Ali Rogers Fauntleroy (born October 29, 1991) is an American

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titleholder from

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who was named

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2012.

Biography

She won the title of

on July 14, 2012, when she received her crown from outgoing titleholder

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. Rogers was swimsuit preliminary winner at Miss South Carolina 2012. Rogers' platform is “Making a Difference for Children with Disabilities” and she said she hoped to raise awareness for children with developmental disabilities during her reign as

. Her competition talent was an original piano composition. Rogers majored in Communication Studies and is a member of

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. At the age of 17, Rogers won the title of

Miss South Carolina Teen The Miss South Carolina’s Teen competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the U.S. state of South Carolina in the Miss America's Teen pageant. Miss South Carolina’s Teen pageant is held the same week as Miss South Carolin ...

2009, and went on to compete in the

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2010 pageant, placing in the top 10.

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* Miss America 2013 delegates Living people 1991 births Clemson University alumni American beauty pageant winners People from Laurens, South Carolina Miss America Preliminary Swimsuit winners {{US-pageant-bio-stub