Miss florida 2013 myrrhanda jones biography

Congratulations to Myrrhanda Jones - she was just crowned Miss Florida !

Miss Florida 3rd Runner Up at Miss America President/Founder of Comfort For Kids, Inc. Firm believer of if there's a will, there's a way #believe.

Myrrhanda Jones, a year-old telecommunications senior, won the 78th annual Miss Florida Pageant and won $21, in scholarship money.

Like her native state, Miss Florida Myrrhanda Jones might not have been the best all-around candidate at the Miss America pageant this weekend.

Myrrhanda is a Community Outreach Director for the IAFF Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Treatment and Recovery.

Myrrhanda Jones, a year-old telecommunications senior, won the 78th annual Miss Florida Pageant and won $21, in scholarship money..

Miss Florida, Despite Knee Injury, Wins Miss America Talent Competition

Miss Florida, Myrrhanda Jones was named preliminary talent winner for her baton twirling during the 2014 Miss America Pageant, Sept.

12, 2013, in Atlantic City. (Donald Kravitz/Getty Images)

By EVELYN SEIJIDO and TARYN HARTMAN

Just hours after suffering a devastating knee injury, Miss Florida Myrrhanda Jones took the Miss America stage and brought the house down Thursday night during the pageant's final night of preliminary competition.

Jones suffered a completely torn ACL and a partially torn MCL in her right knee after a fall during her talent rehearsal Thursday morning.

Medics took her offstage on a stretcher and rushed her to the hospital. She returned to Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall with a brace on her knee and determined to perform.

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