Alexa Gardner: Miss Flagler County

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Fifty-four girls competed for the titles of Miss, Miss Junior and Little Miss Flagler County Sunday, June 26, at the Flagler Auditorium.

The Miss Flagler County Beauty and Scholarship Pageant has been a Flagler County tradition since the 1940s. The pageant, which used to be held on the Fourth of July each year in Flagler Beach, is a preliminary pageant to Miss Florida USA.

The winners are as follows: Miss Flagler County Queen Alexa Linn Gardner; first runner-up, Mia Pagliaricci; second runner-up, Haley Watson; third runner-up, Alexa Miller; Miss Personality, Mia Pagliaricci; Best Bathing Suit, Mia Pagliaricci; Best Evening Gown, Haley Watson; and Trez Frassrand Scholarship Essay Winner, Alexa Linn Gardner.

Miss Junior Flagler County Queen, Shanna Mae Merceron; first runner-up, Katelyn Seay; second runner-up, Grace Emery; third runner-up, Tara Norberg; Best Casual Wear, Katelyn Seay; and Bess Dress, Shanna Mae Merceron.

Little Miss Flagler County 8 to 11 Queen, Destiny Cole; first runner-up, Hannah Grace Blevins; second runner-up, Anjali Lahiri; third runner-up, Maddie Asbill; Best Casual Wear, Hannah Blevins; and Best Dress, Melissa Swanson.

Little Miss Flagler County 5 to 7 Queen, Rayliana Giaccone; first runner-up, Katelynne Parker; second runner-up, Savannah Jade Kraus; third runner-up, Hailey Capehart; Best Casual Wear, Gwendelyn Vargas; and Best Dress, Riley Eddy.

To see more photos from the pageant, click here.