Andrea "Bree" Boyce, (born March 25, 1989) is an American

beauty pageant A beauty pageant is a competition that has traditionally focused on judging and ranking the physical attributes of the contestants. Pageants have now evolved to include inner beauty, with criteria covering judging of personality, intelligence, ...

titleholder from Florence, South Carolina who was named

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2011.

Biography

From first to seventh grade, Boyce attended The Kings Academy in Florence, South Carolina. She later transferred to public school. She won the title of

on July 2, 2011, when she received her crown from outgoing titleholder Desiree Puglia. Boyce's platform is "Eating Healthy and Fighting Obesity." At age 17, Boyce weighed . Her doctor diagnosed her excessive weight as the source of her knee problems, and warned that she would have more health problems in the future unless she lost weight. Through healthy eating and exercise, Boyce lost . over a period of three years, and began competing in beauty pageants. After winning the title of Miss South Carolina, Boyce became the focus of extensive media attention, and was featured on ''

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'', '' Good Morning America'', '' The View'', and ''

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''. Boyce attended Francis Marion University and was selected for membership in Omicron Delta Kappa in 2015.

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* 1989 births Living people Francis Marion University alumni American beauty pageant winners People from Florence, South Carolina Miss America 2012 delegates {{US-pageant-bio-stub