Myrrhanda Jones

Myrrhanda Lynn Jones
Beauty pageant titleholder
Born Gainesville, Florida
Education University of Florida
Hair color Brunette
Eye color Brown
Title(s) Miss Palm Coast 2013
Miss Florida 2013
Major
competition(s)		 Miss America 2014 (3rd Runner-Up)

Myrrhanda Jones is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Gainesville, Florida who was named Miss Florida 2013.[1]

Biography

She won the title of Miss Florida on July 13, 2013, when she received her crown from outgoing titleholder Laura McKeeman.[2] Jones' platform is support for “Comfort for Kids, Inc.”, a non-profit organization she founded after her sister died in an ATV accident.[1] Jones is a telecommunications major at the University of Florida.[2] She won the preliminary talent competition for her baton twirling routine in the week prior to the Miss America 2014 pageant, despite suffering a torn ACL and MCL in rehearsal just a few hours prior to her scheduled performance. During Miss America 2014, she performed with a decorated leg brace.[3][4][5][6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Miss Palm Coast Myrrhanda Jones crowned Miss Florida". palmcoastobserver.com. July 17, 2013. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  2. 1 2 "UF junior awarded Miss Florida title". alligator.org. July 16, 2013. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  3. ↑ "Miss Florida, Despite Knee Injury, Wins Miss America Talent Competition". ABC News. September 13, 2013. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  4. ↑ "Miss Florida Myrrhanda Jones’ Bedazzled Knee Brace Gets Twitter Attention At Miss America 2014". International Business Times. September 15, 2013. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  5. ↑ "Miss America 2014: Baton twirling Miss Florida wins talent with knee injury". The Star-Ledger. September 13, 2013. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  6. ↑ "Fans show support for Miss Florida Myrrhanda Jones". The Miami Herald. September 16, 2013. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  7. ↑ "UF senior competes for Miss America crown Sunday night despite painful injury". The Gainesville Sun. September 14, 2013. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Laura McKeeman		 Miss Florida
2013 		Succeeded by
Victoria Cowan


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.