While traditonally students spend Labor Day weekend cooking and hanging out, Elon University sophomore Kacey Stark was crowned Miss Tennessee for the National American Miss Pageant.
The weekend long event was held in Franklin, Tenn., right outside her hometown.
Although modest about her success, Stark has won 19 awards and titles since entering her first pageant, which she won, at the age of 12. Introverted as a little girl, she said pageants helped to bring her out of her shell. After years of competing, she’s gained valuable public speaking skills, confidence and close friendships that kept her coming back year after year she said.
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