Merica Lane Lindell, (born July 4, 1990) from

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, is a United States fashion model and

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contestant. Lindell, born July 4, 1990, was appointed as

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2008. As a model she has worked for Abercrombie and Fitch and Gucci.(22 April 2005)
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''St. Petersburg Times'' ("Among her stars: 14-year-old Lane Lindell, who has done work for Gucci, Neiman Marcus and Abercrombie & Fitch.") She represented the

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in Miss World 2008 in

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, on December 13; where she was a semi-finalist and won the evening gown competition. She earned her B.A. degree from the Grady School of Journalism at the

University of Georgia , mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things." , establ ...

and is a member of Kappa Delta sorority. She graduated from H.B. Plant High School.(4 June 2010)
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''St. Petersburg Times''

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