Nichole Mead crowned Miss Oregon 2012
Nichole Mead was named Miss Oregon 2012 on Monday by the Miss Oregon Scholarship Organization.
Mead, a native of Newport, will represent Oregon in the Miss America Pageant in Las Vegas on Jan. 12, 2013. The final night of competition and crowning of a new Miss America will be broadcast live on the ABC television network.
Mead is a graduate of the University of Oregon with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a minor in Communication Studies. As Miss Oregon 2012, Mead receives a $10,000 cash scholarship.
Rachel Berry resigned last week as Miss Oregon. Berry quit after questions arose about her length of residency prior to competing in the Miss Willamette Valley pageant. Winning that pageant qualified her to participate in the state pageant.
Mead, 24, was the reigning Miss Three Rivers and first runner-up at the state pageant.
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