Georgia Tech senior prepares for Miss America pageant
Maggie Bridges, a Georgia Tech senior, will compete in the Miss America pageant in September. The Brinson native was named Miss Georgia earlier this summer.
Maggie Bridges has traded dirt roads and pickup trucks for a tiara, at least for the next year.
“How surreal this is that I’m going to Miss America. I still can’t get over that,” Bridges says, wide-eyed and full of excitement.
Bridges grew up on a farm in Brinson (population 300), a southwest Georgia town about 30 miles from the Florida border. Now she's a senior at Georgia Tech, pursuing her degree in Business Administration in a metro area of nearly 6 million people.
“It’s a huge transition from a town with 300 people,” Bridges says. “I’m loving life. I love Georgia Tech.”
Bridges was crowned Miss Georgia earlier this summer. She leaves for New Jersey on Labor Day to compete in the September 14 Miss America pageant.