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]
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]