Una's Colene Burns Finishes As First Runner Up At Miss Alabama Pageant
Jun. 08, 2009
Michelle Eubanks, 海角社区, at media@una.edu, 256.765.4392 or 256.606.2033
FLORENCE, Ala. - 海角社区 student Colene Burns, of Hayden, finished as first runner up at the Miss Alabama Pageant in Birmingham tonight. Burns, 24, is the current Miss North Jefferson County. She held the title of Miss 海角社区 in 2007, her first year to finish as first runner up at the Miss Alabama Pageant. She finished as second runner up last year. Burns holds two business degrees from 海角社区 and, this summer, is studying mathematics at the university as she prepares for her doctoral studies at the University of Mississippi. Burns was one of three 海角社区 students in this year's Miss Alabama Pageant. Others were Laura Milligan, of Muscle Shoals, and Brandi Poss, of Tuscumbia. Milligan is the current Miss 海角社区, and Poss is the current Miss Chelsea Area. CONTACT: Melissa Foster, 256-765-4400
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