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How a cancer survivor and former teen mom landed on the national pageant stage
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Alexandra Radford was recognized as Miss Georgia for America Strong at the 2026 Mrs. Georgia America pageant. Long, along with this year's Mrs. Georgia America and Mrs. Georgia American, will be competing in the Mrs. America competition this September. -photo by Vhalydier Photography
Two women with local ties will compete for national pageant titles, and neither could have seen this coming.