Elizabethtown’s Sophia Todd got the chance to shine over the weekend at the 2024 Miss America’s Teen pageant in Orlando, and she delivered.
Todd, who entered the pageant after being crowned Miss Kentucky’s Teen last summer, was named fourth runner-up.
Todd also took home first place in the talent preliminary competition with her speed painting. That skill fits in with Todd’s community service initiative Artspoken, which is described on the Miss Kentucky website as: “a project she created and utilizes to educate all Kentuckians on the healing change that happens when art gives a voice to the voiceless through art expression.”
Todd received a $10,000 scholarship for placing in the top five, along with a $3,000 scholarship for her preliminary win.
Mallory Hudson, crowned last summer as Miss Kentucky, was named third runner-up in Sunday’s Miss America pageant.
