Meeting Type: BCC Regular Meeting
Meeting Date: 10/5/2021
Item Status: New
From: Wayne Dyess, County Administrator
Submitted by: Kristen M. Rawson, Assistant Administrative Services Manager
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ITEM TITLE
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Miss Alabama 2021, Lauren Bradford
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
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Miss Alabama 2021, Lauren Bradford, will be present at the October 5, 2021, Regular Meeting to address the Commission.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
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Background: Miss Alabama 2021 Lauren Bradford is from Gulf Shores, Alabama. A violinist, she will represent Alabama at the 2022 Miss America competition in December of 2021. Lauren is a summa cum laude graduate of Auburn University where she received many academic honors and scholarships, and after her year of service as Miss Alabama she will attend Vanderbilt University to pursue an advanced degree in finance.
Lauren also served as Miss Alabama’s Outstanding Teen in 2017 and created a program called UNPLUG: The Digital Diet Plan, which teaches people of all ages practical steps to achieve a balanced approach to the use of technology and avoid the harmful effects of overuse. Lauren was awarded a Proclamation from the United States House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., and Alabama Governor Kay Ivey declared February 17th “Unplug Day” in the state of Alabama. Lauren also received a Proclamation from the Mayor and City of Gulf Shores and is one of only six people ever to be awarded a key to the City of Gulf Shores and Orange Beach.
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