JUNE 5, 2016 3:32 PM
Derby woman, first ever Miss USA contestant chosen by the Internet, competes tonight
Alexandra Miller, a Derby native and Wichita State grad, has come so close to the Miss USA contest.
She’s competed in pageants since she was a teenager – four times in Miss USA, and has been the runner up in Miss Oklahoma twice. One year that she was runner-up, she ended up serving as Miss Oklahoma when the first place winner was named Miss USA.
But finally, at 26, the final year she is eligible to compete, Miller will get her shot to be Miss USA thanks to her social media savvy and her fans on the Internet. This is the first year that, in addition to selecting contestants from every state and Puerto Rico, the contest has allowed the Internet to select one competitor.
Miller, a recruiter for an IT company, squealed when she received the news May 18. “I’m gonna be there, bells and whistles, I’m gonna be there (in Las Vegas),” Miller said in a video posted on the Miss USA Twitter account.
This will be the first year in 20 years that the Miss USA contest has not been owned by Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, who sold the contest in September.
The contest airs at 6 p.m. on Fox and is scheduled to run until about 9 p.m.
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