Brittany Oldehoff crowned Miss Florida USA 2014

*This article appeared in our national column with the Examiner.com: http://www.examiner.com/article/brittany-oldehoff-is-crowned-miss-florida-usa-2014 

Brittany Oldehoff  was crowned Miss Florida USA 2014 on July 13, 2013.  The first Miss USA pageant of the 2014 year was held at Bailey Concert Hall in Ft. Lauderdale.  Brittany, 24, is from Fort Lauderdale and will represent the Sunshine State at the Miss USA 2014 pageant.

A total of 71 competed for the title of Miss Florida USA 2014. The remaining top five were: Briegitte Baldrica (First Runner-Up), Linette De Los Santos (Second Runner-Up), Kailyn Perez (Third Runner-Up), and Melissa Ramierz (Fourth Runner-Up).

The top 16 this year were: Catarina Combs (Broward County), Kailyn Perez (Kissimee), Amber Jackson (Hillsborough County), Brittany Oldehoff (Ft Lauderdale), Jessica Voight (Tallahassee), Kristina Bryant (Miami Beach), Victoria Ward (Pensacola), Cassi McFarland (Ft Walton Beach), Erin Winters (Jacksonville), Jenelle McKee (St Petersburg), Mee-Ladie Delgado (Plantation), Brittany Lugo (Miami), Lynette De Los Santos (Coral Gables), Melissa Ramirez (Carnival Miami), Taylor Fulford (Treasure Coast) and Briegitte Baldrica (Wellington)

There is talk of the 2014 Miss USA pageant being held in Florida next year. Do you think this will give Florida a home court advantage?

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