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...Redd and Gray’s participation in the pageant was a boon to the Miss America Organization, which in recent years has struggled to emphasize the competition’s role as a leading scholarship provider for young women, while still trying to boost the telecast’s flagging ratings...
Since the summer, Redd and Gray have appeared on “Good Morning America,” “Inside Edition,” and in numerous print publications, including the front page of the Boston Globe metro section, as a symbol of the pageant’s changing mores...
Before the top five were announced, Redd and Gray each had a chance to strut down the runway on national television, sporting casual wear, evening wear, and swimsuits. The Saturday show was broadcast nationally on ABC. It also featured performances by “American Idol” runner-up Clay Aiken and a “party” hosted in Colorado by “Bachelorette” stars Trista Rehn and Ryan Sutter...
...Redd became Miss Virginia in June, after making a name for herself around the country by raking in $250,000 on the television show “Who Wants to Be A Millionaire.” She later donated a significant portion of her winnings to the 4H Club, for which she is now a national spokesperson. Redd’s platform in the Miss America pageant was “4H: The Power of YOUth...
Shortly after appearing on “Millionaire,” Redd was named one of Glamour magazine’s top ten college women, which also recognized her co-authorship of a Princeton Review book about the gender gap in SAT scores...