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GROVE CITY STUDENT TO COMPETE FOR MISS AMERICA |
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January 13, 2009
GROVE CITY, Pa. – Grove City College student Kayla Lynam, the reigning Miss West Virginia, will compete in the Miss America Pageant Jan. 19-24 in Las Vegas, Nev. The finale will be broadcast at 8 p.m. Jan. 24 on the TLC cable network.
Lynam, a native of Short Gap, W.Va., will compete against 51 other contestants from the 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands for the 2009 Miss America crown. Participants will be judged in preliminary rounds in several categories, including: lifestyle and fitness, evening wear, talent, private interview and on-stage question. The final competition on Jan. 24 judges the top 15 in another round of the same categories.
As a lead-up to the pageant week, Lynam and the other contestants are featured in a four-part reality show, “Miss America: Countdown to the Crown.” Through a series of team and individual competitions aimed at helping them prepare for the pageant, the contestants vie for a chance to earn spots in the top 15. After the last episode is aired at 10 p.m. Jan. 23 on TLC, voting via online and text messaging will help select four of the top 15 finalists.
Lynam, who completed her junior year in May, is an entrepreneurship major. A certified exercise science and kickboxing instructor, her platform is “F.I.T.T. Habits,” which stands for frequency, intensity, time and type of exercise and is an effort to help school children incorporate fitness into their daily lives. She won the state title in just her first attempt, showcasing her talent on the piano. She has taken the 2008-09 year off to fulfill her duties as Miss West Virginia.
Lynam plans to return to Grove City College in the fall to complete her bachelor’s degree. She would like to earn a Master of Business Administration and eventually become a naval nuclear propulsion system contract specialist, having already completed an internship in that field.
The Miss America Organization started the pageant in the 1920s. The finale is the fourth longest-running live event in television history. The organization is the leading provider of scholarships for young women in the world, providing more than $40 million in cash and tuition scholarship assistance every year.
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