Leighton Jordan, (born November 5, 1992) is an American

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titleholder from

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who was named Miss Georgia 2012.

Biography

She won the title of Miss Georgia on June 23, 2012, when she received her crown from outgoing titleholder Michaela Lackey. Jordan's platform is the “Sibling Support Project,” a national program designed to increase peer support and information opportunities for siblings of special needs children. Her older brother suffers from numerous health problems, including deafness, cerebral palsy and epilepsy, inspiring her work with families with special needs children. Her competition talent was a ballet en pointe to “He's a Pirate.” Jordan was home-schooled though high school, and plans to attend college at

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to study nursing and become a pediatric oncology nurse practitioner.

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* Miss America 2013 delegates 1992 births Living people People from Suwanee, Georgia Georgia State University alumni American beauty pageant winners {{US-pageant-bio-stub