ: Lindsey Petrosh NV: Randi Sundquist NY: Mallory Hagan OH: Elissa McCracken PA: Jordyn Colao PR: Kiaraliz Medina SC: Ali Rogers TN: Chandler Lawson TX: DaNae Couch VA: Rosemary Willis WY: Lexie Madden

Miss America Delegates of 70 71 74 75 76 77 79 81 88 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Alabama pageant winners

Miss Alabama	Betty Jane Rase (1944) Yolande Betbeze (1950) Dellynne Catching (1968) Ann Fowler (1969) Pam Long (1974) Teresa Cheatham (1978) Kim Wimmer (1992) Kalyn Chapman (1993) Heather Whitestone (1994) Amie Beth Dickinson (1994) Leigh Sherer (1995) Alison McCreary (1996) Beth Stomps (1997) Ashley Halfman (1998) Julie Smith (1999) Jana Sanderson (2000) Kelly Jones (2001) Scarlotte Deupree (2002) Catherine Crosby (2003) Deidre Downs* (2004) Shannon Camper (2004*) Alexa Jones (2005) Melinda Toole (2006) Jamie Langley (2007) Amanda Tapley (2008) Liz Cochran (2009) Ashley Davis (2010) Courtney Porter (2011) Anna Laura Bryan (2012) Chandler Champion (2013) Caitlin Brunell (2014) Meg McGuffin (2015)

Miss Alabama USA	Sylvia Hitchcock (1967) Candace Michelle Brown (1992) Paige Brooks (1998) Tara Tucker (2002) Jessica Tinney (2005) Haleigh Stidham (2006) Rebecca Moore (2007) Madeline Mitchell (2011) Katherine Webb (2012) Madison Guthrie (2015) Peyton Brown (2016)

Miss Alabama Teen USA	Tara Tucker (1997) Carla Baumann (2006) Peyton Brown (2012)

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