Brooke Mitchell

Brooke Mitchell
Beauty pageant titleholder
Born Brooke Alexandra Mitchell
(1996-03-08) March 8, 1996
Dagsboro, Delaware
Education Delaware Technical Community College
Title(s) Miss Dover 2014
Miss Milford 2015
Miss Delaware 2015
Major
competition(s)		 Miss America 2016

Brooke Alexandra Mitchell (born March 8, 1996) is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Selbyville, Delaware, who was crowned Miss Delaware 2015. She competed for the Miss America 2016 title in September 2015.

Pageant career

Early pageants

Mitchell began entering beauty pageants at age 6, winning the title Little Miss Sussex County.[1] At age 13, Mitchell began competing for the Miss Delaware's Outstanding Teen title.[2] At age 14, Mitchell was named Miss Capital's Outstanding Teen 2011.[3] In September 2011, she won the Miss New Castle County's Outstanding Teen 2012 title and placed fourth runner-up at the state pageant.[4][5] Mitchell was named Miss Diamond State's Outstanding Teen 2013 and won the Interview Award at the state competition.[5]

In 2014, Mitchell won the Miss Dover title then competed in the 2014 Miss Delaware pageant.[6] She was named was second runner-up to winner Amanda Longacre.[1] After Longacre was stripped of her title for not meeting contractual age requirements, Mitchell was advanced to be first runner-up to the new Miss Delaware 2014, Brittany Lewis.[7][8][9]

Miss Delaware 2015

On February 28, 2015, Mitchell was crowned Miss Milford 2015 which made her eligible to compete at the 2015 Miss Delaware pageant.[1][2] Entering the state pageant at Dover Downs in June 2015 as one of 11 finalists, Mitchell's competition talent was baton twirling to the DeBarge song "Rhythm of the Night".[10][11][12] Her platform is volunteerism.[10] Mitchell won the competition on Saturday, June 13, 2015, when she received her crown from outgoing Miss Delaware titleholder Brittany Lewis.[13] As Miss Delaware, her activities include public appearances across the state.

Vying for Miss America 2016

Mitchell was Delaware's representative at the Miss America 2016 pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in September 2015.[14][15] In the televised finale on September 13, 2015, she placed outside the Top 15 semi-finalists and was eliminated from competition. She was awarded a $3,000 scholarship prize as her state's representative.[16][17] In addition, Mitchell was awarded a $1,000 Non-Finalist Talent scholarship for her tap and twirl performance.[18]

Personal life and education

Mitchell is a native of Dagsboro, Delaware, and attended Indian River High School from 2011 through 2013. She transferred to Sussex Central High School in Georgetown, Delaware, and graduated in 2014. Her mother is Sandra Webster Mitchell. Mitchell is currently a student at Delaware Technical Community College where she studies elementary education.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Lamar, Andre (March 12, 2015). "Brooke Mitchell crowned Miss Milford 2015". Milford Beacon. Georgetown, DE: GateHouse Media. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Shupe, Bryan (March 10, 2015). "Mitchell Crowned As Miss Milford". Milford Live. Milford, DE. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Meet Current Titleholders". Kent County, DE: Miss Capital Scholarship Organization. Archived from the original on June 14, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  4. ↑ Manahan, Kim (September 26, 2011). "Outstanding Teens crowned Sunday in Middletown". The Middletown Transcript. Middletown, DE: GateHouse Media. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Let's meet some of our past titleholders". Odessa, DE: Miss Newcastle County and Miss Diamond State. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  6. ↑ "State Contestants: Delaware - 2014". Miss America. 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  7. ↑ Brown, Robin (June 26, 2014). "Ousted Miss Delaware to receive scholarships". The News Journal. Wilmington, DE: Gannett. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  8. ↑ Kindelan, Katie (June 27, 2014). "Beauty Queen Who Lost Miss Delaware Crown Will Keep Scholarship Money". Good Morning America. ABC News. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  9. ↑ "2014 State Pageant Results". Miss Delaware. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  10. 1 2 3 "About Miss Milford". Miss Delaware. Archived from the original on June 14, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  11. ↑ Lamar, Andre (June 3, 2015). "Miss Delaware 2015 pageant to see new changes". Dover Post. Dover, DE: GateHouse Media. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  12. ↑ Potter, Taylor (June 14, 2015). "Brooke Mitchell crowned Miss Delaware 2015". The News Journal. Wilmington, DE: Gannett. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  13. ↑ Howard, Arshon (June 13, 2015). "Brooke Mitchell crowned Miss Delaware 2015". Delaware State News. Dover, DE: Independent Newsmedia. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  14. ↑ "State Contestants: Delaware - 2015". Miss America. 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Miss Milford captures Miss Delaware pageant". Milford Beacon. Milford, CT: GateHouse Media. June 16, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Miss America Show Scholarships 2016". Miss America. Archived from the original on October 22, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
  17. ↑ "The 2016 Miss America Competition Scholarships & Awards" (Press release). Miss America. September 16, 2015. Archived from the original on October 22, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Miss Georgia, Betty Cantrell, Crowned Miss America 2016" (Press release). Miss America. September 13, 2015. Archived from the original on September 16, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2015.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Brittany Lewis		 Miss Delaware
2015 		Succeeded by
Amanda Debus
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