Rachel Wyatt of Piedmont, competing as Miss Clemson, was crowned Miss South Carolina Saturday night in Columbia. The 21-year-old is a graduate of Wren High School and attends Clemson University. She performed a jazz dance in the talent competition Saturday night. Wyatt was also Miss SC Teen and Miss America’s Outstanding Teen 2013. She will compete in the Miss America Pageant September 11, 2016 in Atlantic City. Her platform is Enriching the Lives of Special Needs Adults.
Brooklyn Brewster of Williamston won the Miss SC Teen Talent preliminary last Tuesday with a baton routine. Competing as Miss Anderson County Teen, she finished in the top 10 out of 62 contestants in the Miss SC Teen pageant. Brewester was also awarded the Duke of Edinburgh award, Presidential Service Award, and Preliminary talent award winner with a $500 savings bond. Brewster attends Palmetto High School and is a featured twirler for the Palmetto High Marching Regiment band. She was also named Miss Sophmore at Palmetto. Brooklyn is the daughter of Lisa Brewster of Williamston. Grandparents Larry and Joyce Coker of Pelzer.
Miss Clemson Teen Makayla Stark of Inman was crowned Miss SC Teen on Friday night.
Runners-up for the title of Miss South Carolina are:
First runner up: Miss Coastal Islands, Suzi Roberts
Second runner up: Miss North Greenville University, Christal Potter
Third runner up: Miss Spartanburg, Anna Mills Polatty
Fourth runner up: Miss Columbia, Sydney Ford
Rounding out the top 10 are:
Miss Coastal Carolina University, Shelby Dangerfield
Miss Hilton Head Island, Anna Brown
Miss Lyman, Ariel Blackwood
Miss SC Sweet Potato Festival, Chelsea Bullock
Miss Charleston Southern University, Amelia McCulloch
Semi-finalists in the top 16 included:
Miss Greater Greer, Mary Grace Nasim
Miss Sparkle City, Bry Atchison
Miss Inman, Ali Bradley
Miss Greer Middle College, Alyxandria Farka
Miss Boiling Springs, Rebecca Robinson
Miss Lander University, Katlyn Gordon
