Betty Cantrell
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| Born |
Baciliky Andris Cantrell September 1, 1994 Warner Robins, Georgia, U.S. |
| Education |
Mount de Sales Academy Wesleyan College Mercer University |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Title | Miss Presidential Pathways 2014 Miss Warner Robins 2015 Miss Georgia 2015 Miss America 2016 |
| Term | September 13, 2015 – September 11, 2016 |
| Predecessor | Kira Kazantsev |
| Successor | Savvy Shields |
| Website | www.bettycantrell.com |
Baciliky Andris "Betty" Cantrell (born September 1, 1994) is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Warner Robins, Georgia, who was crowned Miss Georgia 2015. On September 13, 2015, she was crowned Miss America 2016 by Miss America 2015 Kira Kazantsev. She is the first Miss Georgia to be crowned Miss America since Neva Jane Langley, Miss America 1953.
Cantrell was born on September 1, 1994, to physical therapists Mike and Tassie Cantrell. Cantrell is of Greek and German descent and was named after her Greek grandmother, with the name Baciliky (Βασιλική, Vasiliki) meaning "royalty." She grew up on 700 acres (280 ha) of land in Fort Valley, GA, and is able to drive a full-sized John Deere tractor, plow and seed fields, and handle a shotgun.
In Macon, Georgia, Cantrell attended Mount de Sales Academy for high school. She then attended Wesleyan College for her freshman year and then transferred to Mercer University, where she studies vocal performance.
Cantrell entered her first pageant in late 2013. Her first three pageants resulted in two first runner-up and one second runner-up finishes.
In February 2014, Cantrell won the Miss Presidential Pathways 2014 title. She was one of 38 qualifiers who competed in the 2014 Miss Georgia pageant. Cantrell entered on a platform of "Healthy Georgia, Strong America." with a vocal performance for the talent portion of the competition. She was named second runner-up for the 2014 state title.
On July 26, 2014, Cantrell was crowned Miss Warner Robins 2015 which made her eligible to compete at the 2015 Miss Georgia pageant. Entering the state pageant in June 2015, Cantrell's competition talent was a vocal performance of the aria "Tu? tu? Piccolo iddio!" ("You? You? Little idol of my heart!") from Act III of Puccini's opera Madama Butterfly, an aria which is sung by the title character, Cio-Cio-San, to her young half-American son just before her suicide. Cantrell's pageant platform was "Healthy Children, Strong America."
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