Myrrhanda Jones
Myrrhanda Lynn Jones | |
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| Born | |
| Education | University of Florida |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Gainesville's Outstanding Teen 2009 Miss Florida's Outstanding Teen 2009 Miss Palm Coast 2013 Miss Florida 2013 |
| Hair color | Brunette |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Major competition(s) | Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2010 (2nd Runner-Up), 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
[edit ]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
[edit ]- ^ a b "Miss Palm Coast Myrrhanda Jones crowned Miss Florida". palmcoastobserver.com. July 17, 2013. Retrieved 2014年06月12日.
- ^ a b "UF junior awarded Miss Florida title". alligator.org. July 16, 2013. Retrieved 2014年06月12日.
- ^ "Miss Florida, Despite Knee Injury, Wins Miss America Talent Competition". ABC News. September 13, 2013. Retrieved 2014年06月12日.
- ^ "Miss Florida Myrrhanda Jones' Bedazzled Knee Brace Gets Twitter Attention At Miss America 2014". International Business Times . September 15, 2013. Retrieved 2014年06月12日.
- ^ "Miss America 2014: Baton twirling Miss Florida wins talent with knee injury". The Star-Ledger . September 13, 2013. Retrieved 2014年06月12日.
- ^ "Fans show support for Miss Florida Myrrhanda Jones". The Miami Herald . September 16, 2013. Retrieved 2014年06月12日.
- ^ "UF senior competes for Miss America crown Sunday night despite painful injury". The Gainesville Sun . September 14, 2013. Retrieved 2014年06月12日.
External links
[edit ]- Myrrhanda Jones on Facebook
- Myrrhanda Jones on Twitter Edit this at Wikidata
- Myrrhanda Jones at IMDb
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by | Miss Florida 2013 |
Succeeded by Victoria Cowan
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