Brittany Sharp, Miss Central Atlanta USA, was crowned the new Miss Georgia USA 2013 Saturday, November 17, at Woodland Performing Arts Center in Cartersville. Sharp, from Roswell, is a student at the University of Georgia and is a former Miss Georgia Teen USA. Finalists for Miss Georgia USA were Miss North Marietta USA Jamie Kelton, Miss Montiello USA Tiana Griggs, Miss Southern Heartland USA Keri Crosby, and Miss Columbus USA Cassie Lee.
Also crowned Saturday afternoon was Miss Georgia Teen USA 2013 Julia Martin, a senior at North Cobb Christian School. Runners-up were Miss Northeast Georgia Teen USA Kaitlin Tatum, Miss Mableton Teen USA Brittany Pritchett, Miss Kennesaw Teen USA Amelia Hunt, and Miss Sugar Hill Teen USA Olivia Diedrich.
The pageants are produced by Greenwood Productions, Inc. and hosted by the Cartersville-Bartow County Convention & Visitors Bureau with the financial support of many community businesses and assistance from more than 20 community volunteers.
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Sharp and Martin will go on to represent Georgia in the 2013 Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants, both productions of the Miss Universe Organization, a joint venture of Donald Trump and NBC.
