Savannah Morgan Lane (born April 3, 1995) is an American

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titleholder from

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, who was crowned

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2015. She competed for the

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title in September 2015 and placed in the top 15.

Pageant career

Early pageants

On January 8, 2011, Lane won the title Miss Chesterfield's Outstanding Teen 2011. In August 2011, she vied for title of

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, part of the

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pageant system for young women between 13 and 17 years old. Lane was named first runner-up to Dominick Fink for the state teen title. Outside of the Miss America system, Lane won the title Miss Chesterfield County Fair Queen in August 2012. She contended for the state title of 2013 Miss Virginia Association of Fairs but was named first runner-up to Sarah Grace.

Vying for Miss Virginia

Returning to the Miss America system as an adult, Lane won the Miss Northern Virginia 2013 title on February 17, 2013. She competed in the 2013

pageant with the platform "The Power of Performance" and a vocal performance in the talent portion of the competition. She was named was fourth runner-up to winner Desiree Williams. In November 2013, Lane won the Miss Chesterfield 2014 title. She competed in the 2014

pageant with the platform "The Power of Performance" and a vocal performance of " Defying Gravity" from the musical ''

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'' in the talent portion of the competition. She was named first runner-up to winner

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and won $8,350 in scholarship money.

Miss Virginia 2015

On January 17, 2015, Lane was crowned Miss Piedmont Region 2015. She entered the

pageant at Roanoke's

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in late June 2015 as one of 27 qualifiers for the state title. Lane's competition talent was a vocal performance of "

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" from the musical '' Funny Girl''. Her platform was "The Power of Performance." Lane won the competition on June 27, 2015, when she received her crown from outgoing titleholder

, Miss Virginia 2014. Lane earned more than $20,000 in scholarship money and other prizes from the state pageant. As Miss Virginia, her activities included public appearances across the state of Virginia.

Vying for Miss America 2016

Lane was Virginia's representative at the

pageant in

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, in September 2015. In the televised finale on September 13, 2015, she placed in the top 15 as a semi-finalist but was eliminated after the swimsuit competition. Lane was awarded a $4,000 scholarship prize.

Personal life and education

Lane's parents are Dennis and Brigid Lane. Lane is one of five siblings, including a younger brother, twin older sisters, and her own twin sister, Hailey. (Hailey became the focus of the international #WeAreHaileyStrong

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campaign after suffering a

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in March 2015.) Lane's pageant bio states that she is "distantly related" to

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. She is a 2013 graduate of Midlothian High School. She was a student at the

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where she studied

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References

External links

Miss Virginia official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lane, Savannah Living people 1995 births American beauty pageant winners Miss America 2016 delegates Miss Virginia winners People from Midlothian, Virginia University of Virginia alumni