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Tabitha Crain, a rising 2L at Mizzou Law, is the new Miss Missouri after winning the annual pageant over the weekend.
Crain is a 24-year-old from Strafford in southwest Missouri. She is a University of Missouri School of Law student who competed in the pageant for the third time.
She earned a $14,000 scholarship and will represent Missouri in the Miss America competition later this year.
The new Miss Missouri told Missourinet that young women around the state should stay persistent and keep following their dreams.
“You really never know what’s on the other side of this week,” said Crain. “It was filled with so many doubts, as you would guess. A pageant is when so many women here are so deserving, and these are the most talented, inspiring women I’ve ever met. But when you work hard and you truly sit back in yourself and allow yourself to be excellent, then that shows to everyone — and I’d encourage you to keep trying.”